About the book: The traditional material wood is celebrating a furious comeback in architecture worldwide. From bungalows to sacred buildings, from corporate headquarters to entire neighborhoods – wood is a building material with a future. In 100 projects from Chile to China, this overview explores the entire spectrum of contemporary building with the warmest and most sensual of all building materials.
Biography: Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and was the editor-in-chief of the French art magazine Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. His publications with TASCHEN include the series Homes for Our Time as well as monographs on numerous significant architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel and Zaha Hadid.
Pages: 624
AUTHOR: Philip Jodidio
First publication: 24/06/2021
Language of the book: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Edition: INT
ISBN: 978-3-8365-8401-2
Themes: Architecture & Design
Dimensions: 25.0 cm x 34.0 cm, weight
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