Résumé

This ambitious book is aimed at a new generation of architects who take technology for granted but seek to understand the principles of what makes a building meaningful and enduring. Fifty Buildings by the best-known and -recognized modern architects, from Aalto to Gehry, from Le Corbusier to Hadid, are represented in illustrations that explore all facets of the Buildings creation. Starting from its site, each building is analysed through its surroundings, use of natural light, volumes and massing; its programme and circulation; its details, fenestration and ornamentation, taking the reader straight to the heart and mind of the architect. Targeted at rising students and architects who seek to create architecture that transcends digital tools and techniques, The Elements of Modern Architecture is an essential reference and inspiration for many generations to come. (Dawson)Sommaire : Introduction. - Sarabhai House, 1951-55, Ahmedabad, India / Le Corbusier. - Canova Museum, 1955-57, Possagno, Treviso, Italy / Carlo Scarpa. - Sydney Opera House, 1957-73, Sidney Australia / Jørn Utzon. - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1943-59, New York, USA / Frank Lloyd Wright. - Leicester Engineering Building, 1959-63, Leicester, England / Stirling & Gowan. - Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 1959-66, La Jolla, California, USA / Louis Kahn. - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 1956-58, Humlebaek, Denmark / Jørgen Bo and Wilheim Wohlert. - Yoyogi National Gymnasium, 1961-64, Tokyo, Japan / Kenzo Tange. - Seinäjoki Town Hall / 1958-65, Seinäjoki, Ostrobothnia, Finland / Alvar Aalto. - St Mary's Cathedral, 1961-64, Tokyo, Japan / Kenzo Tange. - Hedmark Museum, 1967-79, Hamar, Norway / Sverre Fehn. - Indian Institute of Management, 1963-74, Ahmedabad, India / Louis Kahn. - Bagsvaerd Church, 1974-76, Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark / Jørn Utzon. - Milan House, 1972-75, Cidade Jardim, Sāo Paolo, Brazil / Marcos Acayaba Arquitectos. - HSBC Office Building, 1979-86, Hong Kong, China / Foster Associates. - Neue Staatsgalerie, 1977-84, Stuttgart, Germany / James Stirling, Michael Wilford & Associates. - House at Martha's Vineyard, 1984-88, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA / Steven Holl Architects. - Church on the Water, 1985-88, Tomamu, Hokkaido, Japan / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. - Lloyd's of London Office Building, 1978-86, London, England / Richard Rogers. - Arab World Institute, 1981-87, Paris, France / Jean Nouvel. - Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, 1987-95, Barcelona, Spain / Richard Meier. - Vitra Fire Station, 1990-93, Weil am Rhein, Germany / Zaha Hadid. - Lord's Media Centre, 1994-99, London, England / Future Systems. - Menara UMNO, 1995-98, Penang, Malaysia / Kenneth Yeang, T.R. Hamzah & Yeang. - Dancing Building, 1992-96, Prague, Czech Republic / Frank O. Gehry & Associates, Vlado Mlunić. - Eastgate, 1991-96, Harare, Zimbabwe / Pearce Partnership. - Thermal Baths in Vals, 1986-96, Vals, Switzerland / Peter Zumthor. - Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1991-97, Bilbao, Spain / Frank O. Gehry & Associates. - ESO Hotel, 1998-2002, Cerro Paranal, Chile / Auer+Weber. - Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre, 1996-99, New South Wales, Australia / Murcutt Lewin Lark. - Jewish Museum Berlin, 1988-99, Berlin, Germany / Daniel Libeskind. - Quadracci Pavilion, 1994-2001, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA / Santiago Calatrava. - B2 House, 1999-2001, Büyükhüsun, Ayvacik, Turkey / Han Tumertekin. - Caixa Forum, 2001-03, Madrid, Spain / Herzog de Meuron. - New Museum, 2001-07, New York, USA / SANAA (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. - Scottish Parliament Building, 1998-2002, Edinburgh, Scotland / EMBT, RMJM. - Yokohama Port Terminal, 1995-2002, Yokohama, Japan / Foreign Office Architects. - Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 1996-2002, Fort Worth, Texas, USA / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. - Kunsthaus Graz, 2000-3, Graz, Austria / Spacelab Cook Fournier, ARGE Kunsthaus. - Linked Hybrid, 2003-9, Beijing, China / Steven Holl Architects. - Santa Caterina Market, 1997-2005, Barcelona, Spain / EMBT. - Southern Cross Station, 2001-6, Melbourne, Australia / Grimshaw Architects, Jackson Architecture. - Meiso no Mori Crematorium, 2004-9, Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan / Toyo Ito & Associates. - Civil Justice Center, 2001-7, Manchester, England / Denton Corker Marshall. - Green School, 2005-7, Bandung, Bali, Indonesia / Green School PT Bambu. - Mimesis Museum, 2007-9, Paju Book City, Republic of Korea / Álvaro Siza, Castanheira & Bastai, Jun Sung Kim. - Julliard School & Alice Tully Hall, 2003-9, New York, USA / Diller Scofidio + Renfro, FXFOWLE. - 41 Cooper Square, 2004-9, New York, USA / Morphosis Architects. - Oslo Opera House, 2002-8, Oslo, Norway / Snøhetta. - MAXXI, 1998-2009, Rome Italy / MAXXI Zaha Hadid