Interior Architecture Now
Author(s): Jennifer Hudson
An invaluable introduction to the key names and projects in contemporary interior architecture, this book covers the work of 55 international practitioners. It includes both the firmly established and the up and coming; the classic and the more experimental. For each entry, there are 6 pages with a short text consisting of a critical appraisal as well as full biographical details. This is followed by images of the key works by that designer concentrating on the more recent but also the most iconic where relevant. The featured designers are those who control the shape of public spaces, services and identity to reflect the demands of the 21st century. A definition of interior architecture from Jennifer Hudson is: Interior Architecture Today is not about cosmetic surgery but about complete organ transplant. The individuals and companies featured are not only working with surface and appearance but also in the control of shape, space, services and identity. The title was selected to reflect the fact that the book is primarily concerned with the intelligent tectonic programming of interior space as well as the design opportunities this presents. Because of the proliferation today of decorators, stylists and hobbyists calling themselves designers, the word 'design' connotes a surface application primarily preoccupied with decorative elements. The term 'interior architecture' is more inclusive in that it considers the cross-disciplinary nature of design, bringing together the skills required to investigate interior space within the wider context of architecture.
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"Interior architecture is not about cosmetic surgery but about complete organ transplant. The individuals and companies featured in this book are not only working with surface and appearance but also in the control of shape, space, services and identity." Jennifer Hudson"
Jennifer Hudson is an editor and researcher in the fields of contemporary design and architecture, and has been the general editor of The International Design Yearbook for the last fifteen years. She is the author of 1000 New Designs and Where to Find Them (2006). As a freelance writer she has contributed to Frame, Canadian Interiors and Virgin in-flight magazines.
Introduction; 3deluxe; 24H Architecture; Harry Allen; Ron Arad; Antoni Arola; AV62; Christian Biecher; Block Architecture; Giorgio Borruso; Cassandra Complex; Johnson Chou; Antonio Citterio; Claesson, Koivisto Rune; Concrete; Matali Crasset; Eldridge Smerin; Fantastic Design Works Incorporated; Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Graft; Graven Images; Eva Jiricna; Patrick Jouin; Klein Dytham architecture; Lazzarini Pickering Architetti; Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis Architects; Lot-ek; M41LH2; Norisada Maeda; Yasmine Mahmoudieh; Maurice Mentjens; Merkx+Girod Architekten; Morphosis; Torsten Neeland; Fabio Novembre; John Pawson; Pentagram; plajer & franz studio; Francesc Pons; Pugh + Scarpa Architecture; Andree Putman; Muti Randolph; Karim Rashid; Francesc Rife; David Rockwell; Fernado Salas; Sevil Peach Gence Associates; Shubin + Donaldson; Philippe Starck; Seth Stein; Tarruella and Lopez; Adam D. Tihany; Marcel Wanders; Wells Mackereth; Clive Wilkinson Architects; Yabu Pushelberg; Further Reading; Picture credits; Index.
General Fields
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- : Laurence King Publishing
- : Laurence King Publishing
- : 1.38
- : 01 September 2007
- : 250mm X 192mm X 31mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jennifer Hudson
- : Paperback
- : 907
- : English
- : 729
- : 352
- : 500 colour illustrations