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Concrete jungle : tropical architecture and its surprising origins / edited by Robert Klanten and Masha Erman ; introduction by Michael Snyder ; essays by Harriet Thorpe [and 3 others] ; project texts by Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, Molly Mandell, and James Burke.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berlin : Gestalten, c2023.Description: 303 pages : numerous color illustrations ; 34 cm + 1 leafISBN:
  • 978-3-96704-089-0
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • (DAFA) HD 6899 .B92 .2023 C744
Online resources: Summary: The clash of rational architecture with the organic lushness of tropical vegetation has created some of the most visionary and futuristic buildings we know. Based on the concepts of Modernist style and Bauhaus aesthetics, tropical countries like Brazil or Mexico have developed their highly unique visions of an international style and an architecture which is both timeless and desirable, which continues to be highly influential around the globe. In Concrete Jungle we embark on a journey through the works of architects influenced by the tropical modernist style, from Luis Barragán to Paulo Mendes da Rocha, to Marcio Kogan.
List(s) this item appears in: Fine Arts, Bachelor of | CoRe (Collections & Resources) | Architecture (2024), Bachelor of Science in | Fine Arts (2024), Bachelor of
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Concrete Jungle presents some of the most exciting tropical houses and tells the surprising story of lush modernist architecture.

Includes indexes.

The clash of rational architecture with the organic lushness of tropical vegetation has created some of the most visionary and futuristic buildings we know.

Based on the concepts of Modernist style and Bauhaus aesthetics, tropical countries like Brazil or Mexico have developed their highly unique visions of an international style and an architecture which is both timeless and desirable, which continues to be highly influential around the globe.

In Concrete Jungle we embark on a journey through the works of architects influenced by the tropical modernist style, from Luis Barragán to Paulo Mendes da Rocha, to Marcio Kogan.

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