Small Architecture
Philip Jodidio
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Description for Small Architecture
Hardcover. BIC Classification: AM; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Over the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminutive in their dimensions, but are definitely big when it comes to trendsetting ideas. Whether in Japanese cities, where large sites are hard to come by, or at the frontier between art and architecture, small buildings present many advantages, and push their designers to do more with less. A dollhouse for Calvin Klein in New York, a playhouse for ... Read more
Over the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminutive in their dimensions, but are definitely big when it comes to trendsetting ideas. Whether in Japanese cities, where large sites are hard to come by, or at the frontier between art and architecture, small buildings present many advantages, and push their designers to do more with less. A dollhouse for Calvin Klein in New York, a playhouse for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taschen GmbH
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Cologne, Germany
ISBN
9783836547901
SKU
V9783836547901
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 8 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Philip Jodidio
Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His books include TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.
Reviews for Small Architecture
Whether in Washington, Hokkaido, or anywhere in between, these projects prove not only intimate but innovative.