From emergency relief shelters to a cardboard cathedral and exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Pritzker Prize–winning architect Shigeru Ban has made his name with his restlessly... Zobraziť viac
As urban living intensifies in density and numbers, the city landscape expands both outwards and upwards. Architects and urban designers craft new and experimental structures while also investigating existing buildings for potential reinvention or ... Zobraziť viac
Taschen - This is the works to date of one of the world's greatest living architects."The array of buildings by Renzo Piano is s Zobraziť viac
Architecture Now! 9 includes works in Amsterdam and Inner Mongolia by architects as famous as Zaha Hadid and Jean Nouvel, and those as little known to the general public as Carla Juaçaba from Brazil... Zobraziť viac
As economic problems make some shy away from grandiose, long-lasting buildings, a wave of new temporary buildings and architectural is sweeping over the planet. These can have uses from emergency relief to concert or performance venues... Zobraziť viac
As always, TASCHEN is doing its best to keep up with the fast paced world of architecture by continually producing guides to the world’s best designers and projects... Zobraziť viac
As always, TASCHEN is doing its best to keep up with the fast paced world of architecture by continually producing guides to the world’s best designers and projects... Zobraziť viac
Architecture Now Volume 3 was the winner of the prestigious Saint-Etienne Prize for the Best Architecture and Design Book of 2004. Volume 4 proves that the best keeps getting better... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
Ever since Henry David Thoreau's described his two years, two months, and two days of refuge existence at Walden Pond,... Zobraziť viac
Discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This dependable global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa... Zobraziť viac
Philippe Starck defines him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Philip Drew calls his buildings “land art” as they “struggle to emerge from the earth.” His designs have been described as haiku crafted from concrete, water, light, and... Zobraziť viac
Now in its fifth installment, the Architecture Now! series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Volume 5 features famous names and newcomers alike... Zobraziť viac
We tend to divide buildings into two basic categories—private structures such as houses, and public buildings like railway stations, concert halls or museums... Zobraziť viac
The third installment in our popular Architecture Now! Houses series includes 60 of the most dramatic new residences around the world. See the extraordinary House Turtle designed by the artists Carsten Höller and Marcel Odenbach in Biriwa, Ghana, ... Zobraziť viac
Taschen - Richard Meier & Partners 1963-2008 - The great New York architect's career to date From the early days as a member of Zobraziť viac
The idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal adventures with the most beautiful, inventive, and enchanting... Zobraziť viac
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 one of the noble materials of con Zobraziť viac
Designing private homes offers architects more freedom than corporate projects to express their ideas and try out new concepts. Conceiving living spaces is not without its own set of challenges, for which architects are forever looking... Zobraziť viac
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: one house seems to hover above the ground, ... Zobraziť viac
