Images: A Picture Book Of Architecture (Architecture in Focus)

Ruby, Ilka; Ruby, Andreas; Ursprung, Philip

ISBN 10: 3791331337 / ISBN 13: 9783791331331

Published by Prestel Pub, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Images: A Picture Book Of Architecture (...

Publisher: Prestel Pub

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

In this exciting, large-format volume, hundreds of photographs and illustrations document a major shift from the building as structure to the building as image. This exploration of the use and significance of two-dimensional images in contemporary architecture looks at the works of major designers, including Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, MVRDV, and Sauerbruch & Hutton, among others. It shows how certain architectural principles such as color and ornament - which nearly disappeared in modern twentieth century architecture - are making a strong comeback. Drawing connections to the rise of globalization and current media trends, this examination uses an abundance of thematically arranged photographs to illustrate what is unmistakably a major contemporary developement in architecture.

Review:

‘...Colourful and informative’ -- Kultureflash, February 22, 2005