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Images Publishing Group Shigeru Ban Architects (Leading Architects of the World)

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Includes an insightful essay written by scholar and expert, Dr Riichi Miyake Features a wide-ranging selection of projects spanning across three decades, which reflect true architectural innovation Provides insight into the most current architecture and design discourse directly from a leader in the field Showcases many of Shigeru Ban's works that are truly unique, such as the Paper Log Houses and the Wall-less House, and the Cardboard Cathedral Includes plans, illustrations, sketches, diagrams, and rich photography throughout This richly illustrated monograph delves into the innovative output of one of the world's most prolific international design and architecture practitioners, Tokyo-based Shigeru Ban. Canvassing an enormous compilation of works, this title is a significant contribution to IMAGES' stable of works showcasing renowned architects from around the globe. This book features an array of innovative projects, from commercial and residential innovation strategies to humanitarian works, such as emergency shelters made from paper and modular shelters for earthquake victims. Shigeru Ban's visionary residential design philosophies encompass timber hybrid structures, including a building constructed from cardboard tubes; the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world for a residential tower in Vancouver; as well as the new home designed for the Aspen Art Museum, which features woven wooden cladding. His innovation extends to the industrial design of an architect's scale pen used for drawing. This book also helps to relay Shigeru Ban's contemporary discourse on architectural culture, and how it is moving in new directions. This title is a must-have for any serious aficionado of modern architecture, innovative thinking, and design.

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Brand: Images Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1864707127
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Architects
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 26 September 2018
Listed Since: 05 April 2008

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