Seating Together: Architecture of Auditoriums in the 21st Century - Couverture rigide

Capella Juli

9788461359103: Seating Together: Architecture of Auditoriums in the 21st Century

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ISBN 10 : 8461359100 ISBN 13 : 9788461359103

Editeur : Figueras Internacional Seating, 2009

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Biographie de l'auteur :

Juli Capella. Barcelona, 1960. Graduated from the School of Architecture of Barcelona (ETSAB). He was founder and director of the magazines De Dise�o and Ardi as well as director of the design section of the magazine Domus. He is also the author of several books including Arquitecturas Diminutas (Tiny Architectures), Cocos, copias y coincidencias, Enciclopedia Tusquets or Moneo Dise�ador. He was the curator of exhibitions such as A la Castiglioni, Vanity Case by Starck, Dise�o Industrial en Espa�a (Industrial Design in Spain), or 300% Spanish Design. He contributes to newspapers and journals in Spain and abroad, including El Pa�s, El Peri�dico de Catalu�a, Interni and Abitare, on subjects such as design, architecture and general culture. His work as an architect includes the Zig Zag leisure centre in Murcia and the Omm hotel in Barcelona. He was president of FAD - Arts and Design Association and promoter of the Year of Design in 2003. He is a member of the Arts and Culture Council for the regional government, the Generalitat since January 2009.

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

Selection of 29 architectural projects that contain an auditorium.that have been finished from the year 2000 until the present, that is to say, within the first decade of the XXI century and located in Europe, (Spain, France, Luxembourg, England,...), and also North America, South America, Asia and Australia. The buildings are introduced with a brief general description, with high quality floor plans and photographs, concentrating on providing details about the auditoriums, their interiors and furnishings. The book starts off with a brief illustrated overview on the evolution of theatres and auditoriums throughout the history of architecture, from ancient times to the present day. There are also some brief interviews with various creators who explain their own design process. There are projects belonging to outstanding architects such as Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, Ricardo Bofill, Rafel de La-Hoz, Estudio Cano Laso, COX, MBM, Oscar Tusquets, Navarro Baldeweg, and Cesar Pelli amongst others.

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