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OverviewConcrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of contemporary architecture. A kind of ""liquid stone"" at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition highlights the best work done in concrete of recent years. It includes such stars as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and Steven Holl, but also surprising new architects like the Russians SPEECH and artists such as James Turrell, who turned the famous concrete spiral of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim in New York into the setting of one of his most remarkable pieces. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip JodidioPublisher: Taschen GmbH Imprint: Taschen GmbH Edition: Multilingual edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.976kg ISBN: 9783836564939ISBN 10: 3836564939 Pages: 632 Publication Date: 26 October 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English, German, French Table of ContentsReviews"""A fundamental reference for intellectual trends and developments in 21st-century architecture.""" A fundamental reference for intellectual trends and developments in 21st century architecture. Author InformationPhilip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Homes for Our Time series and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |