Architecture in France
Contemporary architecture by country
TASCHEN's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
Architects featured: Matali Crasset, Odile Decq, Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Edouard François, Manuelle Gautrand, Jakob + MacFarlane, Lacaton & Vassal, Jean Nouvel, Marin-Trottin/Périphériques, Dominique Perrault, Christian de Portzamparc, Rudy Ricciotti, Valode & Pistre, Jean-Paul Viguier, Jean-Michel Wilmotte
About the author:
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His books include TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.
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Architecture in France
Jodidio, Philip
Hardcover, 23.1 x 28.9 cm (9.1 x 11.4 in.), 192 pages $ 29.99 |
- Reviews (18 items)
"Les éditions TASCHEN nous proposent un singulier tour du monde: à travers le prisme de l’architecture, la culture et le tempérament traversés rejaillissent de façon inattendue. (…) La collection comporte déjà 7 destinations (France, Japon, Hollande, Royaume-Uni, Etats-Unis, Suisse, Chine). (…) Faites le tour du monde avec des yeux nouveaux! Une collection qui ouvre de nouvelles perspectives sur le monde de l’architecture en mettant le projecteur sur les tendances actuelles par pays. Avec, pour chaque ouvrage, une vingtaine d’architectes de ces pays, et, par la même, un certain été esprit."
linternaute.com, France
linternaute.com, France
- Clippings (3 items)
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Dolce Vita, Czech Republic, February 01, 2007
Dolce Vita, Czech Republic, February 01, 2007
- See also (6 items)
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