Architecture in China: AD (Gn)

Architecture in China: AD (Gn)

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Synopsis

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 include: Atelier Deshaus, Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ), Atelier Zhanglei, EDGE Design Institute, Fake Design, Herzog & de Meuron, HHF architekten, Arata Isozaki, Jiakun Architects, Kengo Kuma, Li Xiaodong Atelier, MAD, MADA s.p.a.m., Michael Maltzan Architecture, NODE - Architecture, OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Studio Pei-Zhu, Toshiko Mori Architect, URBANUS Architecture & Design, Wang Hui, X-urban Associates, and Zhu Xiaofeng/Scenic Architecture.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Published: 16 Jun 2007

ISBN 10: 3822852643
ISBN 13: 9783822852644

Author Bio
Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was Editor-in-Chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, or Alvaro Siza, and is internationally recognized as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.