April 25,2008
外文書展推介：THE ARCHITECTURE OF PARKING
作者﹕Simon Henley
21.5 x 19.7 cm
PLC with Jacket
256pp568 illustrations, 227 in colourFirst published 2007
出版社: Thames & Hudson
ISBN-13 978-0500342374
售價﹕435 書展期間會員價： 370
‘A hymn to the true temples of the automobile age’ – J. G. Ballard in 'The Guardian
Housing the maximum number of cars in a well-designed space is one of the most challenging aspects of twentieth-century architecture, which has attracted a stellar array of architects.
From Louis Kahn to Rem Koolhaas, from Paul Rudolph to Zaha Hadid to Kengo Kuma, architects have used the parking garage as a scene of experimentation for innovating new ideas about materiality, form, structure and use that ultimately inform their buildings.
This is the first major international survey of parking garages ever published. Multi-levelled like a car park itself, the book presents visual essays, project spreads and case studies that feature ground-breaking historical and recent structures in photographs and drawings.
From the iconic Marina City towers in Chicago to the latest robotic technology at the Volkswagen Autotürme in Germany, the author shows how the form and function of the parking garage has been hugely influential not only on generations of architects but on popular culture, capturing the imagination of novelists, photographers and film-makers.
The Architecture of Parking is an inspirational resource for students, professional architects, urban planners, engineers, developers, and anyone interested in how construction for cars has shaped our built world.
Simon Henley, a passionate observer of parking garages for many years, is principal of the award-winning London-based architecture firm Buschow Henley. Educated at the universities of Liverpool and of Oregon, Henley has been shortlisted for the UK’s Young Architect of the Year.
Simon Henley, a passionate observer of parking garages for many years, is principal of the award-winning London-based architecture firm Buschow Henley. Educated at the universities of Liverpool and of Oregon, Henley has been shortlisted for the UK’s Young Architect of the Year.
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