Minimalist Architecture

Bertoni, Franco

ISBN 10: 3764366427 / ISBN 13: 9783764366421

Published by Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, 2002

About this Item

First edition thus, hardcover, has a skew to the binding, moderate bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a small stain near the fore edge of the front. Overall, this is a solid, tight, Very Good copy in a like dust jacket, which has bumps with light creasing to the spine ends and corners, rubbing with some small spots and smudges to the covers, and a hint of wear to the edges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Minimalist Architecture
• Publisher: Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764366427
• ISBN 13: 9783764366421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition Thus.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

minimalism as a concept was first used in the world of art to characterize the work of Donald Judd, Sol Le Witt and several others. Soon afterwards, this creative approach began to take hold in architecture, and the works of many contemporary architects are rooted in Minimalism to a greater or lesser degree. This publication goes to the heart of this trend, looking first at Loos, Wittgenstein, Mies van der Rohe, and Asplund, the definitive precursors of Minimalism. Then the works of today´s protagonists, who include Tadao Ando, Luìs Barragàn, Alberto Campo Baeza, A.G. Fronzoni, Michael Gabellini, John Pawson, Claudio Silvestrin, Eduardo Souto Moura, and Peter Zumthor are covered extensively. A selection of texts contributed by the featured architects conclude the volume. With a clear even austere presentation, this book not only reflects its contents but provides a comprehensive overview of Minimalism, one of the dominant trends in contemporary architecture.