BasisarchitectuurReeks
Deze serie biedt een verhelderende reis door de wereld van architectuur via monografieën over invloedrijke wereldwijde architecten. Elk deel duikt in het leven en oeuvre van de architect, waarbij zijn belangrijkste werken chronologisch worden gepresenteerd. De boeken belichten de opdrachten van opdrachtgevers, de architectonische context en de uitdagingen en oplossingen bij de constructie. Met uitgebreide illustraties, waaronder foto's, schetsen en plattegronden, vormt deze collectie een essentiële bron voor zowel studenten, professionals als liefhebbers.
Aanbevolen leesvolgorde
The Bauhaus
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From Art Nouveau to modern minimalism One cannot visit Brussels without being struck by its impressive architecture, from the ornate traditional buildings on the Grand Place to the plethora of Art Nouveau townhouses scattered througho- ut the city. This style guide begins with a collection of period photos of the city and in the main body features detailed photos of Brussels's loveliest interiors, including works by renowned Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta, the minimal home designed by Vincent van Duysen, the classic antique-filled apartment by Axel Vervoordt, and examples of the work of interior designers Lionel Jadot and Agnes Emery.
Koenig
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Immortalized in Julius Shulman's photograph of Case Study House #22, Pierre Koenig is one of the leading figures of the Modern movement. With his two contributions to the Case Study Houses program and many other pioneering projects, he championed the streamlined elegance of industrial materials and epitomized postwar experimentalism and optimism.
Candela
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The focus of this monograph on Spanish-born Félix Candela (1919–1997) is on modern Mexican architecture and its international influence. Conducting daring structural experiments with materials such as reinforced concrete and experimenting with shell vaulting to find new methods to save costs and material in building, Candela not only succeeded in putting his engineering knowledge into high quality constructions but also into high quality architecture. Geometry marks his impressive sculptural work, not only in the industrial buildings but also in churches, restaurants, university buildings, and sport facilities. With this book, readers are invited to discover how construction problems result in poetic and bizarre forms, and how advances in engineering can lead to expressionist architecture.
Gio Ponti
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Architect, magazine editor, artist, academic: Gio Ponti's multifaceted oeuvre blurred boundaries across creative disciplines and lead the evolution of modern design in Italy. Filled with archival images, a timeline, and map of his Milanese buildings, this dedicated introduction traces Ponti's most celebrated works and provides an extensive...
Louis I. Kahn
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Meet the man who treated each building like a temple. From Dhaka, Bangladesh, to La Jolla, California, this book traces the extraordinary architectural language of Louis Isadore Kahn, the pioneering modernist who inflected the International Style with a back to basics classical grammar and pierced its sleek masses with geometrical shapes and...
Eero Saarinen
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Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) was one of the 20th century's great visionaries, both in the fields of furniture design (he created the ubiquitous Knoll "Tulip" chairs and tables, for example) and in architecture. Among his greatest accomplishments are monuments that shaped architecture in postwar America and became icons in themselves: Washington D.C.'s Dulles International Airport, the very sculptural and fluid TWA terminal at JFK Airport in New York, and the 630-foot high "Gateway to the West," the Arch of St. Louis. Marrying curves and dynamic forms with a modernist aesthetic, he brought a whole new dimension to architecture.
The illustrious career of Charles and Ray Eames “Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects, etc. ... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.” —Charles Eames “... everything hangs on something else.” —Ray Eames Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907–78 and 1912–88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films such as the seminal short, Powers of Ten.
Otto Wagner
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Adolf Loos
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Widely regarded as one of the most significant prophets of modern architecture, Adolf Loos (1870-1933) was a star in his own time, known throughout Vienna as an outspoken, audacious dandy and moralist who defied the establishment and repudiated the popular and ornamental Vienna Secession style. His work not only represented the beginning of Modernism, with its stark, unornamented style, but also revolutionized architecture by introducing the concept of "spatial plan" architecture, which allowed for economizing space by designating room sizes and heights based on their purposes. Loos also published numerous essays during his lifetime, the most notable of which is the oft-misunderstood "Ornament and Crime."
Neutra
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Explore a unique blend of structure and surroundings in this essential architectural introduction to Richard Neutra, pioneer of a particularly holistic brand of modernism which incorporated the ragged lines of a landscape as much as the sleek surfaces and pared down geometries of 20th-century cool.
Charles & Ray Eames 1907-1978, 1912-1988: Pioneers of Mid-Century Modernism
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Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects, etc.,... the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.- Charles Eames... everything hangs on something else.- Ray EamesNothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design. Though they are best known to the general public for their furniture, the husband and wife duo of Charles and Ray Eames (1907-78 and 1912-88, respectively) were also forerunners in the fields of architecture, industrial design, photography, and film. This book covers all the aspects of their illustrious career, from the earliest furniture experiments and molded plywood designs to the Case Study Houses to their work for Herman Miller and films such as the seminal short, Powers of Ten.
R. M. Schindler
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Maverick of mid-century American architecture "Each of my buildings deal with a different architectural problem, the existence of which has been forgotten in this period of Rational Mechanization. The question of whether a house is really a house is more important to me, than the fact that it is made of steel, glass, putty or hot air." - R. M. Schindler Hailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953), like his colleague Richard Neutra, emigrated to the US and applied his International Style techniques to the movement that would come to be known as California Modernism. Influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and taking cues from spatial notions found in cubism, he developed a singular style characterized by geometrical shapes, bold lines, and association of materials such as wood and concrete, as seen in his own Hollywood home (built in 1921-22) and the house he designed for P.M. Lovell in Newport Beach (1923-24). About the Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series
Hans Scharoun 1893-1972. Outsider of Modernism
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German architect Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) studied and practiced architecture his entire adult life but did not build a major building until 1963 when his impressive Berlin Philharmonie finally came to life. Scharoun's sculptural designs were influenced by the Expressionist and Kubst und Werk circles in which he mingled, but his dramatic designs were highly singular and among the best of his generation.
Eero Saarinen was one of the 20th century's great visionaries, both in the fields of furniture design and in architecture. Marrying curves and dynamic forms with a Modernist aesthetic, he brought a whole new dimension to architecture.
Bauhaus
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Through informal photographs, classroom studies, architectural plans, and much more, this defining account of the Bauhaus school of art and design draws on the foremost collection of the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin to record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities that made up this idealistic creative...
Mies van der Rohe
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This book explores more than 20 of his projects between 1906 and 1967, from his early work around Berlin to his most important American buildings.
Mies van der Rohe : 1886-1969 : struktura prostoru
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Monografie německo-amerického architekta Ludwiga Miese van der Rohe (1886–1969), jedné ze zakladatelských osobností moderní architektury. Mies neprošel akademickým vzděláním, jako člen Bauhausu (1930–1933 jeho ředitel) vyšel z prostého tvarosloví klasických forem. Proslavil se svou zásadou „méně je více“, která vyjadřovala jeho hledání čisté elegance architektonického výrazu. Kniha obsahuje obsáhlý úvodní biografický text a dále představuje na asi 120 ilustracích Miesovy nejvýznamnější stavby, mezi nimi Německý pavilon na Mezinárodní výstavě v Barceloně (1928–1929) nebo brněnskou vilu Tugendhat (1929–1930).
Santiago Calatrava : 1951 : architekt, inženýr, umělec
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Santiago Calatrava je nejen jeden z nejvýznamnějších světových architektů, ale také konstruktér, sochař a malíř. Pověst nepřekonatelného architekta a stavitele stvrdil četnými projekty mostů po celém světě. Projekty z poslední doby - olympijský stadion v Athénách nebo nová železniční stanice v belgickém Lutychu, si vybudoval jméno v Evropě. Jeho práce na poli architektury úzce souvisí s kresbami lidského těla a se skulpturami geometrických tvarů, kterým se také věnuje a jež jsou inspirovány dynamikou, pohybem a napětím. Calatrava, nositel zlaté medaile American Institute of Architects z roku 2005 a jediný architekt, který kdy vystavoval v Museum of Modern Art a Metropolitan Museum of Art v New Yorku, je jedním z největších a nejavantgardnějších architektů dneška.
Prouve
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Elegance and economy define the work of French architect and designer Jean Prouve, whose oeuvre includes highly coveted furniture as well as parts for building prefabricated structures. Photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans illustrate this introduction to one of the most interdisciplinary designers; a jack of all trades experimenting with...
Die Nachtansicht des Case Study House #22, das wie ein Adlerhorst hoch über dem Lichtermeer von Los Angeles schwebt, gehört zu den berühmtesten Architekturaufnahmen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Mit seinen zwei innovativen Bauten für das legendäre Projekt des Magazins Arts and Architecture wurde der amerikanische Architekt Pierre Koenig (1925-2004) zu einer der führenden Figuren der Moderne in den Vereinigten Staaten. Schon als Architekturstudent entwarf er 1950 sein erstes Haus aus Glas und Stahl – unter der Prämisse, dass vorgefertigte Materialien erschwingliche Bauten mit viel Raum möglich machten. Koenigs Häuser, beispielsweise das Johnson House oder das Oberman House (beide 1962), können als direkte Antworten auf die extremen Wetterbedingungen in Südkalifornien verstanden werden – sein Werk ist von Verantwortungsbewusstsein für die Umwelt und die Menschen geprägt. Seine Bauten stehen stellvertretend für den Geist einer ganzen Generation: sie verkörpern den Optimismus und die Lebensfreude der amerikanischen Nachkriegsgesellschaft.
Frank Lloyd Wright
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The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) exerted a unique influence on the architecture of the first half of the 20th century. This volume presents the whole range of his extraordinarily profilic output and shows clearly how his view of the world was a common factor throughout the rich diversity of his oeuvre. From his early prairie houses to the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Frank Lloyd Wright saw man as the focal point of an architecture closely bound up with nature.
Schinkel
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With an eye for detail as much as expanse, Karl Friedrich Schinkel made his name as a painter and designer, and above all as state architect of Prussia, creating some of the most significant building landmarks in Berlin. This richly illustrated introduction covers his expansive oeuvre and commitment to beauty across Neo-Classical, Neo-Gothic, ...
Marcel Breuer
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With his invention of steel-tube furniture, Marcel Breuer has made his mark in the history of design at the tender age of 23. Part of the "Basic Architecture" series, this book features essays exploring his life and work; the works presented in chronological order; and, an appendix including a list of works, biography, bibliography and a map.
Der Mann, der die Zukunft baute Arbeiten aus 70 Jahren: Oscar Niemeyer sprengt alle Grenzen Zum 100. Geburtstag des brasilianischen Architekten Oscar Niemeyer schrieb die New York Times: \"r hat sich in den 1940ern, 1950ern und 1960ern als einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des Modernismus etabliert. Indem er wuchtige Abstraktionen mit tropischem Hedonismus tränkte, veränderte er Brasiliens Selbstverständnis und faszinierte Architekten in aller Welt.\" Niemeyer übte seinen Beruf über insgesamt mehr als sieben Jahrzehnte aus, von seinem ersten großen Projekt von 1936 gemeinsam mit Lucio Costa und Le Corbusier bis zu seinem Tod im Dezember 2012. An die 700 realisierte und unrealisierte Bauten hat er entworfen, wobei er bautechnisch wie formal immer wieder neue, riskante Wege beschritt. Sein unbestrittenes Meisterwerk blieb dennoch Brasilia – die futuristische Hauptstadt seines Heimatlandes, die als verwirklichte Utopie zu den Kulturschätzen des 20. Jahrhunderts zählt.
Antoni Gaudí 1852-1926: From Nature to Architecture
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Von der in den Himmel ragenden Sagrada Família über die schimmernde, gewölbte Fassade des Casa Batlló bis hin zur verzauberten Landschaft des Park Güell : Es ist nicht schwer zu verstehen, warum Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) der „Architekt Gottes“ genannt wird. Mit fließenden Formen und mathematischer Präzision preisen seine Werke die Wunder der Natur. Säulen recken sich wie Baumstämme empor, Fensterrahmen sind wie Zweige geschwungen und Keramikfliesen changieren im Licht wie die schuppige Haut eines Reptils. Basierend auf seiner Naturverbundenheit, neugotischen und orientalistischen Einflüssen sowie seinen katalanischen Wurzeln schuf Gaudí eine einzigartige Strömung des Modernisme , die das Stadtbild von Barcelona verwandelte und noch heute prägt. Sieben seiner Projekte sind als UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe gelistet. Dieses Buch führt ein in das unverwechselbare Schaffen des genialen Architekten. Es geht seinen Einflüssen nach und präsentiert die Details, mit denen seine Gebäude auch 100 Jahre nach ihrer Erbauung noch beeindrucken, inspirieren und begeistern.
Walter Gropius
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Born and educated in Germany, Walter Gropius (1883-1969) belongs to the select group of architects that massively influenced the international development of modern architecture. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, Gropius made inestimable contributions to his field, to the point that knowing his work is crucial to understanding Modernism. His early buildings, such Fagus Boot-Last Factory and the Bauhaus Building in Dessau, with their use of glass and industrial features, are still indispensable points of reference. After his emigration to the United States, he influenced the education of architects there and became, along with Mies van der Rohe, a leading proponent of the International Style.
The few buildings Le Corbusier was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to the forefront of modern architecture, but it wasn't until after World War II that his master works were constructed.
Tadao Ando. The geometry of human space
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Get to know Tadao Ando, the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. This succinct introduction explores Ando's unique blend of calm Japanese tradition and compelling modernism across private homes, churches, fashion stores, museums, and more.
Zaha Hadid: Complete works 1979-today
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Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) war eine revolutionäre Architektin, die über Jahre hinweg gefeiert und mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet wurde, obwohl sie zunächst kaum Gebäude realisierte. Kritiker behaupteten, ihre Entwürfe seien kaum umsetzbar. Doch in ihren späteren Jahren wurden Hadids Visionen Wirklichkeit und prägten das architektonische Vokabular in Projekten wie dem Port House in Antwerpen, dem Al Janoub Stadium in Katar und dem neuen Flughafengebäude in Peking. Zum Zeitpunkt ihres vorzeitigen Todes 2016 war Hadid fest in der Architekturelite etabliert und arbeitete an Projekten in Europa, China, dem Nahen Osten und den USA. Sie war die erste Architektin, die sowohl den Pritzker-Architekturpreis als auch die Royal Gold Medal der RIBA erhielt. Ihr langjähriger Partner Patrik Schumacher leitet heute das Büro Zaha Hadid Architects. Diese umfassend aktualisierte, handliche Ausgabe basiert auf der XXL-Monografie und deckt Hadids Werke bis hin zu laufenden Projekten ab. Mit zahlreichen Fotos, detaillierten Skizzen und Hadids eigenen Zeichnungen verfolgt der Band ihre Karriere, erfasst ihre bahnbrechendsten Bauten und schließt auch ihre Entwürfe für Möbel und Inneneinrichtungen ein, die Teil ihrer einzigartigen, unverkennbaren Welt des 21. Jahrhunderts waren.
Josef Hoffmann
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Rakouský architekt a designér Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) dalekosáhle ovlivnil svou dobu: celých 60 let vedl tvůrčí dialog se secesí a stylem art deco. Předtím, než ho v osmdesátých letech znovu objevili postmodernisté, upadlo jeho dílo téměř do zapomnění; nyní je jeho význam nepochybný. Jako designér byl jednou z klíčových osobností Wiener Werkstätte a udržoval úzké styky s hnutím Umění a řemesla. Jako architekt dal Evropě některé z jejích prvních moderních budov, například sanatorium v Purkersdorfu (1904) nebo Palais Stoclet (1905-1911). Ve svém díle kráčel napříč různými styly a školami, ale zachovával neúchylný formalismus. S funkcionalismem se rozešel ještě dříve, než tento styl vyšel z módy. Z pohledu dějin byl Hoffmann dvakrát avantgardní: při vzestupu modernismu i při jeho pádu.
La Bauhaus
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Descripción del editor: "Durante un fugaz periodo de catorce años intercalado entre dos guerras mundiales, la escuela de arte y diseño alemana Bauhaus cambió el aspecto de la modernidad. Con ideales utópicos para el futuro, la escuela fue pionera en la fusión del arte, la artesanía y la tecnología aplicada a la pintura, la escultura, el diseño, la arquitectura, el cine, la fotografía, los tejidos, la cerámica, el teatro y la instalación artística. La Bauhaus fue fundada por Walter Gropius (1883-1969) como una apasionada comunidad y como un colectivo preocupado por la problemática social, y contó con Josef y Anni Albers, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Oskar Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, Marianne Brandt y Ludwig Mies van der Rohe entre sus miembros. En sus tres ubicaciones consecutivas, Weimar, Dessau y Berlín, la escuela fue testigo de un intercambio carismático y creativo entre profesores y estudiantes de diversos estilos y preferencias artísticas, pero unidos en su idealismo e interés por una obra de arte ±total» que englobara diferentes prácticas y medios. Este libro es un homenaje al atrevimiento e innovación del movimiento Bauhaus, pionero en el desarrollo del arte moderno y paradigma de la educación artística, en el que una total libertad de expresión creativa y de ideas vanguardistas dio lugar a creaciones hermosas y prácticas." (Taschen).
K. F. Schinkel
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Leben und Werk des deutschen Architekten (1781-1841).
Ando
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Philippe Starck describes him as a "mystic in a country which is no longer mystic." Drew Philip calls his buildings "land art" that "struggle to emerge from the earth." He is the only architect to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. His name is Tadao Ando, and he is one of the world's greatest living architects. Combining influences from Japanese tradition with the best of Modernism, Ando has developed a completely unique building aesthetic that makes use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and nature in a way that has never been witnessed elsewhere in architecture. This book provides the perfect introduction to Ando's work, including private homes, churches, museums, apartment complexes, and cultural spaces throughout Japan, and in France, Italy, Spain, and the USA.
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 : the lyricism of architecture in the machine age
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Even in his unrealised projects, Le Corbusier redefined modern living, synthesising functionalism, expressionism, and expansive urban thinking from Switzerland to Chandigarh, India. This book provides a succinct introduction to his trailblazing ideas, writings, and buildings, which continue to resonate and influence to this day.
Vue d'ensemble abondamment illustrée des réalisations de l'architecte américain Schindler, considéré comme un représentant marquant de l'école californienne. Ses constructions, la plupart des maisons individuelles, sont devenues des modèles de l'architecture moderne. Essai introductif (49 p.) sur son oeuvre
Jean Prouvé
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French architect and designer, Jean Prouve was one of the important constructors of the 20th century. Prouve's design innovations included cleverly-shaped metal parts for building prefabricated structures. An introduction to Prouve's work, this title gives an insight into the variety of his oeuvre and the progressiveness of his vision.
Shigeru Ban
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Známý japonský architekt Shigeru Ban se zúčastnili SCI-Arc v Kalifornii a získal titul na Vysoké škole Cooper Union School of Architecture v New Yorku. S kancelářemi v Tokiu a Paříži, Ban důsledně zpochybňuje přijaté představy o architektuře. Navrhuje domy bez zdí nebo výstavní prostory vyrobené z papírových trubek a přepravních kontejnerů. Tato kniha sleduje celou jeho kariéru a jasně dokazuje, proč je jedním z nejmodernějších a nejvýznamnějších architektů na světě.
Palladio
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Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016 : the explosion reforming space
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Zaha Hadid (1950–2016) leitete ihr Architekturbüro in London über ein Jahrzehnt, bevor ihr erstes Projekt, die Feuerwehrzentrale des Vitra-Werks in Weil am Rhein, realisiert wurde. Dennoch war die umstrittene Architektin bereits zuvor berühmt und gehörte zu einer neuen Generation von Künstlerarchitekten, die ohne realisierte Entwürfe gefeiert und ausgezeichnet wurden. Ihre visionären Ansätze schienen lange Zeit unbaubar, da sie futuristisch und gewagt waren und oft die Funktionalität vernachlässigten. Hadids frühe Arbeiten waren von spitzwinkligen, dekonstruktivistischen Formen geprägt, während sich ihre Entwürfe in den 2000er Jahren zunehmend in fließende, organische Strukturen verwandelten. Sie entwarf weltweit, auch in Ländern mit kritischen Arbeitsbedingungen, was ihr Kritik einbrachte. Zu ihren bekanntesten Werken zählen das Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, das Museum MAXXI in Rom, das Guangzhou-Opernhaus in China und das Wassersportzentrum für die Olympischen Sommerspiele 2012 in London. Bei ihrem unerwarteten Tod 2016 war Hadid eine feste Größe in der Architekturwelt, die erste Frau, die sowohl den Pritzker-Preis als auch die RIBA Royal Gold Medal erhielt. Der Band präsentiert Schlüsselbeispiele aus Hadids Karriere, von ihren frühen dekonstruktivistischen Arbeiten bis hin zu ihren späteren, organischen Entwürfen, in denen alle Elemente des Designs harmonisch integriert sind.
American architect Pierre Kcenig (1925-2004) is one of the leading figures of the Modern movement in America. Part of the "Basic Architecture" series, this book features introductory essays exploring his life and work; the important works presented in chronological order; and, an appendix including a list of works, biography, and more
Modernist experimental homes. Prototypes for everyone The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to re-define the modern home, and thus had a pronounced influence on architecture - American and international - both during the program's existence and even to this day. TASCHEN brings you a monumental retrospective of the entire program with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches.
Andrea Palladio
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Andrea Palladio's 'Villa Rotonda' in Vicenza became the most famous building of its kind; it influenced many later designs and remains an important source of inspiration for architects. Part of the "Basic Architecture" series, this title gives an introduction to the work of Andrea Palladio (1508-1580).
John Lautner
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In John Lautners Villen lässt es sich filmreif leben. Als futuristische Eyecatcher in dramatischen Lagen prägen sie die Landschaft um L. A. und unsere Träume. Auch wer Lautner (1911–1994) nicht kennt, hat wahrscheinlich eine seiner Villen in Hollywoodproduktionen gesehen, von den 1970ern bis heute, darunter Bond-Filme und Werke der Coen-Brüder. Lautner hatte ein Faible für futuristische Entwürfe und abenteuerliche Lagen mit grandiosen Ausblicken, was ihm einige der originellsten Bauten des vergangenen Jahrhunderts ermöglichte. Seine außergewöhnlichen Villen spiegeln den Zeitgeist der 1950er- und 1960er-Jahre wider, eine Ära des wirtschaftlichen Wachstums und des Wohlstands. Heute stehen viele seiner Werke als „historisch-kulturelle Denkmäler von Los Angeles“ unter Denkmalschutz. Lautners Bauwerke stehen in direktem Dialog mit der umgebenden Landschaft. Wie Wright wählte er für seine glamourösen Wohnhäuser dramatische Lagen außerhalb der Stadt, die heute als hip gelten. Jedes seiner Gebäude ist einzigartig, mit individuellen architektonischen Lösungen und innovativen Konstruktionen. Diese Einführung in Lautners Werk beleuchtet neben seinen berühmten Villen auch weniger bekannte Bauten und nicht realisierte Projekte.
Calatrava
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A classic, prize-winning novel about an epic migration and a lone woman haunted by the past in frontier Waipu. In the 1850s, a group of settlers established a community at Waipu in the northern part of New Zealand. They were led there by a stern preacher, Norman McLeod. The community had followed him from Scotland in 1817 to found a settlement in Nova Scotia, then subsequently to New Zealand via Australia. Their incredible journeys actually happened, and in this winner of the New Zealand Book Awards, Fiona Kidman breathes life and contemporary relevance into the facts by creating a remarkable fictional story of three women entangled in the migrations - Isabella, her daughter Annie and granddaughter Maria. McLeod's harsh leadership meant that anyone who ran counter to him had to live a life of secrets. The 'secrets' encapsulated the spirit of these women in their varied reactions to McLeod's strict edicts and connect the past to the present and future.
Le Corbusier : 1887-1965 : the lyricism of architecture in the machine age
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Architectural poetry in the machine age "Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of volumes brought together in light." - Le Corbusier Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review L`Esprit Nouveau in 1920. The few buildings he was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to the forefront of modern architecture, though it wasn`t until after World War II that his epoch-making buildings were constructed, such as the Unité d`Habitation in Marseilles and the Church of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp. About the Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series
