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Shigeru Ban Architects Philip Jodidio

Shigeru Ban Architects By Philip Jodidio

Shigeru Ban Architects by Philip Jodidio


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Designed and constructed with the precision of a Swiss watch, this monumental hybrid timber campus charts an architectural roadmap toward the future.

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Shigeru Ban Architects: Swatch and Omega Campus by Philip Jodidio

Completed in 2019, the Swatch and Omega Campus in Biel (Bienne), Switzerland, is a magnificent example of technology, design, and environmental sustainability working in concert to create a space that promotes the health of users and the planet. This book illustrates every aspect of the project, including drawings, plans, and numerous interior and exterior photographs. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has experienced firsthand the trauma of natural disasters, which he has addressed in numerous emergency-relief projects. With the Swatch and Omega campus, Ban demonstrates how sustainable architecture can benefit industry as well, and why he promotes timber as the planet's only truly renewable resource. Philip Jodidio introduces readers to the buildings' ingenious and cutting-edge features-a serpentine, cocoon-like facade that echoes the playful elements of the Swatch brand; a gridshell roof structure consisting of thousands of precisely interlocking timber pieces. The Omega buildings with their clean straight lines are equally innovative and express the contrast between the two related brands. A feat of forward-thinking architecture, this corporate headquarters represents a benchmark for future building projects around the world.

About Philip Jodidio

PHILIP JODIDIO is the author of more than 100 books on art and architecture, including Under One Roof; Architecture: Nature; Architecture: Art; and Afghanistan: Preserving Historic Heritage (all by Prestel). He lives in Switzerland.

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NGR9783791378404
9783791378404
3791378406
Shigeru Ban Architects: Swatch and Omega Campus by Philip Jodidio
New
Hardback
Prestel
2021-10-19
208
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