Adjaye · Africa · Architecture: A Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture - Couverture rigide

Adjaye, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500343160 ISBN 13 : 9780500343166

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Adjaye Africa Architecture A Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture, 97805003431

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Allison's safaris have been featured in National Geographic and Conde Nast Traveler, and on television programs including Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Global star architect David Adjaye’s overview of buildings in 53 African cities, in a student-friendly format.

The African continent contains some of the world’s most vibrant culture and creativity, and yet its buildings – vernacular, colonial or contemporary – have rarely engaged the interest of Western architects. David Adjaye, the first black architect to establish a truly global reputation in his field, has found endless sources of inspiration for his designs in the rich – and chequered – heritage of Africa’s teeming metropolises. His life dream was to return to the continent as an architect to document Africa’s built environment. Over a long decade, he tirelessly documented these dynamic, colourful cities, photographing thousands of buildings, sites and places, and letting each building speak for itself in telling contrast to a design world obsessed with photorealistic slickness. The result was a stunning seven-volume work that has become an essential resource for all those interested in the burgeoning continent. This compact edition will make the fruits of this once-in-a-generation record available to a much wider audience. The result is one of the most original, ambitious and important architectural publications of our time, now available to everyone wishing to gain an understanding of a unique architectural heritage overlooked for too long.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0500343160
• ISBN 13: 9780500343166
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Éditeur: Allison Peter
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie