Europe

Garish churches, gabled slab blocks, neo-historical tenements - this book is about these and other architectural oddities that one would not expect under an authoritarian socialist regime. The book will be of great interest to students and scholars in architectural history, postmodernism, and socialist history.

New edition of the highly praised and much sought-after analytical review of Baron Haussmann's redevelopment of Paris from today's perspective. Text in English and French.

A documentation of 30 recent projects by Norwegian architects built since 2007, including previously unpublished material and interviews with Snoehetta and Sverre Fehn.

A study on the single industry towns particular to Russia, established during the Soviet Union in uninhabited parts of the Siberian hinterland, and examining the challenges faced by those towns' populations, both historically and today.

Photographic journey around the Swiss lake Thurnersee, through the lens of local photographer Christian Helmle.

Luminous new photography showcases contemporary and historic homes in the beloved Spanish style in Southern California, while offering, as well, a rare look at the original inspirations to the style, born in Andalusia, Spain.