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100 contemporary wood buildings = 100 zeitgenèossische Holzbauten = 100 bâatiments contemporains en bois

Jodidio, Philip, author, Behlen, Caroline, translator, Bosser, Jacques, translator

Overview

\"Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction. This double-volume survey explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood from architects in China, Chile, and everywhere in between. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jèurgen Mayer H, and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, as at the Finnish Forest Research Institute by SARC Architects, or the Termas Geomâetricas Hot Springs Complex by Germâan del Sol. True to all Taschen architecture tomes, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents, as well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando to Renzo Piano. It celebrates each of these architect's vision and innovation, as well as investigating the techniques, trends, and principles that have informed their work with wood. It examines the computer guided milling that has allowed for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood's enduring appeal to our senses and our psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian beauty and simplicity.\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Taschen
• Subject: Building, Wooden. / Architecture, Modern 20th century. / Architecture, Modern 21st century. / Architectural woodwork. / Architects Biography.
• ISBN: 9783836542814, 3836542811

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
NA4110.J626 2015 V. 1	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE
NA4110.J626 2015 V. 2	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE