Jean Nouvel by Jean Nouvel: Complete Works 1970-2008 - Hardcover

Jodidio, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3836509350 ISBN 13: 9783836509350

Publisher: Taschen, 2008

Synopsis

Limited to 1,000 signed and numbered copies packaged in a translucent plexiglass slipcase reminiscent of the translucent facades often seen in Jean Nouvel designs. Jean Nouvel worked for over five years with author Philip Jodidio on this new, prodigiously illustrated TASCHEN monograph, a book that will finally give the full measure of the architect's talent. Two 400-page hardcover volumes give the most complete overview to date of Jean Nouvel's career, including works in progress such as the new Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Philharmonie de Paris, and the extension of the MoMA in New York. The book's graphic design and images were conceived and selected by the architect; in addition, the transparent printed dust jackets mimic the architect's own tendency to play with contrasts and overlaid patterns. One can truly say that this publication is Nouvel by Nouvel, inside and out.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His books include TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and à lvaro Siza. He is internationally renowned as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taschen
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3836509350
• ISBN 13: 9783836509350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 898