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Claudio Silvestrin [Hardcover]

Franco Bertoni (Author), Lucinda Byatt (Translator)

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Publication Date: November 1, 1999

This monograph is the first-ever publication to document the work of Claudio Silvestrin, one of the world's leading contemporary architects and a master of minimalism. Integrity, clarity and an emphatic attention to detail characterise his architecture: austere without being intimidating, contemporary yet timeless. "His elemental architecture of light and abstract form suggests infinity and timelessness amid western transience. The spaces he creates out of stone, opalescent glass and planes of soft light and shadow convey a sense of mystery and transcendence of the material world." (The Architectural Review). Congenially designed by A G Fronzoni, this book contains enlightening essays, texts by Silvestrin himself, aphorisms on light, time and space, and a comprehensive presentation of his best known works, including the Neuendorf Villa in Majorca, House B in the Provence, Parisian stores for Calvin Klein and Giorgio Armani and art galleries for Victoria Miro.

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Text: Italian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

Hardcover: 237 pages
Publisher: Birkh�user Basel; 1 edition (November 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3764361050
ISBN-13: 978-3764361051
Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.3 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds

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excelente dialogo espacial a traves de la luz y las sombras, el espacio lleno y el espacio vacio. un buen libro para entender que es el minimalismo y como se expresa.

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satin glass, minimal architecture, dwarf walls, monastic architecture, materialistic culture

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Claudio Silvestrin, Rocket Station, Victoria Miro, Adolf Loos, Modern Movement, Vincenzo Cerami, Academy Editions, Fulvio Carmagnola, Robert Wilson, Vanni Pasca

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Essential House Book by Terence Conran in Back Matter
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