States of architecture in the Twenty-first century
This book captures this extraordinary architectural event with the eloquent photography of Nic Lehoux coupled with the critical insights of Rodolphe el-Khoury and Andrew Payne. The thorough documentation includes details photographic landscapes that bind them into a unique environment. The accompanying text situates the event in a longstanding tradition of international exhibitions while underscoring the particular geographic, cultural and political aspect of contemporary China that shape the Shanghai Expo and its guiding theme -Better City-Better Life
"News directions from the Shanghai world expo. Expo 2010 Shanghai is the most ambitious world expo to date, designed to welcome more than 70 million visitors. It boasts a remarkable collection of pavilions that represent the ambitions of individual nations as well as collective vision for cities in the new milline. Together, these buildings constitute a crops-section of contemporary trends by some of the world's leading architects, showcasing a full spectrum of chuting-edge technology, building materials ans design sensibilities"
Fiche technique
- Prix Éditeur
- 54,00€
- Langue
- Français
- Éditeur
- Thames & Hudson
- Auteur
- Rodolphe el-khoury, Andrew Payne
- Année
- 2011
- Pages
- 384
- Reliure
- Relié
- EAN
- 9780500342695