Old is new : architectural works by New Material Research Laboratory /

"The oldest things are the newest." This paradoxical idea is present throughout the oeuvre of contemporary Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. In 2008, Sugimoto and the architect Tomoyuki Sakakida founded the New Material Research Laboratory, an architectural firm that resea...

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Main Authors:	Sugimoto, Hiroshi, 1948- (Author, Photographer), Sakakida, Tomoyuki, 1976- (Author)
Other Authors:	Murray, Giles (Translator), Barton, Polly (Translator) (Translator), Treyvaud, Matt (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the Japanese.
Published:	Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2021]
Edition:	English edition.
Subjects:	Sakakida, Tomoyuki, > 1976- Sugimoto, Hiroshi, > 1948- Shinsozai Kenkyūjo. New Material Research Laboratory. Architecture, Japanese > 21st century. Architecture > Japan > History. Architecture and technology. Art and architecture. Building materials. Remanufacturing.

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Summary:	"The oldest things are the newest." This paradoxical idea is present throughout the oeuvre of contemporary Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. In 2008, Sugimoto and the architect Tomoyuki Sakakida founded the New Material Research Laboratory, an architectural firm that researches and develops "new materials" from known materials and techniques by applying a different approach and interpretation. The Laboratory's aim is to rethink the use of old materials passed on to us from ancient times, the Middle Ages and the modern period. It advocates for a reconnection of the present with a bygone era, and to extend that connection to the future through architecture.
Physical Description:	399 pages : color illustrations, color plans ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	3037786469 9783037786468