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NON FICTION >> Arquitecture
Hanno Rauterberg:
TALKING ARCHITECTURE · Interviews with Architects
Prestel · München | Berlin | New York | London · 160 pp · 100 color illustrations
A collection of intelligent and insightful interviews with the world's foremost architects
These interviews with 20 of the world's most important architects by the journalist Hanno Rauterberg provide a fascinating insight into the work and minds of these extraordinary individuals.
Cecil Balmond:
NUMBER 9 · The Search for the Sigma Code
Prestel · München | Berlin | New York | London, 2008 · 236 pp
Sold to Portugal, Israel, Korea and Japan
Number 9 tells the story of Enjil, a boy mathematician who is challenged by a spirit to solve the riddle, "What is the fixed point of the wind?" As Enjil searches for the answer, he and the reader embark on a journey through myth, legend, and religion.
Cecil Balmond:
INFORMAL
Prestel · München | Berlin | New York | London, 2007 · 400 pp · 400 color illustrations
Cecil Balmond is one of the most revolutionary structural designers working in architecture today. His structural thinking differs from that of others in his field in its completely innovative conception of the development of form and its impact on architecture.
Ceciil Balmond:
ELEMENT
Prestel · München | Berlin | New York | London, 2007 4· 320 pp · 194 color + 180 b/w illustrations
The genius of Cecil Balmond is behind some of the world's most exciting architectural endeavors, from Anish Kapoor's gigantic sculpture Marsyas at Tate Modern to Rem Koolhaas' CCTV buildings in Beijing.
