Concrete; That colorless substance used in parking lots or communist-style apartment blocks, right? The answer is yes and no. Concrete is actually a name that refers to an impressively wide range of building materials and, when handled correctly, is one of the noble materials of modern architecture. As a form of "liquid stone" from the start, it is malleable, durable, and capable of amazing engineering feats. This edition of the Bibliotheca Universalis showcases the best work done with concrete in recent years. It includes renowned names such as Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and Steven Holl, as well as amazing new architects like the Russian SPEECH and artists like James Turrell, who transformed Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Guggenheim spiral structure in New York into the setting for one of his most significant works.

Pages: 632, Year of Publication: 1230, Dimensions: 14x14cm