Architecture in the Emirates
Hardcover 23.1 x 28.9 cm, 192 pages
ISBN 978-3-8228-1396-6
€ 19.99
Taschen Verlag
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Construction fever in the Gulf
The small emirates and states located on the Gulf, at the eastern edge of the Saudi Arabian peninsula, are building new cities in the desert at an astonishing rate, from Bahrain to Doha, and south to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Comprised of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain, the UAE is an oil-and-gas-rich region that has experienced an unparalleled architectural boom in recent years. With a dizzying array of ultra-modern towers popping up throughout the area, it's no surprise that the Gulf region has attracted many of the world's most prominent architects, including Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, and Jean Nouvel, who are all designing groundbreaking projects for the ambitious Cultural District project on Saadiyat Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. With these and many more remarkable, large-scale projects recently built or in progress, the Gulf emirates are perhaps today's top architectural hotspot.
Architects featured: AEDAS, Tadao Ando, Asymptote, Atkins, Behnisch Architects, Frank O. Gehry, Gensler, Zaha Hadid, HOK Sport, Kazuhiro Kojima+Kazuko Akamatsu/C+A, KPF, Greg Lynn Form, Jean Nouvel, OMA/Rem Kohlhaas, ONL, Carlos Ott, I.M. Pei, RNL, Hadi Simaan, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Studio Pei Zhu
TASCHEN's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects-from the firmly established to the up-and-coming-with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation or region featured.
Rezension:
Dieser Bildband ist ein wahrer Genuss für alle Fans der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate. Wo sonst auf der Welt gibt es so viele architektonische Highlights an nur einem Ort versammelt. Dubai und Abu Dhabi zählen hier zu den Hauptzentren und hier findet man die meisten Monumente - jeden tag werden es mehr. Es zahl sich auf jeden Fall aus, sich dir Adressen zu notieren und wenn man mal auf einen Shopping Tripp vor Ort ist, diese auch aufzusuchen und zu bestaunen. Ein tolles Geschenk für alle Architektur Begeisterten.
About the author:
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was editor-in-chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, and Álvaro Siza.
Vielen Dank für die Unterstützung des Verlages und die Bereitstellung von Information und Bildmaterial.
Mag. Barbara Schildknecht
04.05.2008 18:51