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New Swiss Architecture
Hubertus Adam
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Description for New Swiss Architecture
Hardback. Documents fifty of the most important buildings of the last decade through architectural photographs that highlight their exceptional detail, attention to context and material experimentation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 292 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2064.
Established on the global stage by the international success and influence of architects such as Peter Zumthor and Herzog & de Meuron, today's generation of architects in Switzerland draws on the country's distinctive landscape of alpine peaks, crystalline lakes and efficient cities, and fuses traditional Swiss materials with new high-tech tools and innovative construction methods. New Swiss Architecture documents fifty of the most important buildings of the last decade through architectural photographs that highlight their exceptional detail, attention to context and material experimentation. Because of their isolated locations, many of these buildings are little known, despite having been designed ... Read more
Established on the global stage by the international success and influence of architects such as Peter Zumthor and Herzog & de Meuron, today's generation of architects in Switzerland draws on the country's distinctive landscape of alpine peaks, crystalline lakes and efficient cities, and fuses traditional Swiss materials with new high-tech tools and innovative construction methods. New Swiss Architecture documents fifty of the most important buildings of the last decade through architectural photographs that highlight their exceptional detail, attention to context and material experimentation. Because of their isolated locations, many of these buildings are little known, despite having been designed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500343036
SKU
V9780500343036
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About Hubertus Adam
Nathalie Herschdorfer is an author and curator specialised in photography. She is the director of the Museum of Fine Arts Le Locle, Switzerland, and a curator with FEP (Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography). She has written a number of books amongst which are Afterwards, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Photography, Coming into Fashion and reGeneration, all published by ... Read more
Reviews for New Swiss Architecture
'A unique photographic survey of the best Swiss architecture of a new generation' - New Design 'Offers a detail-oriented appraisal of inventive structures and their novel take on traditional Swiss materials and techniques' - Aesthetica