Présentation de l'oeuvre complète de Tadao Ando, architecte japonais qui a développé une esthétique de construction faisant appel au béton, au bois, à l'eau, à la lumière, à l'espace et à la nature, en mêlant influences japonaises et modernisme. Il a dessiné des maisons privées, des églises, des musées, des appartements et des centres culturels au Japon, en Europe, aux Etats-Unis.

Beknopte bespreking van kleine architectuur zoals woon- en kantoorruimtes, alsmede van hun architecten.

Updated with over 200 new pages, this XXL-sized monograph is jam-packed with photographs, sketches, and plans that span Renzo Piano's entire career to date. It includes ongoing works like the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA and the Emergency Children's Surgery Center in Entebbe, Uganda, as well as newly finished projects like the...

A seductive, stylish, compelling, and authoritative assembly of vanguard small-scale houses that tread very lightly in nature, leading the way for architects, homeowners, and dreamers to rethink ways we can live, reside, and flourish. Architects have sought more and more to integrate residences into their settings minimally disturbing nature, with houses that float on the water or up in the trees. This book reveals 51 designs that bring their residences into nature, even allowing the natural setting to enter the very walls, with priority given to sustainability and carbon footprint. Each of the book’s homes is carefully chosen for its innovative and seductive design, approachable scale, and stunning location, whether cocooned within the earth itself or soaring high amongst the treetops, surrounded by cooling waters, or resisting the desert heat. Considerations of energy consumption can dictate a green roof in some cases, while blending ever more fully into the environment gives the satisfaction of not existing in contradiction with the world, a kind of escape to the original garden, or more precisely, a return to fundamental, incontrovertible values. The book’s collection spans the globe—from a remote bay on Bruny Island (Tasmania) to an isolated beach in Nicaragua or cabin perched above a fjord in Norway. Today’s architectural vanguard is represented, as well as established firms working at the forefront of twenty-first-century design, such as Tom Kundig of the Seattle practice Olson Kundig and Snøhetta from Oslo. With a wealth of photographs showcasing each house inside and out, plus plans, Houses Natural/Natural Houses offers inspiration—and tranquility.

Get closer and discover the world's finest selection of petite architecture. Including the work of Alphaville, Olson Kundig, BIG, Aranza de Ariño, Takeshi Hosaka, and MAPA, this diverse collection of small but delicate houses proves that 100 square meters is plenty of room for intelligent and responsible building. Dream big--build small.

Open the door into 100 of the most beautiful and pioneering houses of the past two decades. With featured architects including Daniel Libeskind, Herzog & de Meuron, and Zaha Hadid, this is a dependable global digest of the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of turning all the emotional and practical requirements of "home" into a constructed...

L&'idea di rifugiarsi su un albero, o anche soltanto di guardare il mondo da un&'altra prospettiva si perde nella notte dei tempi. Questo volume ci accompagna alla scoperta delle più emozionanti avventure dell&'uomo tra i rami, grazie a cinquanta tra le più belle, originali e incantevoli case sugli alberi del mondo. Che si tratti di una casa romantica o contemporanea, progettata da un architetto di fama o realizzata da un anonimo artigiano, dovrete salire fino in cima per poter visitare ogni genere di struttura realizzata sugli alberi: da una sala da tè a un ristorante, da un albergo a uno spazio giochi per bambini, fino a semplici trespoli dai quali contemplare il mistero della vita, ammirare il paesaggio e scoprire che su un albero si può costruire qualunque casa l&'immaginazione riesca a concepire. Questo volume, ricco di fotografie e illustrazioni, è un omaggio a uno stile di vita alternativo in cui l&'immaginazione spensierata si sposa con una raffinata sensibilità nei confronti dell&'ambiente.

Since Osaka World Expo '70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future--building greener and smarter than ever before.

Die zentralen Anliegen moderner Baukunst sind heute Umweltbewusstsein und Energieeffizienz. Intelligente Architektur ist ressourcenschonend - und in Zeiten von global warming mehr als nur ein hipper Trend. Diese Gesamtschau aus unserer Bibliotheca Universalis-Reihe versammelt die gelungensten Beiträge nachhaltigen Bauens aus den Architecture Now!-Bänden und präsentiert dazu zahlreiche neue Projekte - von Stars wie Frank Gehry und Norman Foster ebenso wie von vielversprechenden Newcomern aus aller Welt. Anders als in einem bautechnischen Ratgeber sind die Inhalte nicht nach bestimmten Kategorien untergliedert. Denn "grün" zu bauen heißt, sich der Verantwortung zu stellen, die mit der Errichtung und der Nutzung moderner Gebäude verbunden ist - und es gibt unzählige Möglichkeiten, diesem Bewusstsein Ausdruck zu verleihen. Einige sogenannte passive Ansätze sind so alt wie die Geschichte der Architektur selbst, andere basieren auf allerneuesten Technologien. Die hundert in dieser Sammlung vorgestellten Gebäude zeigen das ganze Spektrum zeitgenössischer ökologischer Baukunst und gehören zu den derzeit aufregendsten Architekturprojekten der Welt.

Découvrez la fine fleur de l'habitat contemporain mondial. Cette anthologie soignée présente des architectes renommés, comme Shigeru Ban et Marcio Kogan, aux côtés de talents prometteurs, parmi lesquels Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia et Shunri Nishizawa. Classé par architecte et richement illustré par des plans et des photographies soignées, cet ouvrage offre un tour d'horizon complet de la maison actuelle.