Building a New Millennium: Architecture Today and Tomorrow (Specials) (German Edition) [Paperback]

Philip Jodidio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1999 | Series: Specials

The first in a series of bi-annual surveys of architectural practice, this text is a reference for those interested in late-20th century buildings and design. The work of 57 architects is represented with exhaustive photographs, pland and commentary on 83 buildings.

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The earth seems smaller after reading this ambitious book. Its aim: to present the world's most exciting new buildings as humanity enters the new millennium. The book illustrates and analyzes more than 80 projects by 50 well-known architects. While acknowledging the existence of local styles, Philip Jodidio--editor of a prestigious French art journal--emphasizes the global nature of architecture today. The selection of buildings here is truly multicultural, from the new Hong Kong airport and Kyoto's train station to daringly designed homes, schools, museums, even contrasting styles of crematoria (one each from Germany and Japan). With new "space age" materials and very large sums of public and private money, today's architects experiment in creating innovative spaces in which cultural, religious, and other more mundane events can be experienced. The buildings often seem ends in themselves: a $10 million museum in Seoul houses just two Rodin sculptures in a light-filled, inspirational environment; the Jewish Museum in Berlin deliberately opened empty, with no collection of any sort, the dark, jagged architecture sending its own message. The book's international flavor is enhanced by the practice of the publisher, Taschen, to offer text in three languages: English, German, and French. This presents design difficulties that are handled well, with text boxes, alternating triple columns, and restful light-blue "breathing spaces." Descriptions of the buildings are succinct and informative, the photographs of high quality. Building a New Millennium is a successful portrait of the state of architecture at this moment in our accelerating global culture. --John Stevenson

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Taschen (December 30, 1999)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 3822863904
• ISBN-13: 978-3822863909
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was Editor-in-Chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando, and Renzo Piano.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A journey trough contemporary architecture, April 13, 2000

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This review is from: Building a New Millennium: Architecture Today and Tomorrow (Specials) (German Edition) (Paperback)

Philip Jodidio, gives us a superb explanation on field of contemporary architecture, this book is a recompilation from all the great architectural masters of our times, what I liked most about this book ( besides the projects) is that Philip Jodidio, explores all of the actual movements in architecture, going from minimalism of Herzog & De Meuron trough deconstructivism of Himmelb(l)au and also here you will find works from architects from all over the world, I STRONGLY recommended for those who are interested in knowing what is going on in the world of architecture today, from a world wide point of view.