Kisho Kurokawa, Architect and Associates: Selected and Current Works ; [edited by Andy Whyte].Designed to celebrate the coming of the new millennium, Images' Millennium Series is a large-format publication, filled with photographs which trace historically the work of a firm. Changes that have occurred in design philosophy are written about as well as illustrated to demonstrate how each firm has adapted to changes of the times. An elegant publication that attempts to do justice to the tenacity and design skills of some of the world's best-known 20th century architects. |
Contents
From the Age of Machine to the Age of Life | 6 |
Selected and Current Works | 13 |
New Wing of the Van Gogh Museum | 14 |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal Complex | 46 |
Republic Plaza | 68 |
Hotel Kyocera | 76 |
Fukui City Museum of | 86 |
Shiga Kogen Roman Art Museum | 98 |
Toyota City Stadium | 188 |
Fukui Prefectural Museum of Dinosaurs | 192 |
Oita Main Stadium | 196 |
Osaka International Convention Center | 202 |
Planning | 211 |
Public Space System along the Central Axis in Shenzhen | 212 |
Master Plan of the New Capital Astana Competition | 216 |
Hyogo Art Museum Nominated Competition | 222 |
Softopia Japan Center Building | 106 |
Ogaki Information StudioSoftopia Japan Annex | 114 |
Bayer Yakuhin Research Center | 120 |
Amber Hall Kuji City Cultural Hall | 126 |
Flower Hill Museum | 136 |
Kibicho City Hall | 144 |
Kibi Dome Agricultural Community Center and Culture Hall | 154 |
Kashimamachi City Hall | 160 |
Kyocera Headquarters Building | 174 |
Toyota Bridge | 182 |
Leipzig Modern Art Museum International Competition | 226 |
Bayer AG New Headquarters Building International Nominated Competition | 230 |
Brugge Concert Hall International Nominated Competition | 236 |
Firm Profile | 241 |
Biography | 243 |
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