Forthcoming from Taschen, Ando: Complete Works. is a fully updated look at the architect Tadao Ando. His buildings have been described as “land art” and draw influence from both his native Japan and modernist tradition. Ando’s output is also varied – reaching churches, museums, and private homes.

As with all architectural releases from Taschen, the writing is handled by Philip Jodidio, who is also responsible for monographs on Norman Foster and Jean Nouvel.

Select page views from Ando. Complete Works. after the jump.

Available for pre-order from Amazon.

On the high seas, no ship captured the full Art Deco style as fully as the SS Normandie. A passenger liner, the Normandie was the most glamorous of the early 20th-century “floating palaces.” In Decodecne: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie, South Street Seaport Museum celebrates the boat in full glory. The exhibition includes interiors, photographs, video and more, all with the intent of expressing why the Normandie captured the imagination of people the world over.

The museum has a dedicated site offering a preview of the exhibition. The Telegraph has also published a comprehensive review. Both options have glorious photographs from the show. (via Curated).

Deocdence runs through January, 2011.

Archdaily reviews issue #2 of eVolvo Magazine, which is available on newsstand now. “The latest issue of eVolo Magazine is focused on tall buildings. As with the previous issue, the magazine is divided in two parts. The first includes news and opinion, featuring projects such as MahaNakhon by Ole Scheeren + OMA, the Phare Tower by Morphosis or the Miyi Tower by Studio SHIFT + SWA Group. What I really liked on this section is an article titled “Pixelated tectonics: Unitized Aggregation Techniques and Formal Organizations” by Elie Gamburg, on which he analyzes the Sky Village by MVRDV and the Le Project Triangle by Herzog & de Meuron…”

A few more looks inside eVolo Magazine #2 after the click.

“A contemporary architectecture phenomenon,” container architecture finds form in a wide variety of projects. Container Atlas provides a simple guide to some of the most representative and inventive container architecture possibilities. Included are pop-up shops, theaters, and sophisticated solutions to housing.

The range of projects undertaken with containers is quite remarkable. From the simple, purely shelter oriented to flights of fancy and feats of contemporary design, these reclaimed objects have great potential. Container Atlas should be of interest to anyone with a fascination for new models of building.

The book will release from Gestalten in March.

Available for pre-order on Amazon.

Select page views follow.

Typically, paper does not rank high among people’s conception of architectural materials.

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, however, has made paper his primary material, simultaneously celebrating its strength and durability and its delicacy. Ban came to fame after the 1995 Kobe earthquake, his paper based solutions functioning as much needed temporary housing with great cost efficiency.

Ban studied in the United States and returned to Japan in 1985 to establish his practice. He currently maintains offices in Tokyo, Paris, and New York, and teaches at Kelo University. Ban is recipient of two World Architecture Awards (2001 and 2002) and the Architecture for Humanity Award (1999).

Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture is the first monograph to chronicle Ban’s innovative work. Forty of his permanent and temporary structures are featured though brilliant photography and concise text. An essay by Riichi Miyake neatly contextualizes Ban’s progression as an architect and his passion for innovation. The book serves as brilliant introduction to both the mind of Ban and the potential for paper in architecture.

Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture by Shigeru Ban, Rizzoli, 2009. (via Curated).

Available now through Amazon.

While there are many solid and useful travel guides about, The Design Hotels Book sets itself apart through directed presentation architecture and interior design.

The 2010 edition features 170 hotels, with added features on 10 hoteliers. Aside from documenting trends in the hospitality industry, The Design Hotels Book strives to bring the experience of staying at a top boutique hotel to life. This may seem a pretentious desire, but the collected hotels are certainly worth a leaf through.

Don’t want to stay at any? Remember the bars usually know how to serve up a strong drink. (And attract really sexy women).

From Gestalten. Selected page views follow.

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Rasmus Norlander has a solid reputation for architectural photography. He recently put his lens toward Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. While we need little by way of world cup reminder here at Selectism, little previews of the upcoming tournament are always welcome. Soccer City Stadium will seat some 95,000 fans. Little in the design suggests Soccer City will generate the architectural buzz of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest, but it appears a solid venue despite artistic shortcomings. (via It’s Nice That).

Can’t wait to see it filled.

A new annual publication from the Rhode Island School of Design’s Department of Interior Architecture, Int|Ar certainly isn’t the only journal dedicated to interior design. However, it separates itself in focus with its inaugural issue. The theme, “Interventions/Adaptive Reuse” grants scholarly attention to rehabs and functional modification.

Released for autumn 2009, the issue was funded by a RISD Professional Development Grant. Available from the risd:store, Int|Ar might make the perfect holiday gift for the picky design buff in your family.

Sample page spread after the jump.

Michael Hill’s glorious personal golf club house inspires envy, and blends magnificently with the local environment. Director Marc Swadel captured the New Zealand landscape and  Hill’s playhouse for Wallpaper*.

Part of the redevelopment of New York’s Lincoln Center, the new building for the Juilliard School makes brilliant use of public spaces. Seats built into stairs, both in and out, highlighted (and only just) but the benches jutting out above. The architects on the project are Diller Scofido + Renfro, who had some practice with public space designing the Highline. All photographs here were taken by Iwan Baas. (via ArchDaily).