Un viaje visual por la mejor arquitectura de hormigón a través de 175 estructuras, desde la antigua Roma hasta nuestros días, en un nuevo formato a un inmejorable precio. Contiene edificios familiares de le Corbusier y Frank Lloyd Wright, así como obras de los grandes arquitectos contemporáneos como Zaha Hadid y Herzog y Meuron. Innovadores e inspiradores proyectos de monumentos, iglesias, estaciones y espacios culturales apoyados por fotografías cuidadosamente seleccionados. Evocativo y claro ensayo de Leonard Koren escrito desde la perspectiva de un autor que ha nacido en California y ahora vive en Tokio. William Hall comenzó en prácticas en central Saint Martins para continuar su carrera en el estudio minimalista de John Pawson. Tras ser el director de diseño de phaidon Press, Hall ahora tiene su propio estudio trabajando con clientes como Calvin Klein o Henry Moore.
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William Hall trained at Central Saint Martins and began his career in the office of the architect John Pawson. Hall now runs his own design practice in London. Leonard Koren has written and designed a number of books. In 1976, after studying architecture at UCLA, he founded WET, one of the premier avant-garde publications of the 1970s. He now consults on the subject of design, aesthetics, and communications.
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