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Wood is a fresh, insightful and surprising look at the world's best timber architecture.With 170 structures from the last 1,000 years, Wood features projects from some of the world's most celebrated architects. Renzo Piano's otherworldly New Caledonian Cultural Centre is found alongside projects from Tadao Ando and Peter Zumthor. Even the work of Le Corbusier, an architect best known for his work in concrete, is shown - his humble Mediterranean log cabin, Le Cabanon, was his last home.Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, the selected projects take the reader on a global tour of inspiring and intriguing structures: a Vietnamese village hall sits beside a state-of-the- art Belgian laboratory, an Italian anatomical theatre alongside a luxurious Canadian sauna and an onion-domed Russian church next to a fortified Japanese castle.Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, each project includes an extended caption providing an insightful commentary on the building.An essay by the bestselling author and naturalist Richard Mabey explores the close relationship between trees and architecture.Following the popularity of Concrete and Brick, Wood is a beautiful and informative visual exploration of a natural material that harbours an extraordinary range of expression and potential and has inspired architects for generations. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phaidon Press; Illustrated edition (March 20, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0714873489


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 80


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.86 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.25 x 1.13 x 11.75 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #548,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #110 in Architectural Materials #955 in Architectural Buildings


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    • The geometrical possibilities of wood construction
As with his other books on brick and concrete, William Hall has produced a visually stunning collections of photographs of structures which are clad in wood. The famous architect, Louis Khan, has been quoted as asking himself the question, "What does a brick want to be?" from which he developed his philosophy of architecture based on the physical attributes of construction materials. By contrast, this book does quite the opposite. It shows the creative possibilities of pure geometric forms. As with Concrete and Brick, most of these structures could have been built equally successfully used any of these materials. Thus, the essence of this book is not wood, per se, but the creative possibilities in which wood is literally and figuratively, bent to the will of the designer. If one does not take this book too seriously, it is a delight for the eyes and a joy to the soul. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2018 by David Arbogast
    • He loved it, and was fascinated with the content
Bought this for my Dad for Christmas. He loved it, and was fascinated with the content. Excellent photography.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018 by Amazon Customer
    • they loved it!
Purchased for a fifth year anniversary....they loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018 by TREEPEEPLEUSA
    • Five Stars
The book is beautiful and I like it.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018 by Amazon Customer
    • Five Stars
Great photography of some remarkable projects using wood. Inspiring!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2017 by avid gardener
    • This is a beautiful book
This is a beautiful book. Less a compendium or technical treatise than a bit of eye-candy for wood-lovers in the architecture and design worlds.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018 by dmkla
    • Five Stars
The book is beautiful!
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017 by MaggieC
    • Five Stars
as promised
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017 by henry retheford

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