Adventurous Wine Architecture [Hardcover]

Michael Webb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 2006

Some of the world's best architects are reshaping the winery as a bold expression of innovation and tradition, agriculture and technology, production and hospitality. This survey of significant recent work shows how winery buildings serve prodcuers and consumers and give enlightened wine makers an edge in a fiercely competitive market. Featured architects include Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl, Rafael Moneo, Glenn Murcutt, Renzo Piano, and Richard Rogers. Projects are in California and Canada; Spain, Italy and Austria; Chile and Argentina; Australia and New Zealand. Adventurous Wine Architecture will enlighten and inspire the most dedicated oenophile and the casual wine lover, and will transport you to some of the most idyllic places on earth.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Images Publishing Dist Ac (July 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1920744339
• ISBN-13: 978-1920744335
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 11.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Webb is the author of 26 books on modern architecture and design. He was born in 1937 and grew up in London, where he worked at The Times and Country Life magazine, before moving to the U.S. in 1969 to become Programming Director of the American Film Institute. He resumed his writing career in 1981 and now lives in Los Angeles when he is not traveling the world to gather material for books and articles.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, January 9, 2011

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This review is from: Adventurous Wine Architecture (Hardcover)

This is a great book for architects who also love wine! There are architectural drawings of each building, and the buildings are so cool! I got the book for my sister and her husband who live in California and are architects, but even the non-architects liked perusing this book! The book arrived on time, wrapped in plastic so I knew it was brand new, and it was in excellent condition!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Winw itsef is an adventure, February 10, 2007

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Asko Karttunen (Southern Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventurous Wine Architecture (Hardcover)

The worldwide selection of good wines to-day is so varied and good-tasting that choosing among wines you never met before is like an adventure. Unfortunately many a wineyard owner is courageus enough to make wine which is of a different elk but everything else connected to these new wines is still wearing yesterday's suits and skirts. Why is that? Whatever the answer to that question is, the plain fact is that only a few chais or bodegas taste like the wine made inside. Books like this are good in making people understand what relation there is between the wine and the way its home looks.