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States of Architecture in the Twenty-First Century /anglais
For six months in 2010 Shanghai has been host to the biggest and most ambitious World Expo in history. Central to the event are the truly remarkable pavilions and halls that house exhibitions of the 189 countries and 57 international organisations taking part. The first to include photographs and architectural drawings of the completed buildings, this important new book showcases the Expos most ambitious buildings and reflects a dynamism and spirit of creativity that will surely influence architects and designers for years to come.
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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February 25, 2013
It's not really reading, more looking at the pictures to be honest but...
I went to a design exhibition in London in 2011 and amongst the exhibits was a reproduction model of the Heatherwick studio design for the UK pavilion at the Shanghai world expo. It looked incredible. Last year, when in Munich, I spotted this book and thought it looked like it would give me an idea of some of the other pavilions that were on show. A good contrast. But, the book was too heavy to buy and lug back to England. So I kept an eye on ebay and when a reasonably priced edition came up, I bought it.
I've looked through this in an afternoon. It is mainly pictures. But it is also a beautiful thing. Very high quality photo essays focussing on 13 of the pavilions - expo, axis, chile, spain, france, UK, finland, denmark, luxembourg, germany, german-chinese house, uae, South Korea and shanghai corporate. Architectural drawings and photos from the installation are also included in the documentation section.
A lovely book to spend a few hours perusing.
I went to a design exhibition in London in 2011 and amongst the exhibits was a reproduction model of the Heatherwick studio design for the UK pavilion at the Shanghai world expo. It looked incredible. Last year, when in Munich, I spotted this book and thought it looked like it would give me an idea of some of the other pavilions that were on show. A good contrast. But, the book was too heavy to buy and lug back to England. So I kept an eye on ebay and when a reasonably priced edition came up, I bought it.
I've looked through this in an afternoon. It is mainly pictures. But it is also a beautiful thing. Very high quality photo essays focussing on 13 of the pavilions - expo, axis, chile, spain, france, UK, finland, denmark, luxembourg, germany, german-chinese house, uae, South Korea and shanghai corporate. Architectural drawings and photos from the installation are also included in the documentation section.
A lovely book to spend a few hours perusing.
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