| Description |
2 volumes (730 pages) : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
Vol 1 (350 pages) -- Vol 2 (pages 352-730) |
| Summary |
"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 two-volume book 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 rising stars of the international scene like Rudy Ricciotti from France, as well as 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."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"This book is in part a compilation from Taschen's previously published Architecture now! series"--Facing title page |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
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In slip case |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in parallel English, German, and French |
| Subject |
Architecture, Modern -- 21st century -- Designs and plans.
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Architecture, Modern -- 21st century -- Pictorial works.
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Architecture, Modern -- 21st century.
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Concrete construction -- Pictorial works.
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Concrete construction.
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| Genre/Form |
Architectural drawings.
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Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Jodidio, Philip.
100 contemporary concrete buildings
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Jodidio, Philip.
100 contemporary concrete buildings. French
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Jodidio, Philip.
100 contemporary concrete buildings. German
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| LC no. |
2016462757 |
| ISBN |
3836547678 |
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9783836547673 (set) |
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