Sách - Atlantis - A Journey in Search of Beauty by Will Schutt (UK edition, hardcover)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Independent Alliance Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781787702615 Condition: Brandnew Binding: hardcover Pages: 320 Dimensons: 210 x 135 x 30 | 400 (gram) ---------------------------------------- "For those who love boats, architecture and original enquiring minds, this book is a dream. " -Jeremy Irons World-famous architect Renzo Piano and his son Carlo set sail from Genoa one late Summer day, guided by the ancestral desire felt by many explorers before them: to find Atlantis (in Italian, Atlantide). Atlantis is the perfect city, built to harbour a perfect society. This is its true beauty, precious and elusive. Renzo Piano, a man who can not only measure land at a glance but also the sea’s infinite geometry, returns to the places where he has erected his works, mosaic pieces in the infinite, necessary quest for perfection. With his son he sails across the Pacific, along the banks of the Thames and the Seine, reaching as far as Athens, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and Osaka Bay. In search of beauty, he finds the imperfections that every building project carries within it. And so, all that remains is to sail on. Key Selling Points: Arguably the world’s most well-known architect, this is Piano’s first book co-written with his son, and is intended for a general rather than specialist aunce A combination of literary travelogue, father-son story, philosophical meditation on place, and work of contemporary architectural history, this book has multiple entry points for readers Great gift book for fathers, son, architects, travellers For readers of The Lonely City by Olivia Laing, A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit, Renzo Piano: The Art of Making Buildings by John Tusi, The Secret Lives of Colors by Kassia St. Clair. For readers interested in the politics and sociology of urban spaces, the life of cities, gentrification, and the relationship between architecture, urban development, and communities. For readers of The and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs; the works of Rem Koolhass. Authors are available for interviews: Telegraph Ultratravel Magazine, Nov 20 Review Quote“The pair reflect in a series of conversations on architecture, art, philosophy and much else besides, linked by Carlo's lyrical descriptions of life at sea.” Review Quote “We find a great wealth of observation and contemplation in their writing…. Atlantis is a travelogue, a handbook on sailing and architecture, and a rumination on what beauty means.” Review Quote "Travel, memoir, family relations. It’s a bit of everything. A very enjoyable blend of architectural tails and the musings of a highly successful perfectionist." Review QuoteA starred review: “An intimate and insightful chronicle of exploration and revelation.” Review Quote“Complex, tender, moving.” Review Quote“Engaging and endlessly original.” Review Quote "An audaciously ambitious, unfailingly beguiling book." Review Quote "Totally engaging, from start to finish; the narrative interesting and intriguing, with the addition of that element of humanity that only two people who know each other as well as these two could bring." "For those who love boats, architecture and original enquiring minds, this book is a dream. " Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....