Small Architecture (Bibliotheca Universalis)

by Philip Jodidio

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, 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. From world-famous names to the freshest new talent, come discover architectural invention on a whole new, small scale. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

Genres: Architecture

572 pages, Hardcover

Published January 25, 2017

Reviews

[Eileen]

No star rating because I mostly looked at pictures and skimmed. This one has lots of innovative architecture and multilingual captions, but isn't about the kind of ultra-practical small homes I'm most interested in. I like best the artful ones I can actually imagine having the budget to build.

(Library of Birmingham)

[Margaret]

tbh this book took me FOREVER to finish but it was a really fun look-book!