Title & Author:

Reconnecting cultures : the architecture of Rocco design / [edited by Jessica Niles DeHoff].

Publication:

London : Artifice Books on Architecture, ©2013.

Description:

237 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Globalisation and Floating Modernism / Fumihiko Maki -- Beneath the Radar -- Rocco Yim and the New Chinese Architecture / Kenneth Frampton -- The Confidence of Space / Peter Cook.
Guangzhou Museum, Guangzhou -- Yunnan Museum, Kunming -- Zhangqui Museum, Zhangqui -- Nanhai Cultural Centre, Nanhai -- Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou.
Distorted Courtyard House, Commune by the Great Wall, Beijing -- Moganshan Clubhouse, Hangzhou -- Guangzhou City Library, Guangzhou -- Jiu Jian Tang, Shanghai.
School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong -- HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Hong Kong -- West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong.
Teaching Hotel Complex, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Hotel Icon) -- Gousen Securities Tower, Shenzhen -- W Hotel and Serviced Apartments, Guangzhou -- iSquare, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Station Development, Hong Kong -- Citibank Plaza, Hong Kong -- Teaching Complex at Western Campus, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; LHT Tower, Hong Kong -- HKSAR Government Headquarters, Hong Kong.

Summary:

Reconnecting Cultures considers Rocco Design Architects' approach to the different contexts in which the practice works, by showcasing projects developed both in mainland China and Hong Kong, where different aesthetic and architectural strategies are employed to respond to disparate cultural and physical landscapes. As a Chinese architectural practice based in Hong Kong, where oriental and Western, modern and traditional cultures are merging, Rocco Design's work is grounded in the belief that architecture is the embodiment of culture--embracing and reinterpreting the past, heritage and tradition, as well as addressing modernity--and the requirements of contemporary living, spatial relationships, materials, and the balance between the public and private realms. As such, Rocco Design is sensitive to the cultural context in which the practice works--their architecture is both an expression of form, and an interpretation of the culture at its heart. This beautifully illustrated volume documents major projects such as the Distorted Courtyard House, which responds sensitively to its surrounding topography while remaining striking and provocative in terms of its contemporary architectural devices, the Jiu Jian Tang, Shanghai, and the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou. At One Peking Road, Rocco Design's use of photovoltaic panels seamlessly integrates sustainability within iconic architecture. Other projects, such as the HKSAR Government Headquarters, Hong Kong, exemplify the practice's creation of significant and recognisable buildings that contribute to the development of 'place' and history. Reconnecting Cultures offers the most substantial exploration of Rocco Design's work to date. Interviews with Rocco as well as contributions from eminent architectural commentators take the reader through the underlying theoretical and aesthetic preoccupations that shape the practice's work and make it resonate within both a Chinese and an increasingly global context.

ISBN:

9781908967008
1908967005

Subject:

Rocco Design (Firm)
Architecture China 21st century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architectural design China.
Architecture Chine 21e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Design architectural Chine.
Architectural design
Architecture
Architecture, Modern
China

Added entries:

DeHoff, Jessica Niles.

Architecture of Rocco design

Holdings:

Location: Library main 283262
Call No.: BIB 221332
Status: Available