Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design
|
Buy Now
Shigeru Ban Architects - Swatch and Omega Campus (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R1,038
Discovery Miles 10 380
|
|
Shigeru Ban Architects - Swatch and Omega Campus (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Completed in 2019, the Swatch and Omega Campus in Biel (Bienne),
Switzerland, is a magnificent example of technology, design, and
environmental sustainability working in concert to create a space
that promotes the health of users and the planet. This book
illustrates every aspect of the project, including drawings, plans,
and numerous interior and exterior photographs. Pritzker
Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has experienced firsthand the
trauma of natural disasters, which he has addressed in numerous
emergency-relief projects. With the Swatch and Omega campus, Ban
demonstrates how sustainable architecture can benefit industry as
well, and why he promotes timber as the planet's only truly
renewable resource. Philip Jodidio introduces readers to the
buildings' ingenious and cutting-edge features-a serpentine,
cocoon-like facade that echoes the playful elements of the Swatch
brand; a gridshell roof structure consisting of thousands of
precisely interlocking timber pieces. The Omega buildings with
their clean straight lines are equally innovative and express the
contrast between the two related brands. A feat of forward-thinking
architecture, this corporate headquarters represents a benchmark
for future building projects around the world.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.