Riken Yamamoto : how to make a city / Herausgeber, Edition Architekturgalerie Luzern ; redaktion, Toni Häfliger, Thomas Volstorf.

Luzern : Architekturgalerie Luzern ; Sulgen : Niggli, [2013]
©2013

31 pages : color illustrations and plans ; 28 cm

Riken Yamamoto is one of Japan's leading architects, his work is of outstanding importance in urban design; his work seeks to integrate society, to be a cohesive force for contemporary living. Riken Yamamoto: How to Make a City focuses on Yamamoto's long-standing engagement with the concept of 'city' and the modern demands of urban life, given increasing population. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Architecture Gallery Lucerne, this is a selection of recent projects from the office Riken Yamamoto, among them The Circle at Zurich Airport, a project originating from a competition in 2009 won by Yamamoto. The multifunctional building complex, where internal construction adapts medieval city structures into a modern form, is based on Yamamoto's research project focusing on the complex needs of urban communal living space. Yamamoto's architecture is cutting edge, it explores the exciting and intriguing possibilities for aesthetic and sustainable design, imaginatively bringing complex urban building demands to life in the 21st Century.

9783721208887 (pbk.)
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Yamamoto, Riken, 1945- Exhibitions.
Yamamoto, Riken, 1945-
Architecture 21st century Exhibitions.
Architecture.

Exhibition catalogs.
Interviews.

Häfliger, Toni, editor.
Volstorf, Thomas, editor.
Architekturgalerie (Lucerne, Switzerland), host institution.

How to make a city

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 286527
Cote: BIB 226925
Statut: Disponible