This international survey presents projects completed in the last decade that use high-tech forms and materials for environmentally intelligent means. Bringing together innovative approaches by established practitioners - Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw and Michael Hopkins - with a new generation - Thomas Herzog, Von Gerkan Marg, Design Antenna and Itsuko Hasegawa - the book examines in detail the most ingenious and exciting structures of recent years.
The introduction charts the evolution of high-tech architecture and its progression towards more ecological concerns, and the movement as a whole is considered in a broader architectural context. Included is a selection of forty of the world's most sophisticated projects, each with a thorough description of its unique features, extensive plans, drawings and sketches.
A complete reference section includes architect biographies and technical details of each project. Spectacular photographs - most of which have been specially commissioned for this book - capture the thrill these buildings instil in all those who experience them.publiarq.com
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