Contemporary Concrete Buildings (English, French, German, Hardcover, Multilingual edition)

Concrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of contemporary architecture. A kind of "liquid stone" at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition highlights the best work done in concrete of recent years. It includes such stars as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and Steven Holl, but also surprising new architects like the Russians SPEECH and artists such as James Turrell, who turned the famous concrete spiral of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim in New York into the setting of one of his most remarkable pieces. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

General

Imprint:	Taschen
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Bibliotheca Universalis
Release date:	August 2022
First published:	2018
Authors:	Philip Jodidio
Dimensions:	195 x 140 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	632
Edition:	Multilingual edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-8365-6493-9
Languages:	English • French • German
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General Books > Categorized Speciality Shops > Taschen - Art & Photography
LSN:	3-8365-6493-9
Barcode:	9783836564939

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