| #3949725 in Books | 2000-11-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .51 x7.52 x9.86l,1.15 | File Name: 0500282277 | 128 pages
||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Rationalism and Whimsy: The 4x4 series|By Michael Webb|The first four volumes in the new 4x4 series, each of which features four works by four comparable architects. The concept of linkage is interesting, the four critics achieve an admirable synthesis, the price is right, and the books are full of useful information, plans and excellent photographs. Sadly, their accessibility|About the Author|Catherine Slessor is the author of Eco-Tech, published by Thames & Hudson.
This text presents the work of four international architects, each of whom has combined vernacular building with the use of concrete, to create buildings that respond sensitively to their environments while functioning as symbols that transcend their immediate surroundings. The approaches of the architects featured here have allowed them to forge an architectonic language. The book includes work ranging from Predock's interpretations of America's Southwest desert to And...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Concrete Regionalism (4x4 series) | Catherine Slessor.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
