Peter Cook

A founding member of the Beyond the Fringe British comedy group collects his career writings, including his satirical journalism pieces for "Private Eye," his monologues, numerous essays, and highlights from his partnership with Dudley Moore.

The Complete Peter Cook

Tragically I Was an Only Twin

David Greene

Martin Pawley

Michael Webb

Reyner Banham

Michael Sorkin

Ron Herron

Warren Chalk

Dennis Crompton

Archigram comprised Warren Chalk (1927-88), Peter Cook (1936-), Dennis Crompton (1935-), David Greene (1937-), Ron Herron (1930-94), and Michael Webb (1937-). Together, in the 1960s and early 1970s, they envisioned the future of architecture in ways that enthralled a generation. In an era defined by the space race, they developed a 'high-tech', lightweight, infra-structural approach that stretched far beyond known technologies or contemporary realities. They devised autonomous dwellings and focused on survival technology; they experimented with megastructures and modular construction systems; they explored mobility through the environment, and the use of portable living capsules: all through the medium of an incredible series of drawings and models. Archigram's influence has been profound and enduring. They gave the High-tech movement its impetus; they inspired architects such as Renzo Piano and Norman Foster; and they laid the ground for the design of buildings such as the Pompidou Centre. This book catalogues Archigram's activities over fourteen years, together with commentaries by the architects and critics writing then and now. Edited and designed by Archigram member Dennis Crompton, it has been 40 years in the making. AUTHORS: Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, Ron Herron, David Greene and Michael Webb are the founder members of Archigram. Their theoretical work began in the 1960s as a cry against "the crap then going up in London". Although they never constructed a building together, their influence over a generation of architects continues to be felt today. The group was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 2002. Reyner Banham was one of the leading architectural commentators in the decades when Archigram was active, and the author of Megastucture (1976), which featured their work. Martin Pawley documented the architectural scene in London from the 1970s onwards from the perspective of a restless insider. His writing about Archigram is incisive and colourful. Michael Sorkin is an architect and urbanist whose practice spans design, planning, criticism, and teaching. His books include Exquisite Corpse: Writing on Buildings (1991). SELLING POINTS: * Comprehensive documentation of Archigram's iconic works * Generous landscape format allows drawings to be reproduced at a large scale * Contributions from all Archigram members, and essays by critics writing then and now 500 colour, 50 b/w images

The Book

Archigram

Jonathan Miller

Alan Bennett

Dudley Moore

The Complete Beyond the Fringe

Scott Stein

Matt Church

How to Earn a Million Dollars a Year as a Thought Leader

Sell Your Thoughts

A guide for modern organisations about optimising productivity,creating a culture of innovation, and building high-performingteams It's time to stop managing and start implementing. The NewRules of Management is about creating and implementing projectsthat truly matter, because even the best ideas, projects andobjectives mean nothing until they are executed. In truth, mostorganisations aren't designed to successfully implement long-termprojects, but successfully implementing the projects that matter isthe key to long-term success. In this book, you'll learn how tosuccessfully manage yourself, your teams, and your entireorganisation to create and execute engaging, vital projects thatpeople and teams care about. When you do implementation rightsuccess becomes a given—on the personal, team, andorganisational levels. So if you want your business to succeed,it's time to implement the projects that truly matter. Start now,with The New Rules of Management. A management guide to building engagement and innovation in anyorganisation Written by a master business coach, mentor, entrepreneur,thought leader, and popular public speaker Ideal for business leaders and managers who want to take theirorganisations into the twenty-first century

How to Revolutionise Productivity, Innovation and Engagement by Implementing Projects That Matter

The New Rules of Management

Sleep really is the cornerstone of life. Unfortunately, many people are sleep deprived. They can't get enough deep sleep. Or no sleep at all! Perhaps you are one of them. I have good news for you though: You can take back control of your life. This book is jam-packed with 84 practical Sleep Hacks that will help you to fall asleep fast and sleep soundly. Read this book. Apply the Sleep Hacks. And end your insomnia!

84 Sleep Hacks to Fall Asleep Fast, Sleep Better and Have Sweet Dreams

Insomnia

Klaus Klemp

Hans Zippert

Gerd de Bruyn

Ulf Erdmann Ziegler

Matthias Wagner K

Christian Holl

Arno Lederer

Franziska Nori

s + s 30

A review and prospect of the work of the Frankfurt-based architectural office on the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary. schneider + schumacher covers issues and values which have determined their work over the course of the thirty years since the founding of the architectural office and will continue to do so. Renowned authors shed light on the respective concepts and their significance for the history of schneider + schumacher, while the office's works are presented in large-format illustrations--including the extension to the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, the Siegerland motorway church, and the new pavilion of the Frankfurt Book Fair. In architectural practice, it becomes clear how Till Schneider, Michael Schumacher, and their team implement their thematic and theoretical orientation into their working methods, design approach, and understanding of architecture.

Schneider + Schumacher

Using Pink Sheets to Capture and Expand Your Ideas

Think

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are still commonly regarded as the greatest comic double act that Great Britain has ever produced. Today it's impossible to imagine modern sketch shows without them. If you're a fan of Monty Python, The Comic Strip or The Fast Show, then you're a fan of Cook and Moore. This collection of their works is a comprehensive compilation of the finest sketches that Cook and Moore ever wrote together - from the beginning of their partnership, in the groundbreaking stage show, Beyond The Fringe, to the notorious taboo busting Derek and Clive LPs that captured the spirit of punk rock, and inspired the scantological anarchy of Alternative Comedy. Featuring transcripts of one night stands long since almost forgotten, such as their Royal Variety performance, as well as a wealth of virtually unknown material, including previously unpublished scripts for Not Only But Also, GOODBYE AGAIN promises to be a revelation, even for Cook and Moore's most informed fans. As well as illuminating their work, this book also promises to shed light on their intimate yet turbulent relationship. It will show how these two diametrically opposed men; tall and athletic Cook from a middle class, public boarding school background, and diminutive, club-footed Moore ,working class, but with an impressive musical talent came together to develop the closest of partnerships based on an instinctive, virtually intuitive sense of humour. GOODBYE AGAIN will chart the extraordinary friendship between the two men and it's almost telepathic intensity, which not only bought them together but also pulled them apart time after time, until their eventual reconciliation. It's a book not only for confirmed Cook and Moore fans, old and new, but also for anyone who's interested in comedy, popular culture - and, above all, for anyone who loves to laugh.

The Definitive Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

Goodbye Again

With his visionary ideas and fantastical, imaginative, and colorful drawings, British architect Peter Cook has profoundly influenced and helped shape architecture and architectural thinking for almost six decades.00Since the 1960s, British avant-garde architect and professor Sir Peter Cook (b. 1936) have used drawing as the primary medium to express his alternative and often fantastical ideas and visions.00Cook has seen but a relatively small number of his buildings actually erected ? including the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria, inaugurated in 2003 and quickly nicknamed ?the friendly alien.? However, it is first and foremost the theoretical field of architecture that has been of interest to him: the question of what architecture can and must do and thus also the potential that lies in what Cook himself describes as the architect?s most important tool, namely drawing.00Exhibition: Louisiana, Humlebaek, Denmark (21.01. - 08.05.2022).

Peter Cook on Paper

The ability to generate new products and services is emerging as one of the few sources of competitive advantage. There is no shortage of books on personal creativity or collections of creativity techniques. What makes Peter Cook's approach unique is its strategic perspective. He is concerned with ways of developing organizations where creativity is valued and systematically encouraged.

Best Practice Creativity

John Hejduk

Helene Binet

Zvi Hecker

The House of the Book documents architect Zvi Hecker's award winning Jewish Community School in Berlin. The building is illustrated by architectural photographer Helene Binet and includes a selection of Zvi Hecker's conceptual studies for the school.

The House of the Book

Bob Fisher

The Longest Race

Drawing upon cutting edge research from academia but expressed clearly and concisely for the busy person seeking practical inspiration, Leading Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise will feature numerous case examples from companies such as Virgin, Pfizer, Roche and Fuji Film. The book deals with questions such as: What are the roots of creativity and imagination? · How can we create the physiological and mental states under which creativity happens naturally rather than having to rely on creative thinking tools? · What kind of leadership is required to make creativity and innovation business as usual behaviours in your enterprise? · What is the role of technique in engendering creativity within teams? What are the most effective and reliable recipes for team based creativity? · What ensures that creativity turns into innovation? What stops it? In exploring these questions, the book will show you how to produce and lead creative teams, as well as build an innovative company culture.

Leading Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise

Peter Cook Presents Misty Mr Wist

The Dagenham Dialogues brings together 12 largely improvised comedy routines from the two late masters of British comedy. Originally broadcast in Not Only...But Also, these sketches preserve the idot wisdom of Cook and Moore's celebrated, cloth-capped alter-egos, Pete and Dud.

The Dagenham Dialogues

Dud and Pete

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were a major part of the British comedy era of the '60s and '70s. Half of the charm of the show is the pair's ad-libs and the laughter they tried to hold back. In this second volume of classic recordings, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore can be heard performing what are regarded as some of the funniest comedy moments ever. The writing and performances are superb and nowhere is this better illustrated than on the sublime 'One Leg Too Few' - the famous Tarzan audition sketch.

The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

'The City, Seen as a Garden of Ideas' is a survey of Peter Cook's career-long project to reinvigorate the city as we know it. A series of meditations on contemporary urban conditions in cities as diverse as Tokyo, Edinburgh, Houston, and Santa Monica, this volume also functions as an informal memoir in which Cook reveals the influences and motivations behind his seminal works for Archigram in the 1960s and early '70s, as well as more recent projects such as the biomorphic Kunsthaus, a contemporary-art exhibition space in Graz, Austria (with Colin Fournier). Among the other works featured in this volume are the housing block at Lutzowplatz, Berlin; the competition-winning design for the museum at Bad Deutsches Altenberg, Austria (both in collaboration with Christine Hawley); and Super-Houston, with its self-guided cars and trucks.

The City, Seen as a Garden of Ideas

Peter Cook

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