100 Contemporary Brick Buildings
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3836562359 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 632 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-06 |
| Language | : | English, French, German |
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He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture. His books include TASCHENs Architecture Now! series, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. About the Author Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years.
. His books include TASCHENs Architecture Now! series, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular
Brick by Brick The world’s most innovative brick buildings Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. This comprehensive two-volume set tours the world to cover the most exciting and innovative brick buildings of the past 15 years, from Argentina to New Zealand. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resilience and remains one of the mainstays of contemporary architecture. True to all TASCHEN architecture tomes, it includes new talents like Argentina’ Diego Arraigada and Vietnam’s Nguyen Hai Long as well as established starchitects such as Tadao Ando and Peter Zumthor. Rooted in tradition in countries as different as China and the Netherlands, it is inexpensive, flexible in use, and can also be ecologically fabricated. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Featured buildings showcase the variety of brick applications across cultural, domestic, infrastructure, and leisure spaces, including Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & De Meuron, Tidy Architects’ Amorio Restaurant in Santiago, and Mass Design Group’s Maternity Waiting Village in Kasungu, Malawi.Text in English, French, and German