Main entry:

Sudjic, Deyan.

Title & Author:

Future Systems / Deyan Sudjic.

Publication:

London ; New York : Phaidon, 2006.

Description:

239 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 30 cm

Notes:
Silver foil covers with title printed on fore edge, head and tail.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.
Objects: a world on the table -- Houses: the new domestic landscape -- Shops: consuming passions -- Collaborations: after the desk -- Civic projects: from the Parthenon to Maserati -- Bridges: between art and engineering -- Skyscrapers: redefining the high rise -- Landmarks: in pursuit of a new geometry -- Chronology -- Future Systems team 1979-2006.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Can the ordinary be made unfamiliar and new? How can a simple object elevate the way in which one lives? Can structure and content blur seamlessly into one? Does every house have to have eight corners? These are only some of the questions posed and answered by the innovative architecture and design practice, Future Systems, that are breaking molds and boundaries worldwide. Future Systems, founded by Jan Kaplicky, is an architectural design practice established in 1979 that has become recognized worldwide for consistently challenging traditional preconceptions of space and demonstrating environmental concern and efficiency. They have surprised the architectural world with their daring forms and inventive design philosophy that merges modern ideas with natural shapes. The result is an uncompromised look that redefines architectural language while fusing contemporary form and function. The book presents a selection of work from the last twenty-five years, some previously unpublished. It celebrates Future Systems' finished work, as well as looks at more recent proposals and concepts that continue their forward-looking philosophy, such as the Maserati Museum, Modena (2004). Organized according to themes such as objects, houses, shopping and landmarks, this innovative format will also present well-known works in a new light. This book offers a fresh look at one of the 21st centuries most creative and innovative architecture and design firms. With a well-informed and accessible text by one of today's most respected architecture critics, this monograph is an essential addition to any design library. It is the perfect gift for students of architecture as well as anyone with an interest in the future of 21st century design.

ISBN:

0714844691
9780714844695
9780714844691

Subject:

Future Systems (Firm)
Future Systems Consultants.
Future Systems (Firme) Catalogues.
Future Systems Incorporated
Architecture, Modern Catalogs.
Architecture, Postmodern England Catalogs.
Industrial design England Catalogs.
Architectural firms England London.
Architecture England 20th century.
Architecture England 21st century.
Visionary architecture England.
Architecture Angleterre 20e siècle.
Architecture Angleterre 21e siècle.
Design Angleterre.
Agences d'architecture Angleterre Londres.
Architecture visionnaire Angleterre.
Architecture postmoderne Angleterre Catalogues.
Design Angleterre Catalogues.
Visionary architecture
Architecture
Architectural firms
Architecture, Modern
Architecture, Postmodern
Industrial design
Architektur
Industriedesign
Industriell formgivning.
Arkitektur.
Architecture England Catalogs.
England
England London

Form/genre:

catalogs (documents)
Catalogs
Catalogues.
Distinctive covers.

Added entries:

Future Systems (Firm)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248641
Call No.: BIB 178186
Status: Available