The faces of contemporary cities / txt
edited by Davide Ponzini.
- First edition.
- 223 p. : ill. ; maps ; col. ; 29 cm book
Introduction : Faces of contemporary cities and the transnational circulation of architectural technologies / Davide Ponzini -- Chapter 1 : Contemporary architecture to the test of the history of constructors / Paolo Scrivano -- Chapter 2 : Digital mass-customization and the rise of the nonstandard architectural envelope / Mario Carpo -- Chapter 3 : The assemblage of city faces: Transnational networks, architectural projects, and urban effects / Davide Ponzini -- Chapter 4 : Networks of architectural production: Behind the fac̦ade of Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie / Johannes Dreher and Joachim Thiel -- Chapter 5 : Transnational histories and the geographies of the Permasteelisa Group, 1973-2022 / Marco Antonio and Minozzo Gabriel -- P.154 Selected Projects: SAS Royal Hotel P.156 Copenhagen, 1960 -- Sydney Opera House P.160 Sydney, 1973 -- Lloyd’s Building P. 164 London, 1986 -- Bank of China Tower P.170 Hong Kong 1990 -- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao P.176 Bilbao,1997 -- Glories Tower P.182 Barcelona, 2005 -- Hearst Tower P. 186 New York, 2006 -- HQ Building P.190 Adu Dhabi, 2010 -- The Shard P.194 London, 2012 -- UniCredit Tower P.200 Milan, 2012 -- Elbphilharmonie P.206 Hamburg, 2016 -- M + P.210 Hong Kong, 2021 -- P. 216 Appendix -- About the authors P.218 -- References P.220 -- Photo Credits P.223 --
9788891838759 8891838756
Permasteelisa.
Architecture, Modern--20th century Architecture, Modern--21st century City planning Historic buildings Illustrated works Architecture and history. Architecture and transnationalism