9783791335278

Architecture

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9783791335278

Hardcover|9783791335278


Overview

This visually stimulating new book from Philip Jodidio reveals the myriad ways architects are inspired by the natural world. Jodidio has collected numerous examples of the partnership between architecture and nature from throughout history and the world and presents them in one copiously illustrated volume. From Frank Lloyd Wright's residential house Fallingwater in Philadelphia to the Miho Museum in Japan built by I.M. Pei, and from the Olympic Stadium built for the 1972 games in Munich to the MoMA roof top garden in New York by Ken Smith, Jodidio demonstrates the many forms that the interplay between built structures and their environment can take. He examines aspects of the relationship between nature and architecture such as nature as inspiration; the imitation and mimicking of natural patterns; landscape design; ecologically sensitive structures; and artificial realities, among others. Professionals, students, and fans of architecture and design will find this wide-ranging book an entertaining read and a valuable resource.

ISBN-13

9783791335278

ISBN-10

3791335278

Weight

2.85 Pounds

Dimensions

8.66 x 0.79 x 11.02 In

List Price

$65.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Pages

192 pages

Publisher

Prestel Pub

Published On

2006-10-01



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