Concrete jungle : tropical architecture and its surprising origins /

Combine concrete's stoicism with luscious vegetative environments and you get to the language of tropical modernism. In continuity with its founding principles from the mid 20th century, today's architectural visionaries renew the use of raw materials, such as exposed concrete, to explore...

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Uniform Title:Concrete jungle (Gestalten)
Other Authors: Klanten, Robert (Editor), Erman, Masha (Editor), Mandell, Molly (Contributor), Burke, James (Contributor), Yalav-Heckeroth, Yalav (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Gestalten, [2023].
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Summary:Combine concrete's stoicism with luscious vegetative environments and you get to the language of tropical modernism. In continuity with its founding principles from the mid 20th century, today's architectural visionaries renew the use of raw materials, such as exposed concrete, to explore functionality rather than aesthetics. No matter if works are created in total symbiosis with the tropical landscape or surrounded by flourishing nature, Concrete Jungle presents the dichotomy of the rough material being softened by interaction with the interior and exterior. When gray meets green a never ending range of impressions awakens.
Item Description:Texts by Michael Snyder, Harriet Thorpe, Matthew Maganga, Molly Mandell, James Burke, Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, Molly Mandell, and James Burke.
Includes index.
Physical Description:303 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm.
ISBN:9783967040890
3967040895