Small Architecture Now!

by Philip Jodidio

Saving Big ideas for small buildings Over the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings . Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminutive in their dimensions, but are definitely big when it comes to trendsetting ideas. Whether in Japanese cities, where large sites are hard to come by, or at the frontier between art and architecture, small buildings present many advantages, and push their designers to do more with less .

A dollhouse for Calvin Klein in New York, a playhouse for children in Trondheim, pop-up stores for fashion stars, vacation cabins, and housing for victims of natural disasters are all part of the new rush to develop the great small architecture of the moment. The 2013 Pritzker Prize winner Toyo Ito is here, but so are emergent architects from Portugal, Chile, England, and New Zealand. Alvaro Siza and Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA) display their eye for tiny detail alongside artists Doug Aitken and Olafur Eliasson . From world-famous names to the freshest new talent, come discover architectural invention on a whole new, small scale. Text in English, French, and German

Genres: Architecture, Design, Nonfiction

416 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2014

Reviews

[Trevor O'Keefe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good one to browse. Probably won't read it cover-to-cover but great for when you have a few spare minutes, need inspiration, or want to look up a reference for something. Good pictures and little blurbs.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I myself would never want to live in a tiny home, I love architecture and this is a lovely book!

[Justine Oh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book with fantastic pictures with a descriptive paragraph in various languages.