Shuhei Endo : paramodern architecture
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Shuhei Endo : paramodern architecture
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Electa Architecture, 2003
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Bibliography: p. 209
Reprinted in paperback 2006
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ISBN 9781904313144
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Japanese architect Shuhei Endo can be defined as an architect of steel since he distinctly favours this material in the buildings he designs and continually experiments with its infinite possibilities. His works are apparently weightless and communicate a sense of liberty: undulating sheets of steel are twisted into spirals and wrapped around buildings in overlapping layers, like petals of flowers, or arranged on different levels to create a membrane around open spaces. This approach is most evident in the "great roofs" that house Endo-designed offices, such as Rooftecture N (Nisinomiya, Hyogo, 1998), or spaces for relaxation and meetings, such as Rooftecture T (Fukui, 1997), as well as private homes, such as Springtecture H (Harima, 1998) and Rooftecture M (Maruoka, 2001). Born in 1960 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, he graduated in 1986 from the Kyoto School of Art and then joined the Osamu Ishii & Biken Associates architectural studio. In 1988 he founded the Shuhei Endo Institute in Osaka and began teaching at Kinki University, Kobe Design University and the Fukui Institute of Technology.
Table of Contents
"The Architecture of Shuhei Endo and the Specificity of Japan" by Hiroyuki Suzuki - "Paramodern Architecture" by Shuhei Endo - 32 project spreads - List of projects - Biography - Bibliography -
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: pbk ISBN 9781904313434
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Following the same format as Electa's other recent titles in its Architectural Documents series (Toyo Ito, Dominique Perrault, Carlos Ferrater, Steven Holl), this book presents the work of a compelling young architect on the international scene: Shuhei Endo (b. 1960), based in Osaka, Japan. Endo, 42, founded his own studio in 1988 and has built nearly 20 small-scale projects in Japan whose unmistakeable forms resemble strands of ribbon spiralling over and under the ground. Endo primarily uses sheets of corrugated steel, combined with glass and concrete, that wrap and fold to compose walls and enclose interior spaces. This book is the first monograph on the architect and showcases his projects and built work to date.
Table of Contents
"The Architecture of Shuhei Endo and the Specificity of Japan" by Hiroyuki Suzuki* "Paramodern Architecture" by Shuhei Endo * 32 project spreads * List of projects * Biography * Bibliography * The Architecture of Shuhei Endo and the Essence of Japan, Hiroyuki Suzuki
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