Dostępność: na zamówienie Since the release of the critically acclaimed 10x10 five years ago, the world of architecture has evolved: Advances in technology and research continue to produce increasingly sophisticated forms; advances in communication have resulted in decentralized, multicity architecture offices; and an impressive crop of young architects is emerging from countries with comparatively little previous recognition in the field, such as Slovenia, South Korea, and China.
This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from Taschen's groundbreaking title "Building a New Millennium" and the first four volumes of our renowned "Architecture Now!" books for a comprehensive study of architecture around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Up-and-coming architects - tomorrow's superstars - are featured alongside the field's most respected practitioners, such as Santiago Calatrava, Herzog & de Meuron, Koolhaas/OMA, Daniel Libeskind, Richard Meier, Oscar Niemeyer, and Jean Nouvel.
As always, TASCHEN is doing its best to keep up with the fast paced world of architecture by continually producing guides to the world’s best designers and projects. For the third volume of our Architecture Now! series, we’ve included many new and exciting names as well as recent projects by perennial favorites. Illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and website addresses.
Following the success of Ken Tate's three previously published books by IMAGES, this volume adds new depth and insight to the work of one of America's most gifted classical architects. Featuring nine residential projects, A Classical Vision reveals the extraordinary range of styles that this firm has produced over the last 20 years.
DOSTĘPNOŚĆ: NA ZAMÓWIENIE Founded in 2006, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has quickly positioned itself at the forefront of international architecture. This initial volume of the firm's work showcases their innovative approach to architecture, an approach that examines the synergies between the natural and built environments and places performance at the core of every design.
BLACK DOG Alvar Aalto is universally acknowledged as one of the most important figures of twentieth century architecture. His career overlapped both chronologically and ideologically with those of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, but his commitment to a humanitarian ideal, inspired by nature, set him apart from his purist Modernist contemporaries.
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This publication emphasizes both the diversity and universality of the Siza's output through a generous examination of 22 recent projects. A rich blend of sketches, drawings, models, plans, film stills, projects range from recreational sport facilities and social housing to urban interventions, museums and private commissions.
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Founded in 1968, this firm of architects with its headquarters in New York offers services in architecture, town planning, interior decoration, and the design of objects. In the course of its 32 years in professional practice, the company has developed more than three hundred projects in different parts of the world. Among these are projects of a corporate, educational, cultural, governmental, and private character. The more than 80 people that comprise the group have earned an international reputation with some 100 design awards, a continuous renown in both the general and the specialized press, and inclusion of their works in numerous exhibitions.
"With this introduction to the work of Andrea Palladio (1508–1580), TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series shines its spotlight on one of the most influential figures in the history of Western architecture. Palladio’s “Villa Rotonda” in Vicenza became the most famous building of its kind; it influenced many later designs and remains an important source of inspiration for today’s architects. The Palladian style, distinguished by the typical Serlian windows, pillared façades resembling Roman temples, symmetrical floor plans, and elevations, was imported to other European countries and became widely known; in Great Britain it was one the important roots of 17th and 18th century architecture. In the 19th century, American architecture heavily referred to the style, as seen in, for example, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home."
Each volume in this series highlights the work of an architect or artist from history. Featuring four-colour photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, layouts and brief, comprehensive texts, the books are intended to provide an easy reference for work, school or leisure.
The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Awarded annually to a living architect by an independent jury of experts, its purpose is ‘to honour a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture.’ Architect is the first book to document what the Pritzker Prize laureates have said and written about their field, with a selection of their major built works, seen in more than 700 images.
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Kolejna czwarta część architektury współczesnej Philipa Jodidio. Bogato ilustrowana. Miękka okładka,wymiary 19,6x24,9 cm, 576 stron.
Now in its fifth installment, the Architecture Now! series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Volume 5 features famous names and newcomers alike, and this time around a number of designers are also included, reflecting the new ways in which design and architecture are coming together. Since architecture also extends beyond walls, landscape architecture makes its appearance as well. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A–Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and web sites.
Piąta edycja serii ARCHITECTURE NOW! dokumentuje prace najbardziej awangardowych i wpływowych architektów z całego świata. W piątym tomie znajdujemy nazwiska zarówno uznanych, jak i debiutujących architektów. Tym razem pojawi się także kilku projektantów, tworzących zgodnie z najnowszym nurtem, w którym architektura i design przeplatają się wzajemnie. Jako że architektura wykracza poza ściany budynków, znajdujemy tu również przykłady z dziedziny architektury krajobrazu. Łatwy do przeglądania, alfabetycznie ułożony leksykon zawiera informacje o bieżących oraz niedawnych projektach, biogramy architektów, dane kontaktowe i adresy stron internetowych.
In 1956, Time magazine called him one of the “form-givers of the 20th century“: with his invention of steel-tube furniture, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) has made his mark in the history of design at the tender age of 23. He started his architectural career as one of the Bauhaus’s most influential architects with the 1932 Harnischmacher House.
Dostępność:na zamowienie Feats of design and engineering Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world’s most prominent architects, but is also an engineer, sculptor, and painter. His reputation as an unparalleled architectural engineer was cemented with his numerous bridges for cities around the world. With recent projects such as the stadium for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and the new railway station in Liège, Belgium, he has unarguably made his name in Europe and continues to look further ahead. His work is closely related to his own drawings of the human body, and to his sculptures of geometric forms, inspired by the dynamics of movement and tension
The focus of this monograph on Spanish-born Felix Candela (1919-1997) is on modern Mexican architecture and its international influence. Conducting daring structural experiments with materials such as reinforced concrete and experimenting with shell vaulting to find new methods to save costs and material in building, Candela not only succeeded in putting his engineering knowledge into high quality constructions but also into high quality architecture.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow 1868-Londres 1928), Scottish architect and designer, had a great influence on twentieth century architecture and decoration. He graduated from the Glasgow School of Art but soon abandoned the affected Victorian style to embrace one based on simplicity and geometrical shapes. The project for the Glasgow School of Art (1897-1899) established his reputation. This rationalist building juxtaposes long, delicate curves against its rectangular structure; it was extended by adding a library (1907-1909).
Dostępność:na zamowienie Zaha Hadid is one of the most important and influential architects in the world. Educated in mathematics in Baghdad and architecture at London’s Architectural Association, Hadid is the first female recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize. This is a complete monograph of Zaha Hadid’s early, unbuilt and built works, from her student years to the latest projects under development, and includes her furniture, stage and exhibition designs.
Architect Daniel Libeskind, known for his dynamic, fractured compositions, is also recognized for introducing a new critical discourse to architecture. In an enormous variety of projects around the world—major cultural institutions, convention centers, universities, hotels, commercial centers, and residential work—he has manifested his commitment to expanding the horizons of architecture and urbanism.
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An object of beauty in its own right, this book, newly available in paperback, is a timely celebration of a brilliant young talent at the height of his powers. It comprises four essential components: an introduction by Stuart Hall; a documentation of thirteen of Adjaye's acclaimed residential projects; a series of visual essays; and essays from cultural critics who have been touched by his buildings.
