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Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely
acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically
nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build.
Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions
became a reality, bringing a new and unique architectural language
to cities and structures such as the Port House in Antwerp, the Al
Janoub Stadium near Doha, Qatar, and the spectacular new airport
terminal in Beijing. By her untimely death in 2016, Hadid was
firmly established among architecture’s finest elite, working on
projects in Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States.
She was the first female architect to win both the Pritzker Prize
for architecture and the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, with
her long-time Partner Patrik Schumacher now the leader of Zaha
Hadid Architects and in charge of many new projects. Based on the
massive TASCHEN monograph, this book is now available in an
accessible edition covering Hadid’s complete works, including
ongoing projects. With abundant photographs, in-depth sketches, and
Hadid’s own drawings, the volume traces the evolution of her
career, spanning not only her most pioneering buildings but also
the furniture and interior designs that were integrated into her
unique, and distinctly 21st-century, universe. “A celebration of
all that is brave and audacious in her work.” — Australian
Financial Review
Ever since Henry David Thoreau's described his two years, two
months, and two days of cabin existence at Walden Pond,
Massachusetts in Walden, or, Life in the Woods (1854), the idea of
a refuge dwelling has seduced the modern psyche. In the past
decade, as our material existence and environmental footprint has
grown exponentially, architects around the globe have become
particularly interested in the possibilities of the minimal,
low-impact, and isolated abode.This new TASCHEN title, combining
insightful text, rich photography and bright, contemporary
illustrations by Marie-Laure Cruschi, explores how this particular
architectural type presents special opportunities for creative
thinking. In eschewing excess, the cabin limits actual spatial
intrusion to the bare essentials of living requirements, while in
responding to its typically rustic setting, it foregrounds
eco-friendly solutions. As such, the cabin comes to showcase some
of the most inventive and forward-looking practice of contemporary
architecture, with Renzo Piano, Terunobu Fujimori, Tom Kundig and
many fresh young professionals all embracing such distilled
sanctuary spaces.The cabins selected for this publication emphasize
the variety of the genre, both in terms of usage and geography.
From an artist studio on the Suffolk coast in England to eco-home
huts in the Western Ghats region of India, this survey is as
exciting in its international reach as it is in its array of
briefs, clients, and situations. Constant throughout, however, is
architectural innovation, and an inspiring sense of contemplation
and coexistence as people return to nature and to a less
destructive model of being in the world.
Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential architects
of the contemporary age. His work is unmistakably spiritual, even
for a nonbeliever. Heavily influenced by Japanese traditions and
primarily interested in using concrete as a building material, Ando
leverages simplicity to make it easy for people to experience the
spirit and beauty of nature, leaving out ornament in favour of
emphasizing the buildings surroundings and embedding with the
natural world. To Ando, sunlight, wind, and rain are expressions of
the natural world, and geometry is also part of the underlying
reality of life. Philip Jodidio provides insight into Ando s unique
way of envisioning spiritual spaces, which intermingle simplicity
with mystery and rationality with wild nature. The volume features
thirteen places from the Hill of the Buddha in Sapporo, Japan,
which is surrounded by thousands of lavender plants, to the
Meditation Space in Paris, where one can pause for a moment of
quiet reflection. The Church of the Light is marked only by a
cruciform opening that leaves the spectator to contemplate the
qualities of form, light, and space. At the Water Temple, an
elliptical lotus pond appears behind a curved wall.
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Until his death at age 104, Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) was
something of an unstoppable architectural force. Over seven decades
of work, he designed approximately 600 buildings, transforming
skylines from Bab-Ezzouar, Algeria, to his homeland masterpiece
Brasilia. Niemeyer's work took the reduced forms of modernism and
infused them with free-flowing grace. In place of pared-down
starkness, his structures rippled with sinuous and seductive lines.
In buildings such as the Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum, Edificio
Copan, or the Metropolitan Cathedral in Brasilia, he brought
curvaceousness to the concrete jungle. In the futuristic federal
capital of Brasilia, he designed almost all public buildings, and
thus became integral to the global image of Brazil. With rich
illustrations documenting highlights from his prolific career, this
book introduces Niemeyer's unique vision and its transformative
influence on buildings of business, faith, culture, and the public
imagination of Brazil. About the series Born back in 1985, the
Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book
collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic
Architecture series features: an introduction to the life and work
of the architect the major works in chronological order information
about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as
construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected
works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most
famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs,
sketches, drafts, and plans)
Japanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that
condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts
to ever-present seismic threats. These challenges encourage their
architects to explore alternating ideas of stability and
ephemerality in various ways, resulting in spaces that are as
fascinating as they are idiosyncratic. Their formal innovation and
attention to materials, technology and measures to coax in light
and air while maintaining domestic privacy make them cutting-edge
residences that suggest new ways of being at home. Contemporary
Japanese architecture has emerged as a substantial force on the
international scene ever since Kenzo Tange won the Pritzker Prize
in 1987. This overview of 50 recent houses powerfully demonstrates
Japan's enduring commitment to design innovation.
Robert Konieczny, founder and principal of KWK Promes, in Poland,
specialises in projects renowned for ingenious concepts and unique
design. His works examine closely the nature and interpretations of
spatial journeys for the viewer or those who inhabit the space, be
it for residential works, public buildings, or international
cultural festivals and exhibitions, such as the Venice Biennale.
The firm’s work especially with kinetic architecture fuses
seamless design principles with inventive concepts, namely movable
structures that both catch light and create a uniquely experiential
environment. A leader in industry innovation, Konieczny and KWK
Promes was awarded the World Architecture Festival Award for the
best building in 2016.
Over the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged
themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly
formed buildings. Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have
turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be
diminutive in their dimensions, but are definitely big when it
comes to trendsetting ideas. Whether in Japanese cities, where
large sites are hard to come by, or at the frontier between art and
architecture, small buildings present many advantages, and push
their designers to do more with less. A dollhouse for Calvin Klein
in New York, a playhouse for children in Trondheim, vacation
cabins, and housing for victims of natural disasters are all part
of the new rush to develop the great small architecture of the
moment. The 2013 Pritzker Prize winner Toyo Ito is here, but so are
emergent architects from Portugal, Chile, England, and New Zealand.
From world-famous names to the freshest new talent, come discover
architectural invention on a whole new, small scale. About the
series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions
celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
In 2005, Fran Silvestre founded his Valencia-based interior design
studio and architecture firm, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. With its
clean lines and minimalist yet sophisticated style, the practice
rapidly attracted international renown. This monograph presents
Fran Silvestre s finest projects that display his ethos of
efficient beauty. Driven by the search for architectural continuity
and the aim to create ideal places to live in, Silvestre pays
special attention to the cohesion of his buildings within their
natural environment the volumes celebrate their surroundings rather
than take away from them. From the sunny shores of Valencia and
Alicante in Spain to the verdant hillsides of Brazil and Colombia
to Los Angeles and China, the striking projects illustrate
Silvestre s approach of conceiving architecture that holds onto air
and walks on water. Complete with an informative text written by
leading expert Philip Jodidio, this new title will inspire readers
to see architecture in a new way.
World-renowned architectural writer and critic Philip Jodidio
delves into his selection of the Top Twenty-six of the most
contemporary and current house designs from around the world,
showcasing the most innovative and influential designs from Europe,
United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South and Central
America, India, and Asia. He provides an incisive analysis of the
site-specific elements, key environmental factors of the landscape
design, the use of spatial visualisations, light, sustainability,
and materials, and other critical design features of each home. He
expertly articulates and examines the relationships between the
architecture and the intentions of the design for the people who
live there, taking into account how the architecture affects human
behaviour, what enhances the success of the design of each home in
this collection, with an overview of current industry trends, and
where to next for residential design innovation. This beautifully
presented book, filled with stunning photographs and detailed plans
and diagrams, celebrates residential luxury, inspirational style
and design innovation from around the globe.
Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built
almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said
her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable. During the
latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions became a reality,
bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and
structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art
in Cincinnati, hailed by The New York Times as "the most important
new building in America since the Cold War"; the MAXXI Museum in
Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012
Olympics Aquatics Centre. At the time of her unexpected death in
2016, Hadid was firmly established among the elite of world
architecture, recognized as the first woman to win both the
Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, but
above all as a giver of new forms, the first great architect of the
noughties. From her early sharply angled buildings to later more
fluid architecture that made floors, ceilings, walls, and furniture
part of an overall design, this essential introduction presents key
examples of Hadid's pioneering practice. She was an artist, as much
as an architect, who fought to break the old rules and crafted her
own 21st-century universe. About the series Born back in 1985, the
Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book
collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic
Architecture series features: an introduction to the life and work
of the architect the major works in chronological order information
about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as
construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected
works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most
famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs,
sketches, drafts, and plans)
The idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth
from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat
TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal
adventures with 50 of the most beautiful, inventive, and enchanting
tree houses around the world. From romantic to contemporary, from
famed architects to little-known craftsmen, you'll scale the
heights to visit all manner of treetop structures, from a teahouse,
restaurant, hotel, and children's playhouse to simple perches from
which to contemplate life, enjoy the view, and discover that tree
houses take as many forms as the imagination can offer. With an
abundance of gorgeous photographs and illustrations, this is an ode
to alternative living, where playful imagination meets
eco-sensitive finesse. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis -
Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN
universe!
This is the first book to document the highly innovative Terminal 3
at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in China, scheduled for
completion in 2013. Shenzhen is one China's most important
industrial locations as well as a very popular tourist destination.
The fast developing city is located in the south of the Guangdong
Province, neighboring the Pearl River delta and Hong Kong. In 2008
the Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (M Fuksas)
won the international competition for the extension of the airport
with the design of Terminal 3. The book contains never-before-seen
sketches, models, renderings, drawings, and all-new photography of
the building, as well as an interview with the architect.
Collaborating with Fuksas is the engineering firm Knipper Helbig,
who contributes an essay on the engineering and structural approach
of the project. The design of the terminal, which resembles an
airplane from above, caters to the passengers' needs while taking
account environmental and socio-economic factors. The sculptural,
organically shaped steel structure incorporates an innovative
two-layer honeycomb skin which reduces energy consumption and
allows natural light to permeate the space. Specifically designed
to make the most effective use of local resources and built by
local contractors, Shenzhen is the first airport terminal certified
to the National Green Building Star Label in China
The first comprehensive volume on the Istanbul-based firm
Tabanlio?lu Architects, whose innovative designs come from the
modern tradition. The scope of Tabanlio?lu's projects is
all-encompassing, from residential to mixed-use complexes across
Turkey and abroad, including a wide range of building types from
high-rises to museums.
A Small House is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of
architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known
concepts. It is also a conscious pivot towards sustainability and
reduction of impact on the environment as well as a daring attitude
of change in lifestyle. As humanity faces inevitable pressures such
as climate change, an increase in population, and strain on
resources, these solutions are helping shape what the world may
look like in the future.Whether in the dense urban areas of Tokyo,
the wilderness of Australia, the woods of Canada, or a rooftop in
Ecuador, this is the world of Small Houses. The one common point
they share, is that they all have an area of no more than 100
square meters. Spanning 25 countries such as Brazil, Hungary, South
Korea, Netherlands, USA, Japan, and Australia, described here there
are houses designed by 57 architects, including Takeshi Hosaka’s
Love2 House, Aranza de Ariño’s Casa Tiny, and the work of Jakub
Szczęsny, Charles Pictet, Lada Hršak, BIG, and Fran Silvestre,
among others. This is a journey not only through recent evolutions
in architectural design and creativity, but it is also a step
toward a more sustainable world.
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
Bibliotheca Universalis edition 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 titles,
the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents as
well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando and 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. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact
cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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Architect Olivier Dwek celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his
firm with a new book highlighting his signature style of modern
European luxury. A virtuoso of volumes and a master of light,
Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek shapes buildings and
interiors that are inhabited by a timeless aura. Fluid lines and
varied perspectives define monumental structures, enhancing details
and contemporary art pieces in both private and public spaces, all
imbued with serene elegance. Ranging from Greek vacation homes to
Parisian townhouses, this volume celebrates the refined approach
that marks Dwek's style while taking the reader on a journey across
Europe and the world. Vibrant photographs showcase Dwek's
fascination with textures and new uses for materials developed in
collaboration with artists and artisans. His skilled use of light,
his innate sense of symmetry, and his effortless merging of
architectural elements with design details are all apparent in this
volume. With texts by architecture expert Philip Jodidio, this
printed journey through Dwek's buildings and interiors is bound to
seduce architecture connoisseurs and curious spirits alike.
A career-spanning, slipcased monograph in two volumes presenting
the work of one of Asia's most thoughtful and innovative
architects. With rising populations around the world and the
pressures of looming climatic catastrophe, the work of Vo Trong
Nghia is a call for architecture to transform itself from a source
of pollution to a reason for hope. Nor is this idea anecdotal: the
World Green Building Council estimates that 39% of energy-related
carbon emissions can be attributed to buildings. An awareness of
architecture's responsibilities has permeated the profession in the
developed world, while new ideas and solutions are coming from
places where these issues are most acute. Following a long recovery
from decades of war, Vietnam has emerged as one of the most
exciting centres of design Asia - led largely by the work of Vo
Trong Nghia, born one year after the end of the Vietnam War, whose
work has gained an international following. As a student in Japan,
he studied under the minimalist architect Hiroshi Naito and
encountered the work of the Colombian architect Simon Velez, a
proponent of bamboo architecture with its large spans and high,
voluminous spaces - the ideas and teachings of both were to have a
profound influence on his own designs. The buildings of Vo Trong
Nghia Architects, established in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006, make
clear reference to these sources and influences of the past, and to
Vo's own adherence to the Five Precepts of Buddhist teaching. The
architect's two main themes - green architecture and bamboo as a
building material - form the basis of this two-volume celebration
of his work. From the Wind and Water Bar, his first foray into
bamboo as a building material, to resort complexes, art
installations and his game-changing series of residences, House for
Trees, Vo Trong Nighia: Building Nature proves that green
architecture creates local relevance, beauty and elegance in its
own right.
Designing private residences has its own very special challenges
and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than
public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an
industrial site, but the preferences, requirements and vision of
particular personalities becomes priority. The delicate task is to
translate all the emotive associations and practical requirements
of "home" into a workable, constructed reality. This publication
rounds up 100 of the world's most interesting and pioneering homes
designed in the past two decades, featuring a host of talents both
new and established, including John Pawson, Richard Meier, Shigeru
Ban, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Daniel
Libeskind, Alvaro Siza, and Peter Zumthor. Accommodating daily
routines of eating, sleeping, and shelter, as well as offering the
space for personal experience and relationships, this is
architecture at its most elementary and its most intimate. About
the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions
celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest
refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes. This
cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban and
Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires Mateus, Xu
Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Here,
there are homes in Australia and New Zealand, from China and
Vietnam, in the United States and Mexico, and on to less expected
places like Ecuador and Costa Rica. The result is a sweeping survey
of the contemporary house and a revelation that homes across the
globe may have more in common than expected. Among guava trees and
abandoned forts in Western India is a sanctuary designed for and by
Kamal Malik of Malik Architecture. The House of Three Streams is a
sprawling spectacle with high ceilings, verandas, and pavilions,
perched atop a ridge overlooking two ravines. A medley of steel,
glass, wood, and stone, the house weaves along the contour of the
landscape, almost as an extension of the forest. Encina House by
Aranguren & Gallegos, an elegant, sloping structure reminiscent
of a gazebo, similarly inhabits its surrounding vista. Ensconced in
a pine forest north of Madrid, the lower level is embedded in rock
and connected to the upper by a natural stone wall. Shinichi
Ogawa's Seaside House is an immaculate two-story minimalist marvel
in Kanagawa that overlooks the Pacific. Its living area spills onto
a cantilevered terrace and infinity pool, almost dissolving into
the ocean as one seamless entity. In Vietnam, Shunri Nishizawa's
House in Chau Doc exudes tropical sophistication with exposed
timber beams, woven bamboo, plants, concrete panels, and inner
balconies and terraces. Its corrugated iron panels act as moveable
walls and shutters, ushering in views of surrounding rice fields.
These homes-along with more than 50 others-are each remarkably
distinct in design. They all, however, toe the line between inside
and outside, each one symbiotic with its surroundings. About the
series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural
archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with
accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate
their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely
acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically
nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build.
Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions
became a reality, bringing a new and unique architectural language
to cities and structures such as the Port House in Antwerp, the Al
Janoub Stadium near Doha, Qatar, and the spectacular new airport
terminal in Beijing. By her untimely death in 2016, Hadid was
firmly established among architecture's finest elite, working on
projects in Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States.
She was the first female architect to win both the Pritzker Prize
for architecture and the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, with
her long-time Partner Patrik Schumacher now the leader of Zaha
Hadid Architects and in charge of many new projects. Based on the
massive TASCHEN monograph, this book is now available in an
extensively updated and accessible edition covering Hadid's
complete works, including ongoing projects. With abundant
photographs, in-depth sketches, and Hadid's own drawings, the
volume traces the evolution of her career, spanning not only her
most pioneering buildings but also the furniture and interior
designs that were integrated into her unique, and distinctly
21st-century, universe.
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!
This monograph details thirty-four major architectural works from
Valode and Pistre, including commercial, retail, industrial, and
cultural projects. Founded in 1980 by its current directors Denis
Valode and Jean Pistre, Valode and Pistre Architects is a highly
sought-after architecture and design firm based in Paris. Their
predominantly large-scale projects are distinguished by their high
degree of diversity from the Contemporary Art Museum of Bordeaux to
the L Oreal factory and more recently the T1 Tower La Defense in
Paris. Their innovative designs for the Beaugrenelle Center on the
Front of the Seine won the Global Award for Excellence in 2015 for
its approach to urban development. The book features works such as
the Renault Technocentre near Paris, Las Mercedes business park in
Madrid, and a group of hotel towers in Beijing. The book also looks
at future projects that were recently awarded to Valode and Pistre
a new Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and three stations
of the Grand Paris Express transit line.
Edited and authored by the renowned architecture expert Philip
Jodidio, this book is dedicated to a new, eye-catching building by
the Swiss architecture firm Durig AG located in Lausanne, also
known as the Olympic Capital. As the structure s name suggests,
Vortex is an 88-foot-high tower in the shape of a circular crown,
rising around a 1.7-mile-long single ramp. Its spiralling movement
creates an emblematic shape reminiscent of Olympic rings a fitting
tribute for a building that housed the 1,700 talented young
athletes who competed in January 2020 s Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Over 130 photographs, sketches, plans, and models illuminate this
enormous undertaking, while Jodidio s informative text offers
detailed insight into the phases of design and construction.
Imagery of circular references from art, architecture, and nature
also highlight the inspiration behind the building s extraordinary
shape. Printed in Italy using the finest European papers, this new
volume is a beautiful ode to Vortex and Lausanne s forward-looking
spirit.
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While some architects have a signature style, Renzo Piano seeks to
apply coherent ideas to extraordinarily different projects. His
buildings impress as much for their individual impact as for their
diversity of scale, material, and form. Piano rose to international
prominence with his codesign of the Pompidou Center in Paris,
described by The New York Times as a building that "turned the
architecture world upside down." Since then, he has continued to
craft many high-profile cultural spaces, including the Modern Wing
of the Art Institute of Chicago; the Morgan Library Renovation and
Expansion in New York; and, most recently, the Whitney Museum of
American Art, an asymmetric nine-story structure in Manhattan's
Meatpacking District with both indoor and outdoor galleries. In New
York and London, the Renzo touch has also transformed the skyline
with the towers of the New York Times Building and the Shard, the
tallest building in the European Union. This essential introduction
travels from Osaka, Japan, to Bern, Switzerland, and through many
cities, structures, and islands in between, to explore the
staggering scope of the Renzo Piano repertoire. From the
"inside-out" Pompidou to the airy shells of the Tjibaou Cultural
Center in Noumea, New Caledonia, this is a thrilling journey
through the beauty of architecture, where, in Piano's own words,
"each time, it is like life starting all over again." About the
series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the
best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in
TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features: an introduction to
the life and work of the architect the major works in chronological
order information about the clients, architectural preconditions as
well as construction problems and resolutions a list of all the
selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and
most famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs,
sketches, drafts, and plans)
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