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Images: A Picture Book Of Architecture (Architecture in Focus (Hardcover))
Images A Picture Book Of Architecture - Architecture in Focus Hardcover Author:Ilka Ruby, Andreas Ruby, Philip Ursprung In this exciting, large-format volume, hundreds of photographs and illustrations document a major shift from the building as structure to the building as image. This exploration of the use and significance of two-dimensional images in contemporary architecture looks at the works of major designers such as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koo... more »lhaas, MVRDV, and Sauerbruch & Hutton. It shows how certain architectural principles such as color and ornamentwhich nearly disappeared in modern twentieth century architectureare making a strong comeback. Drawing connections to the rise of globalization and current media trends, this examination uses an abundance of thematically arranged photographs to illustrate what is unmistakably a major contemporary development in architecture.« less