Wood

Tapping the imagination and the spirit of ingenuity, this compelling new volume is a must-have for architects, urban planners and designers."—Identity (Dubai) "Excellent."—Esquire"Fascinating."—Homes & Gardens"Spectacularly documented Wood presents buildings of unexpected versatility and variety."—ELLE Decor"Will have you looking at wood in a new light."—Singapore Tatler Homes"A love letter to wood ranging from a state-of-the-art Belgian laboratory to a Vietnamese village hall" &mdas

"Five Stars" according to avid gardener. Great photography of some remarkable projects using wood. Inspiring!. Deby Bell said Art + Architecture. Beautifully done.. Logan Cael said good books. this is a good book about wood stuff. read it or look at the pictures. i did and learned stuff.

He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a visiting fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.. William Hall trained at Central Saint Martins and began his career in the office of the minimalist architect John Pawson. He now runs his own design practice in London, working with clients such as Calvin Klein, MoMA and Tate. Hall is the author of Concre

Even the work of Le Corbusier, an architect best known for his work in concrete, is shown - his humble Mediterranean log cabin, Le Cabanon, was his last home.Arranged to promote comparison and discussion, the selected projects take the reader on a global tour of inspiring and intriguing structures: a Vietnamese village hall sits beside a state-of-the-art Belgian laboratory, an Italian anatomical theatre alongside a luxurious Canadian sauna and an onion-domed Russian church next to a fortified Japanese castle.Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, each project includes an extended caption providing an insightful commentary on the building.An essay by the bestselling author and naturalist Richard Mabey explores the close relationship between trees and architecture.Followin