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100 Contemporary Architects by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
Building the future: An indispensable overview of cutting-edge architecture In ideal terms, the architect exists to create what is a functional building and a work of art at the same time. The reality of the matter is of course much more complicated. Each and every building project faces a myriad of con ...Show more
100 Contemporary Architects by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
Keeping up with the fast-paced world of architecture, this is the indispensable compendium of the most cutting-edge architects around. This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN's groundbreaking title Building a New Millennium and the first four volumes of our renowned Architect ...Show more
100 Contemporary Brick Buildings by Philip Jodidio
Category: Design
Brick by Brick The world's most innovative brick buildings Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resil ...Show more
100 Contemporary Concrete Buildings by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Concrete Heights The most exciting projects behind the contemporary concrete trend Concrete? 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 ...Show more
100 Contemporary Houses by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Domestic bliss: Innovative, intimate architecture from China to ChileDesigning private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requir ...Show more
100 Contemporary Houses (2020 Edition) by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
Designing private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requirements, and vision of particular personalities becomes priority. The ...Show more
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
Timberland: The wooden structures of the 21st century Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefit ...Show more
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Timberland: The wooden structures of the 21st century Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefit ...Show more
A Sustainable Future - Urban Parks and Gardens by Philip Jodidio (Editor)
Category: Architecture
Discover how these brilliantly designed green spaces have helped improve the lives of urban dwellers all over the Arab World, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. For centuries the garden has served as a central element in Muslim culture. The new or restored gardens created by AKTC, seen in thi ...Show more
Ando - Complete Works 1975-Today (XL) by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
This fresh overview of Tadao Ando's oeuvre spans from his beginnings in 1975 to today. Based on the massive XXL edition, this accessible volume sheds light on the Modernist master through photographs and architectural drawings, and includes such new projects as the Shanghai Poly Grand Theater and the Cl ...Show more
Architecture Now! Houses: v.1 by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
No place like home. This title features new houses of elegance and distinction from around the world. Beyond the fundamental notion of shelter, what defines a house? The broad-ranging selection of extraordinary dwellings in the Architecture Now! Houses series shows the concept to be infinitely malleable ...Show more
Architecture Now! Volume 7 by Philip Jodidio
Category: Home Interiors
After the Fall - Architecture is in a new Economic Climate. Taschen's "Architecture Now! 7" features an arching overview of today's architecture, from modern to radically avant-garde. As with previous books in the series, "Architecture Now! 7" includes a broad variety of projects from around the world, ...Show more