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100 Contemporary Wood Buildings (English, French, German, Hardcover)
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100 Contemporary Wood Buildings (English, French, German, Hardcover)
Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
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Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of
the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as
concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by
new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen
a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction. This
double-volume survey explores how architects around the world have
created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring
follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes,
it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood by architects around
the world. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as
in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jurgen Mayer H., and allow
for sensitive interventions in natural environments, such as at the
Termas Geometricas Hot Springs Complex in Pucon, Chile, by German
del Sol. True to all TASCHEN architecture tomes, the book pays
tribute to many emerging international talents as well as to such
renowned figures as Tadao Ando to Renzo Piano. It celebrates each
architect's vision and innovation, as well as investigating the
techniques, trends, and principles that have informed their work
with wood. It examines the computer guided milling that has allowed
for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to
align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood's
enduring appeal to our senses and psyche, comforting hectic modern
lives with a sense of Arcadian simplicity.
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