Shop Books

100 Contemporary Wood Buildings

€26

Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction.

This Bibliotheca Universalis edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, it celebrates the diverse deployment of wood by architects around the world. We see how wood can at once transform urban spaces, as in the Metropol Parasol in Seville by Jürgen Mayer H., and allow for sensitive interventions in natural environments, such as at the Termas Geométricas Hot Springs Complex in Pucón, Chile, by Germán del Sun.

True to all TASCHEN architecture titles, the book pays tribute to many emerging international talents as well as to such renowned figures as Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano. It celebrates each architect's vision and innovation, as well as investigating the techniques, trends, and principles that have informed their work with wood. It examines the computer-guided milling that has allowed for novel new forms, the responsible harvesting that allows wood to align with our environmental concerns, and, above all, wood's enduring appeal to our senses and psyche, comforting hectic modern lives with a sense of Arcadian simplicity.

Hardcover measures 14 x 19.5 cm

Lulu Mosquito offers GLS and UPS delivery to GLS and UPS delivery points in EU free of charge for all orders over EUR 70. Delivery time: 1-4 days. Orders delivered to a home address are subject to an additional charge of EUR 6.
Returns and cancellations: For customers worldwide: Purchases may be cancelled within 14 days of receipt of your order. All costs associated with cancellation will be charged to you. For Danish customers: Please email
pernille@lulumosquito.com, and we will send you a return label free of charge by regular mail.

Delivery outside the EU Lulu Mosquito charges EUR 45 for delivery to collection points, and for delivery to a private address Lulu Mosquito charges EUR 50