Projects in China: Architects Von Gerkan, Marg and Partners

Meinhard Von Gerkan,

ISBN 10: 3791339907 / ISBN 13: 9783791339900

Verlag: Prestel Publishing April 2008, 2008

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The architectural practice founded in 1965 by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg has become one of the largest, most wide-ranging and most influential in the world, and has garnered numerous international awards. Since the early 1990s von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) has been a major contributor to China's extraordinary architectural development, designing and realizing hundreds of projects throughout the country. These projects, collected in this book for the first time, display the incredible range and talent that has made the firm so successful. From office buildings, train stations, trade fair grounds, research centers and sports complexes to concert halls, the world's largest museum, and an entire city with a housing capacity of 800,000 inhabitants, each project outlined here includes comprehensive pictorial materials, plans, and explanatory texts. With all eyes on China as a center for cutting edge architecture, this stunningly designed volume is certain to attract the attention of those interested in the latest architectural trends. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 62868

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Titel: Projects in China: Architects Von Gerkan, ...

Verlag: Prestel Publishing April 2008

Erscheinungsdatum: 2008

Einband: Hardcover

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The architectural practice founded in 1965 by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg has become one of the largest, most wide-ranging and most influential in the world, and has garnered numerous international awards. Since the early 1990s von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) has been a major contributor to China's extraordinary architectural development, designing and realizing hundreds of projects throughout the country. These projects, collected in this book for the first time, display the incredible range and talent that has made the firm so successful. From office buildings, train stations, trade fair grounds, research centers and sports complexes to concert halls, the world's largest museum, and an entire city with a housing capacity of 800,000 inhabitants, each project outlined here includes comprehensive pictorial materials, plans, and explanatory texts. With all eyes on China as a center for cutting edge architecture, this stunningly designed volume is certain to attract the attention of those interested in the latest architectural trends.