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Beginning with the earliest human occupation of North America, nearly 14,000 years ago, Nelles takes us on a whirlwind tour of the land and its inhabitants to the present day. Canada's enduring theme, he argues, is transformation. The country has undergone several fundamental changes-from Aboriginal occupation, to French and British colonization, to the rise of an(...)
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Beginning with the earliest human occupation of North America, nearly 14,000 years ago, Nelles takes us on a whirlwind tour of the land and its inhabitants to the present day. Canada's enduring theme, he argues, is transformation. The country has undergone several fundamental changes-from Aboriginal occupation, to French and British colonization, to the rise of an(...)
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A little history of Canada: second edition
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Beginning with the earliest human occupation of North America, nearly 14,000 years ago, Nelles takes us on a whirlwind tour of the land and its inhabitants to the present day. Canada's enduring theme, he argues, is transformation. The country has undergone several fundamental changes-from Aboriginal occupation, to French and British colonization, to the rise of an independent nation and distinct society-and it is doing so yet again. Fully revised throughout, this updated edition incorporates the latest research that helps us understand the course of history. A new concluding chapter unpacks the challenges that the country has faced in the twenty-first century: Canada-US relations post 9/11, the country's place within the global economy, a continuous influx of immigration, and the geographical consequences of global warming. Lively and opinionated, this is the ever-evolving story of a nation.
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Beginning with the earliest human occupation of North America, nearly 14,000 years ago, Nelles takes us on a whirlwind tour of the land and its inhabitants to the present day. Canada's enduring theme, he argues, is transformation. The country has undergone several fundamental changes-from Aboriginal occupation, to French and British colonization, to the rise of an independent nation and distinct society-and it is doing so yet again. Fully revised throughout, this updated edition incorporates the latest research that helps us understand the course of history. A new concluding chapter unpacks the challenges that the country has faced in the twenty-first century: Canada-US relations post 9/11, the country's place within the global economy, a continuous influx of immigration, and the geographical consequences of global warming. Lively and opinionated, this is the ever-evolving story of a nation.
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The Wisconsin-born Frank Lloyd Wright (1897-1959)designed Taliesin in 1911 to use as his personal residence, architectural studio, and working farm. A century later, Randolph C. Henning has assembled a collection of rare postcards, some never before published, that provides a revealing and unique journey through Wright,s work at Taliesin. Included are intimate images at(...)
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The Wisconsin-born Frank Lloyd Wright (1897-1959)designed Taliesin in 1911 to use as his personal residence, architectural studio, and working farm. A century later, Randolph C. Henning has assembled a collection of rare postcards, some never before published, that provides a revealing and unique journey through Wright,s work at Taliesin. Included are intimate images at(...)
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, illustrated by vintage postcards
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The Wisconsin-born Frank Lloyd Wright (1897-1959)designed Taliesin in 1911 to use as his personal residence, architectural studio, and working farm. A century later, Randolph C. Henning has assembled a collection of rare postcards, some never before published, that provides a revealing and unique journey through Wright,s work at Taliesin. Included are intimate images at various stages and views of the building just after the tragic 1914 fire. The post cards also depicts nearby buildings designed by Wright, including the Romeo and Juliet windmill and two buildings for the Hillside Home School.
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The Wisconsin-born Frank Lloyd Wright (1897-1959)designed Taliesin in 1911 to use as his personal residence, architectural studio, and working farm. A century later, Randolph C. Henning has assembled a collection of rare postcards, some never before published, that provides a revealing and unique journey through Wright,s work at Taliesin. Included are intimate images at various stages and views of the building just after the tragic 1914 fire. The post cards also depicts nearby buildings designed by Wright, including the Romeo and Juliet windmill and two buildings for the Hillside Home School.
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Boutiques : Nouvelles Tendances présente une ample sélection de magasins de prêt à porter, d'accessoires et de cosmétique ; de véritables temples modernes de la consommation, récemment inaugurés dans différentes parties du monde. II s'agit d'une compilation vivante et dynamique des magasins les plus innovateurs en termes de design, suivant les études les plus(...)
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Boutiques : Nouvelles Tendances présente une ample sélection de magasins de prêt à porter, d'accessoires et de cosmétique ; de véritables temples modernes de la consommation, récemment inaugurés dans différentes parties du monde. II s'agit d'une compilation vivante et dynamique des magasins les plus innovateurs en termes de design, suivant les études les plus(...)
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Nouvelles tendances boutiques
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Boutiques : Nouvelles Tendances présente une ample sélection de magasins de prêt à porter, d'accessoires et de cosmétique ; de véritables temples modernes de la consommation, récemment inaugurés dans différentes parties du monde. II s'agit d'une compilation vivante et dynamique des magasins les plus innovateurs en termes de design, suivant les études les plus prestigieuses dans le domaine de l'architecture mondiale. Chaque projet est amplement documenté par les commentaires des propres designers et accompagné d'explications, de dessins, de plans et de photographies. L'ensemble présente une tendance commune à projeter de précieux espaces de repos, et offre une grande diversité de choix qui servira sûrement de source d'inspiration à de futures proposition formelles pleine de style et de glamour.
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Boutiques : Nouvelles Tendances présente une ample sélection de magasins de prêt à porter, d'accessoires et de cosmétique ; de véritables temples modernes de la consommation, récemment inaugurés dans différentes parties du monde. II s'agit d'une compilation vivante et dynamique des magasins les plus innovateurs en termes de design, suivant les études les plus prestigieuses dans le domaine de l'architecture mondiale. Chaque projet est amplement documenté par les commentaires des propres designers et accompagné d'explications, de dessins, de plans et de photographies. L'ensemble présente une tendance commune à projeter de précieux espaces de repos, et offre une grande diversité de choix qui servira sûrement de source d'inspiration à de futures proposition formelles pleine de style et de glamour.
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Contemporary Architecture
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Ce volume analyse exemples de logements récents réalisés par des architectes international comme Tandao Ando, MVRDV, Studio Archea ou Benson Forsyth. Ces projets proposent des solutions au contexte et aux contraintes de leur environnement au moyen de propositions techniques aux formes exemplaires. Cet ouvrage expose des plans, des coupes, des détails et des commentaires(...)
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Ce volume analyse exemples de logements récents réalisés par des architectes international comme Tandao Ando, MVRDV, Studio Archea ou Benson Forsyth. Ces projets proposent des solutions au contexte et aux contraintes de leur environnement au moyen de propositions techniques aux formes exemplaires. Cet ouvrage expose des plans, des coupes, des détails et des commentaires(...)
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Les plus belles maisons mitoyennes
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Ce volume analyse exemples de logements récents réalisés par des architectes international comme Tandao Ando, MVRDV, Studio Archea ou Benson Forsyth. Ces projets proposent des solutions au contexte et aux contraintes de leur environnement au moyen de propositions techniques aux formes exemplaires. Cet ouvrage expose des plans, des coupes, des détails et des commentaires de chaque projet qui ont été fournis par les propres architectes.
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Ce volume analyse exemples de logements récents réalisés par des architectes international comme Tandao Ando, MVRDV, Studio Archea ou Benson Forsyth. Ces projets proposent des solutions au contexte et aux contraintes de leur environnement au moyen de propositions techniques aux formes exemplaires. Cet ouvrage expose des plans, des coupes, des détails et des commentaires de chaque projet qui ont été fournis par les propres architectes.
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Qui ne connaît pas la Sagrada Familia à Barcelone ? C'est actuelle-ment l'un des monuments les plus visités d'Espagne. À la fin du XIXe siècle, dans cette Catalogne qui cherche un nouveau souffle artistique, l'architecture s'englue dans des constructions traditionnelles. Les architectes pastichent les édifices médiévaux ou surchargent les structures, poussés par de(...)
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Qui ne connaît pas la Sagrada Familia à Barcelone ? C'est actuelle-ment l'un des monuments les plus visités d'Espagne. À la fin du XIXe siècle, dans cette Catalogne qui cherche un nouveau souffle artistique, l'architecture s'englue dans des constructions traditionnelles. Les architectes pastichent les édifices médiévaux ou surchargent les structures, poussés par de(...)
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Antonin Gaudi 1852-1926: Un architecte de génie
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Qui ne connaît pas la Sagrada Familia à Barcelone ? C'est actuelle-ment l'un des monuments les plus visités d'Espagne. À la fin du XIXe siècle, dans cette Catalogne qui cherche un nouveau souffle artistique, l'architecture s'englue dans des constructions traditionnelles. Les architectes pastichent les édifices médiévaux ou surchargent les structures, poussés par de nouveaux riches aux goûts ostentatoires. La Catalogne dans laquelle va créer Gaudi est celle de la révolution industrielle, d'une expansion économique et culturelle sans précédent ; c'est aussi une période de troubles civils. Gaudi (1852-1926), d'origine modeste, est un homme ingénu, timide, mais à l'intelligence hors du commun, aux connaissances universelles et à l'imagination sans limites. Sa dévotion en fera un créateur ascétique inspiré. Représentant essentiel du modernisme catalan, il trouve dans les éléments son inspiration architectonique autant qu'ornementale_ Sa capacité d'observation lui permet de saisir les lois que lui enseigne la nature, qu'il transpose et transforme en oeuvres d'art. Et l'ensemble créatif de ce géant de l'" Art nouveau " dépasse toute tentative de classification. Cet homme paradoxal en bien des domaines, qui n'a pas créé d'école et qui a laissé peu d'écrits, est méconnu. Cependant peu d'architectes peuvent s'enorgueillir d'avoir sept oeuvres classées par l'UNESCO au Patrimoine mondial de l'humanité. Admiré par Le Corbusier, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ou Oscar Niemeyer, Gaudi est un immense créateur que cette biographie vous invite à découvrir.
Antonin Gaudi 1852-1926: Un architecte de génie
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Qui ne connaît pas la Sagrada Familia à Barcelone ? C'est actuelle-ment l'un des monuments les plus visités d'Espagne. À la fin du XIXe siècle, dans cette Catalogne qui cherche un nouveau souffle artistique, l'architecture s'englue dans des constructions traditionnelles. Les architectes pastichent les édifices médiévaux ou surchargent les structures, poussés par de nouveaux riches aux goûts ostentatoires. La Catalogne dans laquelle va créer Gaudi est celle de la révolution industrielle, d'une expansion économique et culturelle sans précédent ; c'est aussi une période de troubles civils. Gaudi (1852-1926), d'origine modeste, est un homme ingénu, timide, mais à l'intelligence hors du commun, aux connaissances universelles et à l'imagination sans limites. Sa dévotion en fera un créateur ascétique inspiré. Représentant essentiel du modernisme catalan, il trouve dans les éléments son inspiration architectonique autant qu'ornementale_ Sa capacité d'observation lui permet de saisir les lois que lui enseigne la nature, qu'il transpose et transforme en oeuvres d'art. Et l'ensemble créatif de ce géant de l'" Art nouveau " dépasse toute tentative de classification. Cet homme paradoxal en bien des domaines, qui n'a pas créé d'école et qui a laissé peu d'écrits, est méconnu. Cependant peu d'architectes peuvent s'enorgueillir d'avoir sept oeuvres classées par l'UNESCO au Patrimoine mondial de l'humanité. Admiré par Le Corbusier, Friedensreich Hundertwasser ou Oscar Niemeyer, Gaudi est un immense créateur que cette biographie vous invite à découvrir.
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In this guidebook for "non-standard architecture," Kas Oosterhuis considers his own practice in the context of recent developments in the field of design and communication technologies. He focuses on two particular paradigm shifts: the movement from architecture based on mass production to architecture based on industrially produced made-to-measure components; and the(...)
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In this guidebook for "non-standard architecture," Kas Oosterhuis considers his own practice in the context of recent developments in the field of design and communication technologies. He focuses on two particular paradigm shifts: the movement from architecture based on mass production to architecture based on industrially produced made-to-measure components; and the(...)
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Towards a new kind of building
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In this guidebook for "non-standard architecture," Kas Oosterhuis considers his own practice in the context of recent developments in the field of design and communication technologies. He focuses on two particular paradigm shifts: the movement from architecture based on mass production to architecture based on industrially produced made-to-measure components; and the related transition from a static architecture to a dynamic and interactive architecture.
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In this guidebook for "non-standard architecture," Kas Oosterhuis considers his own practice in the context of recent developments in the field of design and communication technologies. He focuses on two particular paradigm shifts: the movement from architecture based on mass production to architecture based on industrially produced made-to-measure components; and the related transition from a static architecture to a dynamic and interactive architecture.
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In the fall of 2009, The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 selected five interdisciplinary teams of architects, engineers and landscape designers to propose solutions to the effects of climate change on New York's waterfront. The resulting proposals, exhibited at MoMA in 2010 in the exhibition "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront," emphasize "soft"(...)
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In the fall of 2009, The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 selected five interdisciplinary teams of architects, engineers and landscape designers to propose solutions to the effects of climate change on New York's waterfront. The resulting proposals, exhibited at MoMA in 2010 in the exhibition "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront," emphasize "soft"(...)
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Rising currents : projects for New York's waterfront
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In the fall of 2009, The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 selected five interdisciplinary teams of architects, engineers and landscape designers to propose solutions to the effects of climate change on New York's waterfront. The resulting proposals, exhibited at MoMA in 2010 in the exhibition "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront," emphasize "soft" infrastructure interventions that would make New York City and its surrounding areas more ecologically sound and more resilient in responding to rising sea levels and storm surges. These innovative projects include the creation of salt- and freshwater wetlands, a Venice-like aqueous landscape, habitable piers and man-made islands, and a protective reef of living oysters. Published to document the exhibition, "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront" presents these five projects in detail through essays that summarize the innovative workshop and exhibition, the dialogues they engendered with outside experts and political figures involved in regional planning, and the climate change and urban planning implications of the proposed solutions.
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In the fall of 2009, The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 selected five interdisciplinary teams of architects, engineers and landscape designers to propose solutions to the effects of climate change on New York's waterfront. The resulting proposals, exhibited at MoMA in 2010 in the exhibition "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront," emphasize "soft" infrastructure interventions that would make New York City and its surrounding areas more ecologically sound and more resilient in responding to rising sea levels and storm surges. These innovative projects include the creation of salt- and freshwater wetlands, a Venice-like aqueous landscape, habitable piers and man-made islands, and a protective reef of living oysters. Published to document the exhibition, "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront" presents these five projects in detail through essays that summarize the innovative workshop and exhibition, the dialogues they engendered with outside experts and political figures involved in regional planning, and the climate change and urban planning implications of the proposed solutions.
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Whether creating enormous exhibition spaces or designing living quarters for collectors and homes and studio facilities for artists, the acclaimed architect Max Gordon (1931-1990) shaped the physical settings of art in the world's major metropolises during his influential career. Following several decades of work with leading architectural firms in New York and London, in(...)
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Whether creating enormous exhibition spaces or designing living quarters for collectors and homes and studio facilities for artists, the acclaimed architect Max Gordon (1931-1990) shaped the physical settings of art in the world's major metropolises during his influential career. Following several decades of work with leading architectural firms in New York and London, in(...)
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Max Gordon: Architect for art
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Whether creating enormous exhibition spaces or designing living quarters for collectors and homes and studio facilities for artists, the acclaimed architect Max Gordon (1931-1990) shaped the physical settings of art in the world's major metropolises during his influential career. Following several decades of work with leading architectural firms in New York and London, in the early 1980s Gordon designed the first Saatchi Gallery in London, and went on to become celebrated and sought after as the art world's architect of choice, designing spaces for artists Elizabeth Murray, Jennifer Bartlett, Richard Serra and Joel Shapiro, and gallerists Paula Cooper, Brooke Alexander, Maeght-Lelong and Lorence-Monk in New York and Anthony d'Offay and Annely Juda in London. This monograph offers a detailed overview of Gordon's projects for the art world, from the 100,000-square-foot exhibition space he designed for the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid to the SoHo home he remodeled for Richard Serra, demonstrating throughout his elegant use of light, space and minimal decoration, and displaying his gift for always highlighting the art.
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Whether creating enormous exhibition spaces or designing living quarters for collectors and homes and studio facilities for artists, the acclaimed architect Max Gordon (1931-1990) shaped the physical settings of art in the world's major metropolises during his influential career. Following several decades of work with leading architectural firms in New York and London, in the early 1980s Gordon designed the first Saatchi Gallery in London, and went on to become celebrated and sought after as the art world's architect of choice, designing spaces for artists Elizabeth Murray, Jennifer Bartlett, Richard Serra and Joel Shapiro, and gallerists Paula Cooper, Brooke Alexander, Maeght-Lelong and Lorence-Monk in New York and Anthony d'Offay and Annely Juda in London. This monograph offers a detailed overview of Gordon's projects for the art world, from the 100,000-square-foot exhibition space he designed for the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid to the SoHo home he remodeled for Richard Serra, demonstrating throughout his elegant use of light, space and minimal decoration, and displaying his gift for always highlighting the art.
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Jean Prouvé designed "The Tropical House" in 1949 as a prototype for inexpensive, easily assembled housing to transport to France's African colonies. Fabricated in the designer's French workshops, the components for the house were completed in 1951 and flown disassembled to Africa. The house was erected in the town of Brazzaville, Congo, where it remained for nearly 50(...)
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Jean Prouvé designed "The Tropical House" in 1949 as a prototype for inexpensive, easily assembled housing to transport to France's African colonies. Fabricated in the designer's French workshops, the components for the house were completed in 1951 and flown disassembled to Africa. The house was erected in the town of Brazzaville, Congo, where it remained for nearly 50(...)
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Jean Prouvé: The Tropical House/ La Maison tropicale
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Jean Prouvé designed "The Tropical House" in 1949 as a prototype for inexpensive, easily assembled housing to transport to France's African colonies. Fabricated in the designer's French workshops, the components for the house were completed in 1951 and flown disassembled to Africa. The house was erected in the town of Brazzaville, Congo, where it remained for nearly 50 years. Jean Prouvé: Tropical House is an in-depth look at the early French modernist's applied theories of prefabricated architecture. Copiously illustrated, this book studies the development of Prouvé's demountable buildings and houses and includes never-before-seen archival materials from the extensive collections of the Centre Pompidou and the designer's estate. The final chapter traces architectural historian Robert Rubin's voyage of discovery as he restored and prepared an exhibition of this iconic experiment in prefabricated housing, along with an appendix of press articles from the period to position the work in its contemporary context.
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Jean Prouvé designed "The Tropical House" in 1949 as a prototype for inexpensive, easily assembled housing to transport to France's African colonies. Fabricated in the designer's French workshops, the components for the house were completed in 1951 and flown disassembled to Africa. The house was erected in the town of Brazzaville, Congo, where it remained for nearly 50 years. Jean Prouvé: Tropical House is an in-depth look at the early French modernist's applied theories of prefabricated architecture. Copiously illustrated, this book studies the development of Prouvé's demountable buildings and houses and includes never-before-seen archival materials from the extensive collections of the Centre Pompidou and the designer's estate. The final chapter traces architectural historian Robert Rubin's voyage of discovery as he restored and prepared an exhibition of this iconic experiment in prefabricated housing, along with an appendix of press articles from the period to position the work in its contemporary context.
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Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel designed the Serpentine Gallery's pavilion for 2010, and created a commanding, eye-catching all-red structure designed to mimic the moment "when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes and, as you blink, the world dissolves into red." Also inspired by London's red buses and telephone boxes, this dramatic and seductive pavilion(...)
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Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel designed the Serpentine Gallery's pavilion for 2010, and created a commanding, eye-catching all-red structure designed to mimic the moment "when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes and, as you blink, the world dissolves into red." Also inspired by London's red buses and telephone boxes, this dramatic and seductive pavilion(...)
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Jean Nouvel: Red summer in Kensington gardens
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Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel designed the Serpentine Gallery's pavilion for 2010, and created a commanding, eye-catching all-red structure designed to mimic the moment "when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes and, as you blink, the world dissolves into red." Also inspired by London's red buses and telephone boxes, this dramatic and seductive pavilion consists of a cantilevered glass wall supporting a central frame, with retractable red canvas awnings, a red rubber floor and, to accommodate its many visitors, a red cafe bar, red table tennis tables and red hammocks, tables and chairs. "It's architecture on holiday," Nouvel has joked, also describing the pavilion as a "big sunglass." This similarly striking publication, designed by Nouvel, records the project in documentation, eight foldout posters and an interview with Nouvel by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Jean Nouvel: Red summer in Kensington gardens
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Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel designed the Serpentine Gallery's pavilion for 2010, and created a commanding, eye-catching all-red structure designed to mimic the moment "when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes and, as you blink, the world dissolves into red." Also inspired by London's red buses and telephone boxes, this dramatic and seductive pavilion consists of a cantilevered glass wall supporting a central frame, with retractable red canvas awnings, a red rubber floor and, to accommodate its many visitors, a red cafe bar, red table tennis tables and red hammocks, tables and chairs. "It's architecture on holiday," Nouvel has joked, also describing the pavilion as a "big sunglass." This similarly striking publication, designed by Nouvel, records the project in documentation, eight foldout posters and an interview with Nouvel by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
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