The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World ArchitectureA condensed version of the information contained in the ground breaking Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, this travel edition is pocket sized and portable, ideal for the holiday or business traveller. Organized geographically and illustrated with global, regional and sub-regional maps, locating each building, plus twenty seven city orientations, the book contains 1,052 buildings, each of which is illustrated with a single image, and is accompanied by a brief description as well as the address and telephone number |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 56
Page 31
... Surrounded by a dense scrub of tea trees and wrapped in a translucent veil of eucalyptus battens , the interlocking spaces of this dwelling open out , via vertically swinging panels , to the surrounding dunescape . Its materials ...
... Surrounded by a dense scrub of tea trees and wrapped in a translucent veil of eucalyptus battens , the interlocking spaces of this dwelling open out , via vertically swinging panels , to the surrounding dunescape . Its materials ...
Page 214
... surrounding mountains . Within the outer skin of horizontal planes of translucent curved glass , stand volumes of warm cedar wood . Francisco Mangado San Juan Medical Centre Plaza Obispo Irurita , 31011 Pamplona Tel +34 948 198 344 533 ...
... surrounding mountains . Within the outer skin of horizontal planes of translucent curved glass , stand volumes of warm cedar wood . Francisco Mangado San Juan Medical Centre Plaza Obispo Irurita , 31011 Pamplona Tel +34 948 198 344 533 ...
Page 344
... surrounding suburban houses . The front entry leads to the main living area from where interweaved internal and external spaces unfold . Kohn Shnier Architects Student Centre , Erindale Campus , University of Toronto 3359 Mississauga ...
... surrounding suburban houses . The front entry leads to the main living area from where interweaved internal and external spaces unfold . Kohn Shnier Architects Student Centre , Erindale Campus , University of Toronto 3359 Mississauga ...
Common terms and phrases
accommodation aluminium Álvaro Siza Vieira apartments architecture Architekten Arquitectos atrium auditorium Avenida Avenue balconies bedroom block brick building café campus cantilevered central Centre clad coloured columns complex comprises concert hall concrete contains contemporary Cor-ten courtyard create curved Denton Corker Marshall Dominique Perrault double-height elements elevation entrance exhibition space existing exterior facade facilities family house floor Foster and Partners frame gallery garden glass facade glazed Headquarters horizontal Inside interior spaces internal landscape levels linked living areas living spaces Located metal metre Mexico City Museum panels Park pavilion plaza polycarbonate pool provides Rafael Moneo Rafael Viñoly ramp rectangular Renzo Piano residential Road roof screens sculptural Shigeru Ban skylights sloping South square staircase Station steel stone storey Street structure Studio surrounding Tadao Ando terrace timber tower two-storey UN Studio underground urban views volumes walls wings