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Brick is a fresh, insightful and surprising look at one of the world's most familiar and popular building materials. From the strange remains of the Ziggurat of Ur dating from 2100 BC, to formidable mills of the industrial revolution, the humble brick has been an architectural staple for centuries. The world's best architects have explored the qualities of brickwork. Alvar Aalto, Antoni Gaudi, Jørn Utzon, Frank Gehry, and Mies van der Rohe all built with the material, and bricks were integral to Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for an American vernacular in his Prairie Houses. Lesser-known newcomers have created some equally striking and memorable structures, from the stunning Winery Gantenbein - built by robotic arm - to the audacious Kantana Institute, an unprecedented vision in a Thai rainforest. Brick is a beautiful and informative visual exploration of a material that is often overlooked, and sometimes considered limiting, but is actually full of spectacular potential.

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"Brick by brick - the world's most innovative brick buildings. Of all building materials in the word, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resilience and remains one of the mainstays of contemporary architecture. Rooted in tradition in countries as different as China and the Netherlands, it is inexpensive, flexible in use, and can also be ecologically fabricated. This comprehensive two-volume set tours the world to cover the most exciting and innovative brick buildings of the past 15 years, from Argentina to New Zealand. True to all TASCHEN architecture tomes, it includes new talents like Argentina Diego Arraigada and Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Long as well as established architects such as Tadao Ando and Peter Zumthor. Featured buildings showcase the variety of brick applications across cultural, domestic, infrastructure, and leisure spaces, including Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & De Meuron, Tidy Architects Amorio Restaurant in Santiago, and Mass Design Group's Maternity Waiting Village in Kasungu, Malawi." -- provided by publisher.

Brickwork --- Architecture, Modern --- Buildings --- 693.2 --- Edifices --- Halls --- Structures --- Architecture --- Modern architecture --- Brick work --- Decoration and ornament, Architectural --- Metselwerk van baksteen --- 72.039 --- Bouwmaterialen; baksteen --- Baksteenarchitectuur ; 21ste eeuw ; 2000-2017 --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 2000 - 2050 --- Building materials. Building technology --- brick [clay product] --- Briqueteries --- Constructions en brique --- Conception et construction --- Modern [style or period] --- architecture [object genre] --- brick [clay material] --- Conception et construction. --- Built environment --- baksteenarchitectuur

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architectural elements --- brick [clay product] --- Drawing, Danish. --- Sculpture, Danish. --- Abstract expressionism, Danish. --- Abstract art, Danish. --- Sculpture danoise --- Rapport architecture-sculpture --- Rapport art-architecture --- Rapport forme-fonction --- Rapport pleins-vides --- Danemark --- Sculpture en plein air --- Constructions en brique --- Kirkeby, Per --- Drawing --- Sculpture --- public art --- sculpting --- drawing [image-making] --- Iconography --- anno 1900-1999 --- Denmark --- Art --- Architecte --- Détail d'architecture --- Sculpteur --- Themes, motives. --- brick [clay material] --- Sculpture en plein air. --- Constructions en brique.

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Building materials. Building technology --- brick [clay product] --- metselwerk --- Architecture --- Masonry --- Maçonnerie --- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur --- 691 --- 691.4 --- 693.25 --- 624.012.2 --- Metselwerk ; constructie ; handboeken --- 693(035) --- 693.2 --- Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) --- Baksteen --- Metselwerkconstructies --- Earth. Cob. Clayware. Stoneware. Ceramic building materials --- Masonry of brickwork (burnt bricks) --- Structures in artificial stone. Cast stone masonry --- Metselwerk ; handboeken --- Metselwerk van baksteen --- Baksteenarchitectuur --- Constructieleer --- Materiaalleer --- Metselen --- Baksteenarchitectuur. --- Constructieleer. --- Materiaalleer. --- Metselen. --- 624.012.2 Structures in artificial stone. Cast stone masonry --- 693.25 Masonry of brickwork (burnt bricks) --- 691.4 Earth. Cob. Clayware. Stoneware. Ceramic building materials --- brick [clay material] --- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur. --- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur. --- Masonry - Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Maçonnerie