| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Surface Crossings and Edge Environments -- 01. Modernist Legacies: An International Vernacular -- Collage Cities: Homes Beyond the Range / Aaron Betsky -- 02. Edge Conditions: Regional Inflection and the Architecture of Local Identity -- Software Rituals in the Contemporary Asian City / Akira Suzuki -- 03. Dense-Cities / Sprawl-Cities: Architecture in the Expanding New World City -- Perimeter Politics: The Rim and the Basin / Davina Jackson -- 04. Tectonics: Building Corporeal Architectures -- 05. Media-Tectonics: Generating an Ambient Architecture |
| Summary |
Unquestionably the most dynamic region of the globe, the Pacific Rim is changing the cultural map of the world. This first all-encompassing survey of the region's contemporary architecture showcases 33 of the most cutting-edge architecture and design studios - each profiled in depth, with texts, photographs, line drawings, sketches, and extended captions. Thematic coverage presents the work of such design groups as Miller/Hull Partnership in Seattle, TEN Arquitectos in Mexico City, and Toyo Ito in Tokyo, demonstrating just how cross-cultural Pacific Rim architecture is. An extensive reference section offers project lists and architects' biographies. Essays by three internationally recognized architecture and design writers pinpoint current developments in the Pacific US, Oceania, and Asia |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 224 |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Pacific Area -- History -- 20th century.
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Architecture -- Pacific Area -- 20th century.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Pacific Area.
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| LC no. |
98065885 |
| ISBN |
0847821161 |
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