{"product_id":"100-contemporary-wood-buildings","title":"100 Contemporary Wood Buildings | Compact Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood is having a great renaissance in global architecture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e How has this elemental material become so popular, from luxury hot spring buildings to modern urban renewal plans? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith 100 projects from Chile to China, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\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.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e- TIME\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue to all TASCHEN architecture titles, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents as well as to such renowned figures as \u003c\/span\u003eTadao Ando\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eRenzo Piano\u003cspan\u003e. 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\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBy Philip Jodidio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN: 978-3836561563\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished: 2017 by Taschen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePages: 624, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e7.72 x 5.43 x 1.81\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeight: \u003cspan\u003e2.13 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Jodidio\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in New Jersey in 1954 graduated from Harvard where he studied the history of art and economics. He was the Editor in Chief of the widest circulation French art magazine Connaissance des Arts from 1980 to 2002. He is the author of more than 150 books, mainly about contemporary architecture. He has published monographs on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/richard-meier-taschen-basic-architecture?_pos=6\u0026amp;_sid=df5e64059\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=67003397013549\"\u003eRichard Meier\u003c\/a\u003e, Norman Foster, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/calatrava-taschen-basic-architecture?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=df5e64059\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=66829487570989\"\u003eSantiago Calatrava\u003c\/a\u003e, Alvaro Siza, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/hadid-taschen-basics?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=df5e64059\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=23979952897\"\u003eZaha Hadid\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/renzo-piano-taschen-basic-architecture?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=df5e64059\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=67003426177069\"\u003eRenzo Piano\u003c\/a\u003e, Tadao Ando, Jean Nouvel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/shigeru-ban-taschen-basic-architecture?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=df5e64059\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=66829358858285\"\u003eShigeru Ban\u003c\/a\u003e, and more. He has also worked with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture on books concerning the heritage of the Muslim world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67187829964845,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/100WoodBuildings.png?v=1785434018","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/100-contemporary-wood-buildings","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}