Wood Architecture Now! Vol. 2

Par (auteur) Jodidio Philip
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Discover the most organic and primary of building materials like never before. Wood is at once the ultimate renewable resource for architecture and our oldest material, evocative of a bygone harmony between human beings and their environment. Through more than 400 pages, travel from sleek domestic interiors in Japan to an astronomical hotel in...
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As soon as our earliest ancestors first ventured out of their caves, they turned to wood for their protective structures. The ultimate renewable resource for architecture is also our oldest, rich with the evocation of bygone harmony between human beings and their environment.

For some time pushed to the wayside by steel, concrete, and glass, wood has recently experienced an exciting revival. With the help of computer-driven design and manufacturing techniques, this primary construction material has been rediscovered and reimagined, crafted into geometric marvels, smooth shelters, and light, airy interiors.

From Snøhetta’s Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion, with its CNC-milled timber wall, to beautiful modern homes in Japan, from urban centers to wild and unforgiving landscapes, see how this ancient building matter has come to construct some of the most innovative and contemporary buildings of today.

Review quote
“This collection is full of dramatic yet peaceful dwellings that demonstrate the often surprising potential of wood.”
Biographical note
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid, and soon Norman Foster.