Architecture of the Earth
Subtitle: Daichi no kenchiku
By: Ensamble Studio = Ansanburu Sutajio
Publisher: TOTO Publishing
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9784887063907
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Earth construction; Earthworks (Art); Modern Architecture; Land art; Architecture; Earthworks (sculpture)
Other titles: Daichi no kenchiku
Description: Ensamble Studio was founded in 2000 and is led by architects Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa. Their practice is rooted in a fascination with the fact that architecture comes from the Earth. For thousands of years, with the extraction of metals, minerals, fibres, and soil, the process was relatively simple. Today's emerging technologies are changing this. In this monograph, the studio revisits the remains of megalithic constructions spread across the Galician landscape and speculates on what will become of modern buildings and cities in the future. It examines how they have applied their work in both urban and wild contexts, combining natural and human-made environments.
Notes: Text in English and Japanese.