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Wang Shu and Amateur Architecture Studio
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Description for Wang Shu and Amateur Architecture Studio
Paperback. A survey of Wang Shu's critical attitude toward overly rationalized architecture Num Pages: 240 pages, Numerous illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; AMB; AMCR; AMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 240. .
Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, this publication examines the recent work of the Chinese architect Wang Shu, Pritzker Prize winner in 2012. At a time when China's explosive urbanization is making inroads into rural areas and leaving the marks of cheap concrete construction everywhere, Wang Shu and Amateur Architecture Studio are keen to work against this tendency by reusing materials from the buildings that Chinese authorities are systematically tearing down and rebuilding after western models. Wang Shu's architecture reveals a thoughtful attitude toward both design and implementation, as well as the ... Read more
Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, this publication examines the recent work of the Chinese architect Wang Shu, Pritzker Prize winner in 2012. At a time when China's explosive urbanization is making inroads into rural areas and leaving the marks of cheap concrete construction everywhere, Wang Shu and Amateur Architecture Studio are keen to work against this tendency by reusing materials from the buildings that Chinese authorities are systematically tearing down and rebuilding after western models. Wang Shu's architecture reveals a thoughtful attitude toward both design and implementation, as well as the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Baden, Switzerland
ISBN
9783037785317
SKU
V9783037785317
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