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About The Architect
About The Architect
Abalos & Herreros
is an architectural firm founded by Inaki Abalos (b. 1956) and Juan Herreros (b. 1958) in Madrid, Spain. The founders were involved in the last throes of La Movida Madrileña and later produced a 1997 monograph called Areas of Impunity.
They are known for their playful writing and an interest in industrial methods of building. The office split into two Madrid-based offices in 2008.
Immediately Juan Herreros' office won a number of important international open competitions, with the new Munch Museum in Oslo being the most important of them. Read more at wiki
is an architectural firm founded by Inaki Abalos (b. 1956) and Juan Herreros (b. 1958) in Madrid, Spain. The founders were involved in the last throes of La Movida Madrileña and later produced a 1997 monograph called Areas of Impunity.They are known for their playful writing and an interest in industrial methods of building. The office split into two Madrid-based offices in 2008.
Immediately Juan Herreros' office won a number of important international open competitions, with the new Munch Museum in Oslo being the most important of them. Read more at wiki
Works
- Parque Europa, Palencia (1991–98)
- Gordillo House, Madrid (1996)
- Drawings for the Villa FG, Madrid (1999)
- Valdemingomez Waste Treatment Centre, Madrid (2000)
- Village Hall, Colmenarejo (2000)
- Environmental Education Center and offices, Arico, Tenerife (2001)
- Jose Hierro Public Library, Usera (2003)
- Design for Coast Park, Barcelona (2004)
- Woermann Tower, Las Palmas (2005)
- Munch/Stenersen, Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway (2009)
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Product Details
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Laurence King Publishers (July 1, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9781856694926
- ISBN-13: 978-1856694926
- ASIN: 1856694925
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
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Taschen's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects - from the firmly established to the up-and-coming - with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured. Architects featured are: Abalos & Herreros, Eduardo Arroyo, Santiago Calatrava, Alberto Campo Baeza, Santiago Cirugeda, EMTB - Miralles Tagliabue, Anton Garcia-Abril, Rafael de La-Hoz Castanys, Josep Llinas, Francisco Mangado, Mansilla + Tunon, Martinez Lapena - Torres, Menis Arquitectos, Rafael Moneo, Nieto Sobejano, Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectes, RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes, and Selgas Cano.
About the Author
Philip Jodidio (born 1954) studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was Editor-in-Chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, or Alvaro Siza, and is internationally recognized as one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 190 pages
- Publisher: Taschen; Bilingual edition (November 30, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3822852619
- ISBN-13: 978-3822852613
- Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.3 x 1 inches
