{"product_id":"100-contemporary-wood-buildings-9783836561563","title":"100 Contemporary Wood Buildings 9783836561563","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row read-more-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"quotation-title serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“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.” — TIME, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\u003eContemporary wood buildings - Travel the world to investigate \u003cstrong\u003eone of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood\u003c\/strong\u003e. How has this elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot spring structures and cutting-edge urban renewal schemes? With \u003cstrong\u003e100 projects\u003c\/strong\u003e from China, Chile, and everywhere in between, this global survey explores the \u003cstrong\u003etechnical, environmental, and sensory elements \u003c\/strong\u003ethat have inspired a return to timber.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 sans-serif small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row read-more-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot 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, \u003cstrong\u003ewood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eBibliotheca Universalis\u003c\/em\u003e edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. \u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row read-more-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"serif\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Jodidio\u003c\/strong\u003e studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited \u003cem\u003eConnaissance des Arts \u003c\/em\u003efor over 20 years. His \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/\"\u003eTASCHEN\u003c\/a\u003e books include the \u003cem\u003eArchitecture Now!\u003c\/em\u003e series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, and Zaha Hadid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row bookdetails\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 sans-serif small\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e100 Contemporary Wood Buildings\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text_bookdetails_biographies\"\u003ePhilip Jodidio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text_bookdetails_facts\"\u003eHardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.25 kg, 632 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-12 sans-serif small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row bookdetails\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSee our full collection of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/elcol.com\/shop\/brand\/taschen\/\"\u003eTaschen books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in stock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edwards Lowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55661584154949,"sku":"9783836561563","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/7132\/6789\/files\/100_cont_wood_buildings_hc_bu_int_3d_49342_1706271700_id_1133258.png?v=1758014137","url":"https:\/\/elcol.com\/products\/100-contemporary-wood-buildings-9783836561563","provider":"Edwards Lowell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}