Concrete / edited by William Hall ; essay by Leonard Koren.

Title & Author:

Concrete / edited by William Hall ; essay by Leonard Koren.

Publication:

London ; New York : Phaidon, 2012.
©2012

Description:

235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Reprinted in 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Concrete / William Hall -- Concrete thoughts / Leonard Koren -- Form -- Texture -- Juxtaposition -- Landscape -- Light -- Mass -- Presence -- Scale.

Summary:

Concrete takes a fresh look at the world's most versatile and abundant building material. Collating fascinating and beautiful concrete buildings by some of the most celebrated architects of the last century, it features familiar projects from Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright alongside work from some of the leading lights of contemporary architecture including Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and many lesser-known newcomers. Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, the selected projects take the reader on a global tour of inspiring and intriguing structures: a German skatepark sits beside an Italian rooftop test track, a Japanese crematorium alongside a Portuguese swimming pool and a Brazilian government building next to a Chinese opera house. Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, each project includes an extended caption providing a commentary on the building. An essay by Leonard Koren, author of the best-selling Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, offers an evocative and perceptive view of concrete through the author's experience of studying architecture in California and living in Tokyo. Concrete is a beautiful and informative visual exploration of a material often considered dull and cold but actually full of spectacular potential.

ISBN:

9780714863542 (hbk.)
0714863548 (hbk.)

Subject:

Concrete construction 19th century Pictorial works.
Concrete construction 20th century Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 19th century Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Pictorial works.
Concrete construction.
Construction en béton.
Architecture 19e siècle.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Construction en béton 19e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Construction en béton 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture 19e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture 20e siècle Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture, Modern
Betonbau
Architekturfotografie

Form/genre:

photobooks.
Pictorial works
Photobooks
Livres de photographies.

Added entries:

Koren, Leonard, 1948- writer of added commentary.
Hall, William, 1975- editor, writer of introduction, book designer.
Terragni, Emilia, editor.
Pickard, Joe, editor.
McGuinness, Paul, 1973-
Phaidon Press, publisher.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279600
Call No.: BIB 215719
Status: Available

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