Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette [Paperback]

Clare Melhuish (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 19, 1998

Odile Decq and Benoit Cornette first rose to international prominence with their administrative and social centre buildings for the Banque Populaire de l'Ouest in Rennes in 1990, which has won 10 architectural awards. Based in Paris, they featured in the French "40 under 40" exhibition in 1990 and have since been successful in many European competitions, recently completing two housing schemes in Paris, and working on large-scale urban projects such as their 1994 commission to design the masterplan for the revitalization of the docks at Paris' Port de Gennevilliers. Although Decq and Cornette have been variously described as post-modernist, deconstructionist and high-tech, their architecture is difficult to categorize: the distinctive hallmark of their architecture is their use of metal, for its precision, and sophisticated engineering techniques. This book charts the architects' working process in over 20 buildings and projects, featuring their highly original models, which use colour as a coding system for materials and structural elements, and have an architectural significance in their own right.

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'An intellectually demanding but ultimately rewarding study. A visually stunning publication.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (February 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714837717
• ISBN-13: 978-0714837710
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 10 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,191,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars IT'A COMPLETE BOOK WITH MANY DETALES., April 28, 2000

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This review is from: Odile Decq & Benoit Cornette (Paperback)

soy arquitecto, y es un excelente libro para consulta donde se aprecian cortes, planos, construcciones, fotos, maquetas y detalles. La excelencia de una oficina de este tipo, tiene un lenguaje universal. No necesita traducción este comentario.