Concrete Regionalism (4x4 series)
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ISBN: 0500282277 / Publisher: Thames & Hudson, November 2000
Concrete's structural strength and visual variety combined with the particulars of place and culture have allowed Tadao Ando (Osaka), Ricardo Legorreta (Mexico City), Antoine Predock (Albuquerque, USA) and Wiel Arets (The Netherlands) to realize progressive and seminal forms. The buildings of these four lauded architects sensitively respond to their environments, while nevertheless functioning as monumental symbols that transcend their immediate surroundings.Although they have established large international practices, the approaches of the four architects have enabled them to forge an architectonic language that is both solid and meaningful. From Predock's sensitive interpretations of America's southwest desert to Ando's graceful intervention in natural and urban contexts, from Legorreta's bold representations of Mexico's rich pre-Columbian heritage to Arets's cool 'second-modernist' forms, each architect's highly individual vision has created unique buildings for people and their environments.In one sense the result of local conditions, the buildings in Concrete Regionalism also seem to exist out of time and place, constant reminders that there persists in architecture a search for enduring form.
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Concrete Regionalism presents the work of four of today's most lauded and accomplished international architects, each of whom has combined vernacular building with a carefully conceived use of concrete. These buildings sensitively respond to their environments, while functioning as monumental symbols that transcend their immediate surroundings. The approaches of Antoine Predock (Albuquerque), Tadao Ando (Osaka), Riccardo Legorreta (Mexico City), and Wiel Arets (The Netherlands) have allowed them to forge an architectonic language that is both solid and meaningful. From Predock's sensitive interpretations of America's Southwest desert to Ando's graceful intervention into natural and urban contexts, from Legorreta's bold representations of Mexico's rich pre-Columbian heritage to Arets's cool "second-modernist" forms, each architect's highly individual vision has created unique buildings for people and their environments. In one sense the result of local conditions, the buildings in Concrete Regionalism also seem to exist out of time and place, constant reminders that there persists in architecture a search for enduring form. 258 illustrations, 104 in color. 4 X 4: a new series on contemporary international architecture Each title includes: * 4 concise architect profiles * 16 influential projects * reference section
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