The Colours of ...: Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Wang Shu and other architects

Published by Birkhäuser 2015

The Colours of ...

Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Wang Shu and other architects

Edited by: Erik H. Mattie

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783038213659

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Colour as creative element

Color is inextricably linked with architecture; as a design element and also as an inherent quality, it characterizes the shape and texture of the built fabric.
The book presents extraordinary color schemes, both in terms of technology and aesthetics, for ground-breaking architecture with a wide spectrum of functions: from apartment to concert hall, from flagship store to city park.
The focus is on the works of the three architects Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel and Wang Shu. This is expanded by the works of other practices such as BIG, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Toyo Ito and SANAA.
This publication presents a compendium that documents color schemes in architecture in the context of very different aesthetic approaches. The large-format photographs by Iwan Baan, Christian Richters, Roland Halbe and Philippe Ruault fascinate with their clarity and presence.

All three main architects are Pritzker Prize winners
With fascinating images by Iwan Baan and Christian Richters

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Erik Mattie is an art historian who advises local and provincial governments in the field of architecture and urbanism.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
The Colours of... Introduction Cees W. de Jong Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Frank O. Gehry
The balance between form and colour Erik Mattie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
Collage of form and colour Museum of Biodiversity, Panama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Bend and fold colour New World Symphony, Miami Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Colour of the mind Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
Jean Nouvel
Images in colour Sophie Roulet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
Coloured depths Agbar Tower, Barcelona Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Vivid red colour Serpentine Pavilion, London Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Lantern magic Concert Hall, Copenhagen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
A vibrant red line The red kilometer, Bergamo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
Wang Shu
Translating tradition for modern times Bert de Muynck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Old and beautiful material Historic Museum, Ningbo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Traditional Chinese garden Park Pavilion, Jinhua Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
Architecture needs time to change China Academy of Art, Hangzhou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Meditation and poetry Wa Shan Guesthouse, Hangzhou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Colour in perspective Vision and perception Erik Mattie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
BIG
Light blue texture Danish Pavilion, EXPO 2010, Shanghai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Colour coded master plan Superkilen Urban Park, Copenhagen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
Stefano Boeri
Glass and basalt prism Complex of Buildings at La Maddalena, Sardinia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
Zaha Hadid
Suspended black MAXXI Museum, Rome Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
Herzog & de Meuron
Many shades of green 28 Condominiums at 40 Bond Street, New York Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Steven Holl Architects
Open colour Linked Hybrid Apartment Complex , Beijing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Toyo Ito
Polished painted colour Mikimoto Ginza 2, Tokyo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
Lui Jiakun
Favourite colour pink Hu Huishan Earthquake Memorial, Sichuan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	310
Michael Malzan Architecture
Rhythm of light and shadow New Carver Apartments, Los Angeles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Texture, form, light and colour Inner City Arts Campus, Los Angeles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
Giancarlo Mazzanti
Interrelated colour Timayui School, Santa Marta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	334
Enric Ruiz-Geli, Cloud 9
Transparant colour Media Tic Building, Barcelona Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	346
SANAA
Bright golden colour Derek Lam Store, New York Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	358
About the authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	368
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	372
Illustration credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Reference literature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	376

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Pages
- Main content: 376
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 250

eBook

Published: February 17, 2015
ISBN: 9783038213659

Hardcover

Published: January 19, 2015
ISBN: 9783038215868