Pacific Edge: Contemporary Architecture on the Pacific Rim

Zellner, Peter

ISBN 10: 0847821161 / ISBN 13: 9780847821167

Published by Rizzoli, New York, 1998

About this Item

Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Tight, clean and crisp. An excellent copy protected in a new Mylar cover. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. As New. ; 1 x 10.7 x 10.2 Inches; 224 pages.

Seller Inventory # 14073

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pacific Edge: Contemporary Architecture on the Pacific Rim
• Publisher: Rizzoli, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847821161
• ISBN 13: 9780847821167
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

Unquestionably the most dynamic region of the globe, the Pacific Rim is changing the cultural map of the world. Growing out of economic change and the rapid growth of cities is a new generation of architects who are merging local needs and vernacular traditions with styles that could only be called international. This creative fusion has resulted in some of the most exciting architectural work in decades. The first survey of the region's contemporary architecture showcases 33 of the most cutting-edge architecture and design studios-each profiled in depth, with texts, photographs, line drawings, sketches and extended captions. Thematic coverage presents the work of such design groups as Rob Wellington Quigley in San Diego, TEN Arquitectos in Mexico City, and Toyo Ito in Tokyo, demonstrating just how cross-cultural Pacific Rim architecture is. An extensive reference section offers projects lists and architects' biographies.A sourcebook, an inspiration, and a record o

About the Author

Peter Zellner is an architect, writer, educator, and critic. He is now at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Aaron Betsky is curator of architecture and design at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.

Davina Jackson is the editor of Architecture Australia, and has also served as a contributing editor to Ambiente (Italy) and Vogue Living.

Akira Suzuki is the director of the Workshop for Architecture and Urbanism, and is the editor and publisher of Telescope magazine and Telescope Books.