Spectacular Buildings
A Selection of Contemporary Projects
Simone Schleifer(Editor)
TASCHEN (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-3-8228-4217-1 (ISBN)
Description
Rather than merely fulfilling an aesthetic purpose, today's new buildings have cultural, political, and social importance, and only those that succeed in reflecting these values, in combination with a novel approach to the practice of architecture, can be considered as spectacular. Challenged by an increasingly complex urban context, the buildings must carefully integrate their designs into the existing urban fabric through a skillful and sensitive interpretation of the buildings' purpose and relationship with the public. Bearing in mind these issues and criteria, this book gathers a selection of contemporary projects completed within the last few years that exemplify the latest trends in the creation of prominent institutional, corporate, retail, cultural and educational facilities around the world.
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Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
French
German
Place of publication
Cologne
Germany
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 25 cm
Width: 25 cm
Weight
2107 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8228-4217-1 (9783822842171)
Schweitzer Classification