Concrete /
edited by William Hall ; essay by Leonard Koren.
- 375 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm
Includes essay: Concrete thoughts / Leonard Koren.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Form -- Texture -- Juxtaposition -- Landscape -- Light -- Mass -- Presence -- Scale.
Concrete takes a fresh look at the world's most versatile and abundant building material. Collating fascinating and beautiful concrete buildings by some of the most celebrated architects of the last century, it features familiar projects from Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright alongside work from some of the leading lights of contemporary architecture including Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and many lesser-known newcomers. Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, the selected projects take the reader on a global tour of inspiring and intriguing structures: a German skatepark sits beside an Italian rooftop test track, a Japanese crematorium alongside a Portuguese swimming pool and a Brazilian government building next to a Chinese opera house. Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, each project includes an extended caption providing a commentary on the building. An essay by Leonard Koren, author of the best-selling Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, offers an evocative and perceptive view of concrete through the author's experience of studying architecture in California and living in Tokyo. Concrete is a beautiful and informative visual exploration of a material often considered dull and cold but actually full of spectacular potential.
9780714875156 0714875155
2017471580
1800-1999
Concrete construction--Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern--19th century.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Architectural photography.
Architectural photography.
Architecture, Modern.
Concrete construction.
Pictorial works.
NA4125 / .C622 2017
721/.04454
Includes essay: Concrete thoughts / Leonard Koren.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Form -- Texture -- Juxtaposition -- Landscape -- Light -- Mass -- Presence -- Scale.
Concrete takes a fresh look at the world's most versatile and abundant building material. Collating fascinating and beautiful concrete buildings by some of the most celebrated architects of the last century, it features familiar projects from Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright alongside work from some of the leading lights of contemporary architecture including Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and many lesser-known newcomers. Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, the selected projects take the reader on a global tour of inspiring and intriguing structures: a German skatepark sits beside an Italian rooftop test track, a Japanese crematorium alongside a Portuguese swimming pool and a Brazilian government building next to a Chinese opera house. Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, each project includes an extended caption providing a commentary on the building. An essay by Leonard Koren, author of the best-selling Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, offers an evocative and perceptive view of concrete through the author's experience of studying architecture in California and living in Tokyo. Concrete is a beautiful and informative visual exploration of a material often considered dull and cold but actually full of spectacular potential.
9780714875156 0714875155
2017471580
1800-1999
Concrete construction--Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern--19th century.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Architectural photography.
Architectural photography.
Architecture, Modern.
Concrete construction.
Pictorial works.
NA4125 / .C622 2017
721/.04454