100 contemporary concrete buildings =
Subtitle: 100 Zeitgenössische Bauten aus Beton = 100 Bâtiments contemporains en béton
By: Philip Jodidio
Published: 2015
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9783836547673
Subjects: Concrete construction; Modern Architecture
Other titles: One hundred contemporary concrete buildings; 100 Zeitgenössische Bauten aus Beton; 100 Bâtiments contemporains en béton; Concrete buildings
Description: "Concrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when properly handled, is one of the noble materials of contemporary architecture. A kind of "liquid stone" at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering. This two-volume book highlights the best work done in concrete of recent years. It includes such stars as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and Steven Holl, but also surprising new architects like the Russians SPEECH, and rising stars of the international scene like Rudy Ricciotti from France, as well as artists such as James Turrell, who turned the famous concrete spiral of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim in New York into the setting of one of his most remarkable pieces."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.

"This book is in part a compilation from Taschen's previously published ARCHITECTURE NOW! series"--page facing title-page.

Text in English, German, and French.