Architecture Now! Vol. 8 (MIDI)

Jodidio, Philip

ISBN 10: 3836526816 / ISBN 13: 9783836526814

Editore: Taschen, 2012

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• Titolo: Architecture Now! Vol. 8 (MIDI)
• Editore: Taschen
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3836526816
• ISBN 13: 9783836526814
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Good

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<div class="margin-bottom" id="description_text_headlines"><div><strong>Today&#39;s starchitects: Currents in architecture around the world</strong></div><div>&#160;</div></div><div class="description_text"><div class="margin-bottom" id="description_text"><strong><em>Architecture Now! 8</em></strong> reviews new and exciting projects completed and under construction in the whole world. <strong>No style, no building type is ignored, making this volume a true compendium of what anybody interested in buildings today needs to know. </strong>From well-known figures such as <strong>Zaha Hadid, Ryue Nishizawa</strong> of <strong>SANAA</strong> fame and Thom Mayne of <strong>Morphosis</strong>, to rising stars like <strong>Joshua Prince-Ramus (REX)</strong> and <strong>Sou Fujimoto</strong> and on to less-known architects who are the &#8220;stars&#8221; of tomorrow, like the Indians of <strong>Studio Mumbai</strong>, the Norwegian <strong>Todd Saunders</strong>, the Burkinabe <strong>Di&#233;b&#233;do Francis K&#233;r&#233;</strong>, and the Colombian <strong>Giancarlo Mazzanti</strong>, or the Chinese architect<strong> Li Xiaodong</strong>, they are all here and many more as well. Don&#8217;t miss this opportunity to see the best of what architecture has to offer&#8230; <em>Now!</em><br><br>For anyone interested in the zeitgeist and building design in the 21st century, the <em>Architecture Now!</em> series is an essential work of reference. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A&#8211;Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and websites.</div><div class="margin-bottom">&#160;</div><div class="margin-bottom">Text in English, French, and German</div></div>

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Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His books include TASCHEN’s Architecture Now! series, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.