Edgy Architecture: Architecture in the Most Impossible Places - Hardcover

Toromanoff, Agata; Toromanoff, Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9401461619 ISBN 13: 9789401461610

Publisher: Lannoo Publishers, 2019

Synopsis

·Architecture built in impossible locations, drawing from work by the best architects in the world
·A beautiful gift and coffee table book for architecture lovers
"We wanted this house to embrace its landscape, we designed a house that would not engage with its landscape and become landscape." - Julien De Smedt in dezeen.com.

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." - Frank Lloyd Wright.

"I do not think that architecture is only about shelter, is only a very simple enclosure. It should be, to you, to make you think." - Zaha Hadid.
This beautifully photographed book of striking buildings in impossibly difficult locations features a carefully curated selection of international projects. In more than 60 case studies, the authors profile houses built on cliffs, steep mountain slopes, and other treacherous places, like X house in Barcelona, Lookout in Norway, and the Capital Hill Residence of Zaha Hadid in Russia. The photographs were taken expressly for this book, and feature interior images and plans.

About this title

About the Author

Agata Toromanoff is an art and design historian. She has worked for collectors and galleries and has curated and managed various projects in the field of contemporary art and design. She has published several successful international titles, including Sofas and Chairs by Architects with Thames and Hudson.

Pierre Toromanoff entered the book industry more than 20 years ago. He specializes in visual art and pop culture. Since 2014, he and his wife Agata make illustrated books together.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lannoo Publishers
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 9401461619
• ISBN 13: 9789401461610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192