Architecture now! Landscape
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One of the hottest areas of contemporary design is clearly landscape architecture. This book calls on the work of the top designers of the moment who have long been fascinated by the environments of their buildings, exploring the limit between architecture and landscape.
Architecture now! Landscape
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One of the hottest areas of contemporary design is clearly landscape architecture. This book calls on the work of the top designers of the moment who have long been fascinated by the environments of their buildings, exploring the limit between architecture and landscape.
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Tree houses
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Childhood fantasy meets grown-up savoir faire The idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is surely as old as humanity. Tree houses are chronicled in ancient civilizations and their lore crosses through the history of every part of the world where trees grow. This illustrated study offers a tour of the best tree houses in(...)
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Childhood fantasy meets grown-up savoir faire The idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is surely as old as humanity. Tree houses are chronicled in ancient civilizations and their lore crosses through the history of every part of the world where trees grow. This illustrated study offers a tour of the best tree houses in the world, some designed by architects, others the work of unknown craftsmen. A teahouse, a restaurant, a hotel, a playhouse for children, or a perch from which to contemplate life—the tree house can take as many forms as the imagination can offer. In times of concern for sustainability and ecological responsibility, the tree house may also be the ultimate symbol of life in symbiosis with nature. Whether rustic or contemporary in style, tree houses make the most of space. Climb into this trove of tree houses and enjoy a new perspective on the world.
Timber Construction
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Zaha Hadid est une architecte habituée à la controverse, puisqu'elle n'a quasiment rien pu construire pendant plusieurs années alors même que ses créations remportaient prix et acclamations dans le monde entier. Certains sont allés jusqu'à prétendre que ses projets étaient inconstructibles. Pourtant, ces dix dernières années, elle a mené à terme de nombreux édifices,(...)
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Zaha Hadid est une architecte habituée à la controverse, puisqu'elle n'a quasiment rien pu construire pendant plusieurs années alors même que ses créations remportaient prix et acclamations dans le monde entier. Certains sont allés jusqu'à prétendre que ses projets étaient inconstructibles. Pourtant, ces dix dernières années, elle a mené à terme de nombreux édifices, dont le Centre d'art contemporain Rosenthal de Cincinnati (que le New York Times considère comme «le nouvel immeuble le plus important d'Amérique depuis la Guerre froide»), le Musée MAXXI de Rome, l'opéra de Canton, son premier projet réalisé en Chine, ainsi que le Centre aquatique de Londres pour les jeux olympiques de 2012. Zaha Hadid est aujourd'hui fermement établie parmi l'élite de l'architecture mondiale; ses créations audacieuses et futuristes l'ont catapultée au sommet de la gloire internationale.
Architecture Monographs
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Jean Nouvel, lauréat du prix Pritzker en 2008, est considéré comme l'architecte français actuel le plus original et important. Il a débuté aux côtés des grands Claude Parent et Paul Virilio, entre 1967 et 1970, avant d'ouvrir son propre cabinet à Paris. Il a remporté son premier succès critique avec l'Institut du Monde Arabe, à Paris (1981-87). Depuis, il a notamment(...)
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Jean Nouvel, lauréat du prix Pritzker en 2008, est considéré comme l'architecte français actuel le plus original et important. Il a débuté aux côtés des grands Claude Parent et Paul Virilio, entre 1967 et 1970, avant d'ouvrir son propre cabinet à Paris. Il a remporté son premier succès critique avec l'Institut du Monde Arabe, à Paris (1981-87). Depuis, il a notamment signé l'Opéra de Lyon et la Fondation Cartier (Paris). Comptent parmi ses plus importants projets réalisés depuis l'an 2000 le Centre de Culture et de Congrès de Lucerne, en Suisse, la spectaculaire Tour Agbar de Barcelone, le Musée du quai Branly à Paris, le Guthrie Theater de Minneapolis, dans le Minnesota et l'Hôtel Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom avec son centre commercial. Jean Nouvel s'est vu décerner la médaille d'or royale du RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects). À l'occasion de cette distinction, Peter Cook a salué les créations de Nouvel: «Dans une époque de fadeur, d'imitation et de doute, son oeuvre brille toujours par son évidence et sa finesse, son originalité et son lyrisme.»
Architecture Monographs
Serpentine gallery pavillons
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Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world's top architects to design summer pavilions - temporary structures that are erected next to the Gallery itself for a three-month period. The Serpentine, which was built in 1934 as a tea pavilion, opened in 1970 as a show-place for exhibitions of modern and contemporary(...)
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Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world's top architects to design summer pavilions - temporary structures that are erected next to the Gallery itself for a three-month period. The Serpentine, which was built in 1934 as a tea pavilion, opened in 1970 as a show-place for exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists. The projects completed or envisaged include the work of: Zaha Hadid, 2000; Daniel Libeskind, 2001; Toyo Ito, 2002; Oscar Niemeyer, 2003; MVRDV, 2004 (un-realised); Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura with Cecil Balmond, 2005; Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond, 2006; Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen, 2007; Frank Gehry, 2008; SANAA, 2009; Jean Nouvel, 2010; and, other works such as Zaha Hadid's temporary 2006 installation Lilas are included in the book as well. This book is the first to bring together all of the Serpentine Pavilions.
Museums and Universal Exhibitions
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Alors que la crise économique conduit parfois à renoncer à des projets grandioses faits pour durer, une nouvelle vague de bâtiments et de créations architecturales temporaires déferle sur le monde, que ce soit pour loger de toute urgence des refugiés ou accueillir des spectacles. Autre secteur: celui des expositions et des foires, véritable mine de projets fascinants au(...)
Temporary architecture now!: L'architecture éphémère d'aujourd'hui!
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Alors que la crise économique conduit parfois à renoncer à des projets grandioses faits pour durer, une nouvelle vague de bâtiments et de créations architecturales temporaires déferle sur le monde, que ce soit pour loger de toute urgence des refugiés ou accueillir des spectacles. Autre secteur: celui des expositions et des foires, véritable mine de projets fascinants au service de la mode, de la joaillerie ou du design, mais qui apparaissent et disparaissent en quelques jours. Les défilés de mode ou les expositions d’art bénéficient aussi de cette nouvelle tendance dynamique qui intéresse les plus grands noms de l’architecture contemporaine - comme Zaha Hadid ou Rem Koolhaas -, mais aussi de très nombreux architectes, à découvrir dans cet ouvrage.
Experimentale architecture
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The latest architecture and design of restaurants and bars, from L.A. to Tokyo, is the focus of this book. Whether the challenge is merely placing furniture in a simple space, or an ambitious structural project, restaurants and bars are the sites of our most expressive architecture; more ephemeral than larger facilities or entire buildings, they are more apt to capture(...)
Architecture now: Restaurants and bars
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The latest architecture and design of restaurants and bars, from L.A. to Tokyo, is the focus of this book. Whether the challenge is merely placing furniture in a simple space, or an ambitious structural project, restaurants and bars are the sites of our most expressive architecture; more ephemeral than larger facilities or entire buildings, they are more apt to capture the mood of the times. From a skyscraper rooftop in Bangkok to a beachfront in Brazil, here are places where design, architecture, food and drink come together in inspiring combinations ranging from minimalist to extravagantly Baroque.
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Tadao Ando: Venice
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Tadao Ando faced a new constructional challenge with the renovation of two of Venice’s iconic buildings. Approached by French magnate François Pinault to renovate two disparate but equally high-profile and challenging Venetian structures to house his collection of contemporary art—the Palazzo Grassi and the Punta della Dogana—Ando employed his signature process to produce(...)
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Tadao Ando faced a new constructional challenge with the renovation of two of Venice’s iconic buildings. Approached by French magnate François Pinault to renovate two disparate but equally high-profile and challenging Venetian structures to house his collection of contemporary art—the Palazzo Grassi and the Punta della Dogana—Ando employed his signature process to produce two elegant interiors from highly complicated historic sites. The overall effect of the two different renovations is a harmony of old and new, of history and innovation.
Architecture Monographs
Architecture now! 7
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This publication includes a broad variety of projects from around the world, as well as some works of art that have a direct relation to architecture, from the likes of Giacomo Costa or Shinro Ohtake. It also explores how the recent economic downturn has led to fewer large-scale projects, but has also stimulated creative thinking, as architects find new ways to work(...)
Architecture now! 7
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This publication includes a broad variety of projects from around the world, as well as some works of art that have a direct relation to architecture, from the likes of Giacomo Costa or Shinro Ohtake. It also explores how the recent economic downturn has led to fewer large-scale projects, but has also stimulated creative thinking, as architects find new ways to work imaginatively inside budget constraints.
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Retail architecture now
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This book is full of the most recent retail spaces in the world, ranging from shopping centers by Daniel Libeskind or the young Swiss firm HHF to interactive store windows or a tiny chocolate store in the heart of Paris.
Retail architecture now
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This book is full of the most recent retail spaces in the world, ranging from shopping centers by Daniel Libeskind or the young Swiss firm HHF to interactive store windows or a tiny chocolate store in the heart of Paris.
Commercial interiors, Building types