The Architecture of Xrange: Inspired by Constraints - Couverture rigide

Chen, Aric; Betsky, Aaron; Cheung, Grace

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1946226866 ISBN 13 : 9781946226860

Editeur : Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers Limited, 2024

Synopsis

Named by Wallpaper in 2007 as one of the world's most exciting new architects, XRANGE, an architecture and design firm founded by Taipei based architect Grace Cheung and the industrial designer Royce YC Hong, is now one of the most prestigious studios in Taiwan. Their work has won several awards and been featured in numerous international publications including Monocle, Frame, Surface, I.D. Magazine, Icon, Arbitare, Dwell, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times, among many more. <p/>The Architecture of XRANGE provides a privileged insight into how this groundbreaking architectural studio works, especially their innovative approach in which their primary inspiration is derived from the constraints of a given project, hence the subtitle, Inspired by constraints. The principals' cosmopolitan international outlook and extensive experience have helped the studio to establish a bold style often including distinctive materials that offer original solutions to specific urban contexts across Asia. <p/>The book shows how XRANGE's unconventional architecture places an emphasis on systemization and tactility, resulting in audacious but grounded and utterly unique buildings. To do so, it features texts by the principal architects, leading architecture critics, lavish documentation and photography, and in-depth examinations of such significant projects as The Wandering Walls, Ant Farm House, Stone Cloud, and many more.

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À propos de l?auteur

Grace Cheung Founder and Principal Architect of XRANGE. Holding a Master of Architecture from Columbia University, Grace Cheung is a USA licensed architect living and practicing in Taipei. Prior to XRANGE, Cheung gained her experience in top offices around the world, at Patkau Architects in Vancouver, Bernard Tschumi Architects in New York and OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture) Asia in Hong Kong and Rotterdam. Born in Malaysia before moving to Canada in her teens, Cheung has lived, studied and worked on 3 continents: America, Europe and Asia. Seeing herself as a front-line worker in the shifting cultural contexts that shaped her and characterized her practice, Cheung brings her cultural fluency and international background to steer XRANGE towards a specifically localized yet global critical point of view with the methods and materials of architecture. A TEDxTaipei speaker, Cheung has taught at multiple universities and is a frequent lecturer, guest critic and juror both in her adopted home Taiwan and abroad. Cheung is also the Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Hong Foundation, extending its five-decade philanthropic legacy synonymous with the social and cultural heritage of Taiwan into the next wave.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers Limited
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1946226866
• ISBN 13: 9781946226860
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
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