{"product_id":"100-contemporary-wood-buildings-9783836542814","title":"100 Contemporary Wood Buildings","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"description_text_headlines\" class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimberland: The wooden structures of the 21st century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description_text\" class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003eNot so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a \u003cstrong\u003efabulous resurgence in contemporary construction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis double-volume survey explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring \u003cstrong\u003efollies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood from architects in China, Chile, and everywhere in between. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the \u003cstrong\u003eMetropol Parasol in Seville\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jürgen Mayer H, and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, as at the \u003cstrong\u003eFinnish Forest Research Institute \u003c\/strong\u003eby SARC Architects, or the \u003cstrong\u003eTermas Geométricas Hot Springs Complex\u003c\/strong\u003e by Germán del Sol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue to all TASCHEN architecture tomes, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents, as well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando to Renzo Piano. It celebrates each of these architect’s vision and innovation, as well as investigating the \u003cstrong\u003etechniques, trends, and principles\u003c\/strong\u003e that have informed their work with wood. It examines the computer guided milling that has allowed for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood’s enduring appeal to our senses and our psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian beauty and simplicity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"margin-bottom\"\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Philip Jodidio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295494091003,"sku":"9783836542814","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_80f2fba7-d672-4a04-910d-a75889b2d9fc.jpg?v=1779995318","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/100-contemporary-wood-buildings-9783836542814","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}