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The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings (TED Books) Hardcover – March 10, 2015

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The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture.

We’re asking more of architecture than ever before; the response will define our future.

A pavilion made from paper. A building that eats smog. An inflatable concert hall. A research lab that can walk through snow. We’re entering a new age in architecture—one where we expect our buildings to deliver far more than just shelter. We want buildings that inspire us while helping the environment; buildings that delight our senses while serving the needs of a community; buildings made possible both by new technology and repurposed materials.

Like an architectural cabinet of wonders, this book collects the most innovative buildings of today and tomorrow. The buildings hail from all seven continents (to say nothing of other planets), offering a truly global perspective on what lies ahead. Each page captures the soaring confidence, the thoughtful intelligence, the space-age wonder, and at times the sheer whimsy of the world’s most inspired buildings—and the questions they provoke: Can a building breathe? Can a skyscraper be built in a day? Can we 3D-print a house? Can we live on the moon?

Filled with gorgeous imagery and witty insight, this book is an essential and delightful guide to the future being built around us—a future that matters more, and to more of us, than ever.

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Marc Kushneris a practicing architect who splits his time between designing buildings at HWKN, the architecture firm he cofounded, and amassing the world’s architecture on the website he runs, Architizer.com. Both have the same mission: to reconnect the public with architecture. Kushner’s core belief is that architecture touches everyone—and everyone is a fan of architecture—even if they don’t know it yet. New forms of media empower people to shape the built environment, and that means better buildings that make better cities that make a better world.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster/ TED; Later prt. edition (March 10, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476784922
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476784922
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.9 x 7 inches

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Customers appreciate the book's comprehensive coverage of contemporary architecture, with great pictorial views of structures and examples of various architectural styles around the world. They find the content interesting, with one customer noting it provides a glimpse into today and tomorrow's trends. The book serves as a great reference, and one customer mentions it's perfect for aspiring architects of any age.

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Customers appreciate the book's coverage of contemporary architecture, featuring great pictorial views of structures from around the world.

"...If you enjoy fresh ideas in architecture then you can spend an afternoon very pleasantly by sitting outside on a sunny day savoring these pictures..." Read more

"...The buildings are grouped thematically, so it’s interesting to see how buildings that can seem very different draw on a similar concept or address..." Read more

"This is a wonderful collection of a wide range of unusual architectural ideas, from simple metal pods in South Africa to an extravagant wave hotel..." Read more

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Customers find the book interesting, with one mentioning it provides a glimpse into today and tomorrow, while another describes it as an insightful survey.

"...The book is meant to spark interest, not to provide detail about the buildings and their construction. As such I like it very much." Read more

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"...and the question it represents, from 1 to 100, all are sharp, great, inspiring...and by doing so he succeeds to show how the field of architecture..." Read more

"...This book was very interesting and hard to put down. There were great pictures, too." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's age range, with one mentioning it's perfect for aspiring architects of any age, and another noting it makes a good gift for those interested in architecture.

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Melissa Rice
Great architectural ideas, beautifully photographed and organized; a real pleasure
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015
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This is a delightful little book featuring a wide variety of innovative ideas in architecture. Most of the buildings actually exist, a few are concept drawings. A wide range of styles and scales and functions are represented. If you enjoy fresh ideas in architecture then you can spend an afternoon very pleasantly by sitting outside on a sunny day savoring these pictures and ideas (or inside by a warm fire if you purchase in winter).

The buildings are organized by theme:
Extreme Locations (the arctic, mountain tops, very remote places, etc)
Reinvention (buildings or building materials creatively repurposed)
Get Better (buildings that can impact health and spirit)
Pop-Up (tents and pillars)
Shape-Shifters (buildings with unusual shapes)
Drive (buildings related to cars)
Nature Building (buildings which blend with nature or intertwine with nature)
Shelter From the Storm (buildings related to climate change adaptation)
Shrink (very small buildings)
Social Catalysts (community and public spaces)
Fast Forward (futuristic demos and concepts)

There is a thumbnail index which can help you quickly find a particular building. Each building is clearly identified, in case you want to research it further, and a short description is given together with a question which the author thinks the building raises and/or answers. Very nicely done.

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My 14-yr-old aspiring architect loves it
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Gave this to my 14-year-old son for Chanukah. He chooses to open all his gifts at once (rather than one per night), and this was one of the first he unwrapped. He was so absorbed in it, he had to be prompted to put it down and open the rest of his presents. And after he’d finished, he picked it back up and spent over an hour looking through it. As other reviewers noted, it would be great to have more than one photo per building, but my son dealt with that by looking for additional photos online. The buildings are grouped thematically, so it’s interesting to see how buildings that can seem very different draw on a similar concept or address the same social need. Highly recommended for those interested in the ideas shaping our built environment.

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Great book
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This is a wonderful collection of a wide range of unusual architectural ideas, from simple metal pods in South Africa to an extravagant wave hotel in Chicago. It includes buildings made from conventional materials that were used in unusual ways to dwellings created by silkworms that could inspire future architecture. The book is meant to spark interest, not to provide detail about the buildings and their construction. As such I like it very much.

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good coffee table book or inspriation
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016
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very nicely done ... gift for grandson with an interest in architecture ... photos and descriptions are not too much for 11 year old to appreciate This is a nice adult coffee table book or an inspiration for future architects.

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My friend said the book is great to learn the history and see different pictures of architecture. He loves the book !

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Charming Little Book
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This little book gives examples of many aspects of contemporary architecture in a concise fashion. It lacks depth of coverage but it's appeal rests in the charm of the selections. A great gift for a novice architectural enthusiast.

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Reinold F.
The future in 100 *facades*
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Despite the spectacular architecture showcased I found the book dull and a bit tedious, it could be because I am architect and I require design processes and also I am familiar with those examples of architecture as I am subscribed to the web paged of the author of the book. If you are not architect then probably you could find the selection amazing.

Architecture is about the space and the book is a catalogue of 100 facades with very few interiors. There are descriptions that explain the importance of each selected building separated around different interesting questions but when you see the photograph you mostly see the present in mostly expensive buildings. In the case of Svalbard Global Seed Vault even you can see it has not passed very well the test of future (because warmer days the ice melted and threatened the seeds, showing a vulnerability in the design)
I think architecture is mostly spaces focused to cover the needs of humans, so an architecture of the future I think first should focus in what type of human being is coming ahead and then what kind of spaces respond to the requirement of those humans,otherwise we only are exploring constructive systems.

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I love it. Great thoughts by the writer
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015
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I love it. Great thoughts by the writer, who knows how to put the finger on the very true essence of each building and the question it represents, from 1 to 100, all are sharp, great, inspiring...and by doing so he succeeds to show how the field of architecture is so amazing. Bravo.

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Very basic, mostly pictures
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Bueno, no tan imprescindible
Reviewed in Mexico on March 29, 2019
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Buen libro, llego ligeramente maltratado en un par de paginas, recomendaría otros libros antes que este.

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lo consiglio non solo a chi fa l'architetto ma anche a chi (spesso a sproposito) giudica l'architettura senza sapere.

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Got it for my friend. She is an architecture, she told me it's an amazing read - can be finished in a day or two so the capacity and the informativeness of the same is not so much. But it's an enriching book, gives you good reading experience with proper printing on glazed sheets. Includes a lot of pictures and deatiled description of every building and their importance. Great read, perfect hard cover.

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Got it for my friend. She is an architecture, she told me it's an amazing read - can be finished in a day or two so the capacity and the informativeness of the same is not so much. But it's an enriching book, gives you good reading experience with proper printing on glazed sheets. Includes a lot of pictures and deatiled description of every building and their importance. Great read, perfect hard cover.

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Book is small but packed with info
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Got it as a present to my friend who's into architecture. He was very happy.

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