Overview
This double-volume survey explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. FeaturingĀ follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood from architects in China, Chile, and everywhere in between. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in theĀ Metropol Parasol in SevilleĀ by JĆ¼rgen Mayer H, and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, as at theĀ Finnish Forest Research InstituteĀ by SARC Architects, or the Termas GeomĆ©tricas Hot Springs ComplexĀ by GermĆ”n 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 of these architectās vision and innovation, as well as investigating theĀ techniques, trends, and principlesĀ 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, woodās enduring appeal to our senses and our psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian beauty and simplicity.
This book title, 100 Contemporary Wood Buildings, ISBN: 9783836542814, by Philip Jodidio, published by TASCHEN (December 15, 2015) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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