Contemporary Concrete Buildings

Hardback

Main Details

Title Contemporary Concrete Buildings
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Philip Jodidio
SeriesBibliotheca Universalis
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:632
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 140
Category/GenreArchitectural structure and design
Building construction and materials
ISBN/Barcode 9783836564939
ClassificationsDewey:721.0445
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Edition Multilingual edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Taschen GmbH
Imprint Taschen GmbH
Publication Date 26 August 2022
Publication Country Germany

Description

Concrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of contemporary architecture. A kind of "liquid stone" at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition highlights the best work done in concrete of recent years. It includes such stars as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and Steven Holl, but also surprising new architects like the Russians SPEECH and artists such as James Turrell, who turned the famous concrete spiral of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim in New York into the setting of one of his most remarkable pieces. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

Author Biography

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid, and soon Norman Foster., Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid, and soon Norman Foster.

Reviews

"A fundamental reference for intellectual trends and developments in 21st-century architecture."