De Ble - Herzog & de Meuron by Jean-Fran?ois Chevrier (French) Hardcover Book

Description: De Ble - Herzog & de Meuron by Jean-François Chevrier The global success story of the architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron is intimately bound up with Basel. With this embeddedness as a point of departure, the authors analyze motifs, principles, and spatial design of their oeuvre. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE French CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description the global success story of the Basel architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron has local roots. This book traces these origins while identifying the essential ideas, professional ethics, and development of their architectural practice, established in 1978. The biographies of both architects and the activities of their practice are intimately bound up with the town of Basel. With this embeddedness in Basel as a point of departure, the authors elucidate central themes of their architectural oeuvre: from habitat to monument. With reference to exemplary buildings, they analyze the motifs, constructive principles, and spatial design of the architectonic works of Herzog & de Meuron. In addition, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron lead us on tours through Basel and its surroundings: statements by the architects, along with photographs taken especially for this volume by George Dupin, present the locales and buildings that have played key roles for the work of these architects. The book is rounded out by an intensive exchange of ideas between the architects and Jean-François Chevrier. Author Biography Prof. Jean-François Chevrier teaches history of contemporary art at the Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris. Long Description the global success story of the Basel architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron has local roots. This book traces these origins while identifying the essential ideas, professional ethics, and development of their architectural practice, established in 1978. The biographies of both architects and the activities of their practice are intimately bound up with the town of Basel. With this embeddedness in Basel as a point of departure, the authors elucidate central themes of their architectural oeuvre: from habitat to monument. With reference to exemplary buildings, they analyze the motifs, constructive principles, and spatial design of the architectonic works of Herzog & de Meuron. In addition, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron lead us on tours through Basel and its surroundings: statements by the architects, along with photographs taken especially for this volume by George Dupin, present the locales and buildings that have played key roles for the work of these architects. The book is rounded out by an intensive exchange of ideas between the architects and Jean-Fran Details ISBN303560830X Short Title FRE-DE BALE - HERZOG & DE MEUR Pages 256 Publisher Birkhauser Language French ISBN-10 303560830X ISBN-13 9783035608304 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2016 Photographer Georg Dupin Place of Publication Basel Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 154 Illustrations, color; 26 Illustrations, black and white UK Release Date 2016-10-24 Publication Date 2016-10-24 Author Jean-François Chevrier Imprint Birkhauser Alternative 9783035606935 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161828771;

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