{"product_id":"contemporary-concrete-buildings-compact-edition","title":"Contemporary Concrete Buildings (Compact Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“Take a ride around the world’s best new houses with TASCHEN… From timber shacks to glazed pavilions, there’s a weird and wonderful inspiration for all.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Grand Designs\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce synonymous with eyesore highway bridges and crumbling, unloved walls, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econcrete has been reborn as adventurous and sexy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBibliotheca Universalis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edition considers the elaborate feats and prodigious engineering of contemporary concrete architecture, from stars such as \u003c\/span\u003eTadao Ando\u003cspan\u003e and Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron, to fresh new studios like the Russian SPEECH.\u003c\/span\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\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__description--subtitle\"\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__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most exciting projects behind the contemporary concrete trend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eConcrete? 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone of the noble materials of contemporary architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e. A kind of “liquid stone” at the outset, it is malleable, durable, and capable of prodigious feats of engineering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBibliotheca Universalis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eedition highlights the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebest work done in concrete of recent years\u003c\/strong\u003e. It includes such stars as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZaha Hadid, Herzog \u0026amp; de Meuron\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Holl\u003c\/strong\u003e, but also surprising new architects like the Russians\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPEECH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand artists such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Turrell\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eBy \u003cspan\u003ePhilip Jodidio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-3-8365-6493-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePublished: Oct. 26, 2018 by Taschen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePages: 624, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eDimensions: 5.5 \u003cspan\u003ex 7.7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eWeight: \u003cspan\u003e2.15 lbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67532428345389,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/CONT_CONCRETE_BUILDINGS_BU_INT_3D_49360.jpg?v=1789571529","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/contemporary-concrete-buildings-compact-edition","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}