Mostaedi, Arian
new coastal houses

Englisch/Spanisch.

This book presents some of the schemes located on the coasts and riverbanks of the earth. They show the efforts of their designers to conceive an architecture that is elegant, appropriate to its environment and able to provide its inhabitants with the necessary comfort and security to enjoy a stimulating interaction with nature. These unusual works are located on seas, oceans, rivers and lakes but do not damage their idyllic image of natural paradises. This is an architecture created for a blue world in which the seas, rivers and lakes determine their final configuration and in which the distant harmonious horizon seems to be closer than ever. Features works by Silvia Gmur & Livio Vacchini, 10 Arquitectos, MVRDV and Toshiko Mori. 239 Seiten mit zahlreichen Farbabb., Großformat, gebunden in Schuber (Architectural design/Links International/Instituto Monsa de Ediciones/Carles Broto i Comerma 2001) leichte Lagerspuren, Rückenkante und Schuber stellenweise beschabt/minor shelfwear, spine and slipcase scuffed in places