From Basel : Herzog & de Meuron / Jean-François Chevrier ; In cooperation with Élia Pijollet with seventy photographs by George Dupin.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2016]Description: 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783035608144 (hardcover : alk. paper)Uniform titles: De Bâle. English Subject(s): Herzog & de Meuron | Architecture -- Switzerland -- Basel -- Themes, motives | Basel (Switzerland) -- Buildings, structures, etcLOC classification: NA1353.H47 A8813 2016Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | NA 1353 .H47 A8813 2016 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Checked out | 16.05.2025 | 0013117 |
Map on front lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.