Architecture Now! Vol. 1

Jodidio, Philip

ISBN 10: 3822840912 / ISBN 13: 9783822840917

Editore: TASCHEN, 2005

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Titolo: Architecture Now! Vol. 1

Casa editrice: TASCHEN

Data di pubblicazione: 2005

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: New

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The best of contemporary architectural design (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) The cr?me de la cr?me of the most influential architects and architectural firms?the definitive reference guide to contemporary architectural design. Here you'll find familiar names, such as O. Gehry, Meier, Ando, Foster, and Starck, as well as a host of brilliant future stars. Highlights include Jakob & MacFarlane's morphological George Restaurant at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Diller & Scofidio's ""Blur Building"" proposal for the International Expo 2001 in Switzerland, and Herzog & De Meuron's remarkable Tate Modern. Arranged alphabetically by architect or firm, with biographical and contact information for designers and an extensive selection of photographs and illustrations, this volume presents the highlights of Architecture Now! Vol 1.

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Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was the editor-in-chief of the French journal Connaissance des Arts from 1980 to 2002. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now, series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Richard Meier and Alvaro Siza, and is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.