他研究园林早于对建筑理论的探讨，在1932-1937年间，遍访上海、苏州、无锡、常熟、扬州及杭、嘉、湖一带，考察庭园，不辞辛劳，独自一人徒步（他从不乘人力车）踏勘、摄影、测绘。这一工作十分繁重、艰苦而富有成效。…… 由于他在中英文方面造诣极深，他的文笔不论中文或英文，总是古朴、凝练、流畅，可与文学家媲美。 ——陈植，建筑大师。 　　我在北京图书馆看到了《天下》杂志有童老夫子一篇讲中国园林的美文大著……国内最先从事园林研究及著作的当推童老夫子了，童先生是我国最早的园林家，可谓当之无愧了。 ——刘致平，建筑学家。 　　童老是我国杰出的建筑大师、建筑学家、建筑教育家和画家。作为建筑师，他留下了如南京（旧）外交部等杰出作品；作为建筑学家，他博览群书，著书立说，将有《童寯文集》出版；作为建筑教育家，他是一代宗师，桃李满天下；作为画家，他留下了传世之作数百幅。 ——吴良镛，中国科学院、中国工程院院士。 童寯先生是近代研究中国古代园林的第一人。 ——郭湖生，教授。

If mid-1990s British fashion conjurs up images of vicious or tricksy tailoring and sexually-charged power-dressing, Chalayan represents its more gentle, cerebral side. The Turkish-Cypriot-born designer's clothing is highly modern, delicately feminine and about as close to pure as it is possible for fashion to be. --The Independent, London While most fashion designers seem to focus mainly on glamour, Hussein Chalayan's work is conceptual, often political in nature, and inspired by subjects like science--DNA strands, archaeology, the impending extinction of wildlife--sculpture, technology, and architectural theories. (In one of his most famous collections, chairs and tables were transformed into garments on the runway.) Through his compelling originality, unusual approach to design, beautifully tailored clothing, and innovative use of fabrics, Chalayan has garnered a loyal following of celebrity fans like Madonna, Sofia Coppola, and Björk. Hussein Chalayan celebrates the designer's 10th anniversary, and is the first in-depth monograph of his work. If mid-1990s British fashion conjures up images of vicious or tricksy tailoring and sexually charged power-dressing, Chalayan represents its more gentle, cerebral side. The Turkish-Cypriot-born designer's clothing is highly modern, delicately feminine and about as close to pure as it is possible for fashion to be. --"Britain's Top Fashionistas," The Independent, London, September 2004. "I wanted it to be like a document . . . for each garment to have a life of its own. I felt that the way to do that was to create a mini history with the garments. It was like an archaeological dig in a way, but of our own repertoire as well as references that are more obviously historical, like the Edwardian top of a 1960s dress. After layering it all up, we then cut it away which, in itself, I think, created some kind of life." --Hussein Chalayan on his Fall, 2003 line Paperback, 8.5 x 11 in./240 pgs / 150 color.

The complete works of the great Antoni Gaudi (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Antoni Gaudi - the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain, it was here, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works, including villas for the well-to-do bourgeoisle, the expansive Guell Park (which today is open to the public), and the famous church designed in honour of the Holy Family - a project which was begun over 100 years ago and has yet to be completed. Antoni Gaudi's life was full of contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single church. As a young man Gaudi had a liking for the glamour of social life and the looks of a dandy; in old age, on the other hand, he lived a spartan life. Gaudi never married and devoted his life entirely to his art: architecture. His works have been acclaimed as "soothing oases in a desert of functional buildings," as "precious gems in the uniform grey of rows of houses," and the master himself was acclaimed as the "Dante of architecture". This book provides a sweeping study of his entire career, presenting his complete works via texts and illustrations.