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100 Contemporary Wood Buildings
25Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)Availability: In StockTravel the world to investigate one of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood. How has this elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot spring structures and cutting-edge urban renewal schemes? With 100 projects from China, Chile, and everywhere in between, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.13 lb, 632 pages
“From a functional tree house to inspired restaurants, this collection instructs on the ecology of wooden construction, with plenty of eye candy for architecture enthusiasts.”
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings
25Timberland
The wooden structures of the 21st century
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. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction.
This Bibliotheca Universalis edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood by architects around the world. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jürgen Mayer H., and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, such as at the Termas Geométricas Hot Springs Complex in Pucón, Chile, by Germán del Sol.
True to all TASCHEN architecture titles, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents as well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano. It celebrates each architect’s vision and innovation, as well as investigating the techniques, trends, and principles that have informed their work with wood. It examines the computer-guided milling that has allowed for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood’s enduring appeal to our senses and psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian simplicity.
This Bibliotheca Universalis edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood by architects around the world. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jürgen Mayer H., and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, such as at the Termas Geométricas Hot Springs Complex in Pucón, Chile, by Germán del Sol.
True to all TASCHEN architecture titles, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents as well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano. It celebrates each architect’s vision and innovation, as well as investigating the techniques, trends, and principles that have informed their work with wood. It examines the computer-guided milling that has allowed for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood’s enduring appeal to our senses and psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian simplicity.
The author
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Homes for Our Time series and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid.
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 0.97 kg, 632 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-6156-3
Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)Download product images here
4.8
Good Taschen book as usual
November 5, 2021
Taschen ( Standard ) high quality both in research of content and book quality (paper, print etc...)Beautiful cover
October 29, 2021
Everything inside the book is amazing and beautiful, every photo and everything that is written inside. If you are into arquitecture, I strongly recommend you to buy it. Plus, it looks beautiful as decoration, the cover looks as if it was actually made out of wood.Fascinating.
October 27, 2021
Beautiful book chock full of wonderfully illustrated buildings created from nature's most splendid material, timber.Very nice book.
October 27, 2021
Nice to have on the table and to relax and review wood wonders.Große Sammlung an Holzkonstruktionen
November 3, 2021
Für Fans von Holzbauten eine wirklich schöne und umfangreiche Sammlung. Wer Ideen und Anregungen sucht wird hier schnell fündig! Die unendliche Vielfalt, Wärme und Schönheit von Holz als Baustoff wird hier eindrucksvoll in Buchform gebracht.Fällt in die Zeit
November 3, 2021
Durch den ausgeprägten nachhaltigen Zeitgeist wird es auch in der Welt der Häuser unabdingbar, auf unsere Erde zu achten. In diesem Bildband sind viele sehr schöne Beispiele, wie wir als Menschen mit unserem Lebensraum zusammen funktionieren können, ohne diesen zu zerstören.