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Architecture, Nature, and Design
By: Koichi Takada, Philip Jodidio (Text by)
About this Book
Published: 1st February 2022
The first monograph on the Japanese-born, Sydney-based architect, celebrated for his innovative holistic approach to design, nature, and urbanism.
Koichi Takada is part of a new generation of architects striving to bring nature back into the urban environment – an approach he developed after living in Tokyo, New York, and London. His architecture reconnects people to the natural environment, drawing inspiration from organic forms and local contexts.
This elegant volume showcases a series of Takada’s recent projects, illustrating the unique way his talent connects the natural and the designed, and how it has evolved over the last ten years. Beautiful photographs of buildings and interiors juxtapose against sketches and images of nature – illustrating the aesthetic inspirations behind the designs and the way they embody light, air, and even sound.
Philip Jodidio’s texts guide readers through the range of spaces that span from the interiors of the award-winning National Museum of Qatar in Doha and Urban Forest in Brisbane, the 'greenest residential building in Australia', to striking buildings in Sydney, Melbourne, Los Angeles, China, and the construction of a new space in Tokyo. This unique architectural journey will inspire readers to see architecture with a new mindset.
About the Authors
Japanese-born, Sydney-based architect Koichi Takada established Koichi Takada Architects in 2008. Through a series of award-winning designs, the growing practice has gained an international reputation.
Philip Jodidio is a specialist in modern architecture. As well as having held the post of editor in chief of the art magazine Connaissance des Arts for over twenty years, he is the author of over one hundred books on architecture and contemporary art.
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