02558nam a22003977a 4500 260173 260173 pucpr 20200117114746.0 121109s20122016enka b 001 0 eng 2012460522 015991205 Uk 9780714863542 (hbk.) 0714863548 (hbk.) 9780714863542 (OCoLC)ocn809133785 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda lccopycat CARIBET NA4125 C66 2016 721/.04454 23 Concrete / edited by William Hall ; essay by Leonard Koren. London, New York : Phaidon, 2012. 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. book text rdacontent still image rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Concrete takes a fresh look at the world's most versatile and abundant building material. Collating fascinating and beautiful concrete buildings by some of the most celebrated architects of the last century, it features familiar projects from Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright alongside work from some of the leading lights of contemporary architecture including Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and many lesser-known newcomers. Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, the selected projects take the reader on a global tour of inspiring and intriguing structures: a German skatepark sits beside an Italian rooftop test track, a Japanese crematorium alongside a Portuguese swimming pool and a Brazilian government building next to a Chinese opera house. Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, each project includes an extended caption providing a commentary on the building. An essay by Leonard Koren, author of the best-selling Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, offers an evocative and perceptive view of concrete through the author's experience of studying architecture in California and living in Tokyo. Concrete is a beautiful and informative visual exploration of a material often considered dull and cold but actually full of spectacular potential. Concrete construction. Architectural photography 196800 Architecture, Modern 19th century. Architecture, Modern 20th century. Koren, Leonard, 1948- Hall, William, 1975- lcc 6 NA4125 General C66 2016 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2017-06-05 Amazon 28.01 2 1 General NA4125 C66 2016 91000000052837 2025-05-15 15:58:42 2019-04-04 1 2017-06-05 6