Small Architecture (Bibliotheca Universalis) (Multilingual Edition)

Over the years talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today with reduced budgets many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminutive in their dimensions but are definitely big when it comes to trendsetting ideas. Whether in Japanese cities where large sites are hard to come by or at the frontier between art and architecture small buildings present many advantages and push their designers to do more with less.A dollhouse for Calvin Klein in New York a playhouse for children in Trondheim vacation cabins and housing for victims of natural disasters are all part of the new rush to develop the great small architecture of the moment. The 2013 Pritzker Prize winner Toyo Ito is here but so are emergent architects from Portugal Chile England and New Zealand. From world-famous names to the freshest new talent come discover architectural invention on a whole new small scale. Series: Bibliotheca UniversalisHardcover: 584 pagesPublisher: TASCHEN; Multilingual edition (June 10 2019)Language: MultilingualISBN-10: 3836547902ISBN-13: 978-3836547901 Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.5 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds