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Swiss Made [Hardcover]

Steven Spier (Author)

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Publication Date: September 29, 2003

For such a small country, Switzerland has an extraordinarily high concentration of revered architects and a level of craftsmanship that is the envy of the world. "Swiss Made" presents the work of contemporary Swiss architects. It features work by 12 of the most celebrated emerging talents. An essay by Steven Spier presents an overview of Swiss architecture and considers the cultural attitudes that have foster such refined buildings, while Martin Tschanz assesses the Swiss tradition of integrating design, local building techniques and engineering that is unlike anywhere else in the world. The work of each architect is shown via a profile and three to six projects, documented through plans, drawings and photographs specially commissioned by photography Christian Richters. The reference section includes a bibliography, concise studio biographies and project information.

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Steven Spier is currently Professor of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Martin Tschanz, professor and critic, most recently curated 'Architecture in the 20th Century: Switzerland' at the German Architecture Museum, Frankfurt.

Product Details

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (September 29, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 050034194X
ISBN-13: 978-0500341940
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,835,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Kunsthaus Bregenz (Werkdokumente / Kunsthaus Bregenz, Archiv Kunst Architektur) by Peter Zumthor on 4 pages
Mati�re d'art / A Matter of Art: Architecture contemporaine en Suisse / Contemporary Architecture in Switzerland (French and English Edition) by Centre Culturel Suisse Paris in Back Matter
New Vernacular Architecture by Vicky Richardson in Back Matter
Junge Schweizer Architekten und Architektinnen: Eine Dokumentation (German Edition) by Carmen Humbel in Back Matter
Robert Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Robert Venturi on page 243

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