Stone is a fascinating, fresh and insightful global tour of the world’s oldest and most beautiful building material
Featuring more than 170 structures, from prehistory through to today, the book includes an incredible range of buildings: awe-inspiring Neolithic monuments and the epic Pyramids of Giza feature alongside the work of twentieth-century icons, from Mies van der Rohe’s seminal Barcelona Pavilion to Marcel Breuer’s daring Met building in New York.
There are also projects by the world’s best contemporary architects, from Sn hetta’s angular Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo to Kengo Kuma’s sculptural Chokkura Plaza in Japan and David Chipperfield’s geometric Museo Jumex in Mexico City.
Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, each project includes an extended caption providing a perceptive commentary on the building.
An elegant and informative visual exploration, Stone demonstrates the remarkable variety of creative and innovative structures the material has inspired around the world.
Author: William Hall
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 09/25/2019
Pages: 224
Weight: 3.85lbs
Size: 11.70h x 10.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780714879253
Language: English
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