#books #architecture | Ruin and redemption in architecture

Ruin and redemption in architecture / Dan Barasch.
London : Phaidon Press Limited ; New York, NY : Phaidon Press Inc., 2019
239 p. : il.
ISBN 9780714878027
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Conservación y restauración / Arquitectura industrial / Edificios ruinosos
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.025.4 RUI
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1127567385

This compelling book brings to life the fascinating stories behind high-profile projects such as the High Line in New York, Tate Modern in London, the Prada campus in Milan, and Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, as well as extraordinary lesser-known abandoned – and regenerated – spaces around the world Iconic work from stars of the 20th century, including Marcel Breuer, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright – as well as extraordinary transformations by such contemporary masters as Jean Nouvel, OMA, Thomas Heatherwick, and Herzog & de Meuron Buildings included range from majestic Victorian gas holders, imposing railway stations, factories, World War II flak towers and bunkers to Gothic churches and belle époque theaters With a foreword by Dylan Thuras, co-founder of Atlas Obscura, a guide to the world’s most obscure places.

Lost, forgotten, reimagined, and transformed: the compelling beauty of abandoned, reinvented, and rescued architecture. ‘Ruin and Redemption in Architecture’ captures the awe-inspiring drama of abandoned, forgotten, and ruined spaces, as well as the extraordinary designs that can bring them back to life - demonstrating that reimagined, repurposed, and abandoned architecture has the beauty and power to change lives, communities, and cities the world over. The scale and diversity of abandoned buildings is shown through examples from all around the world, demonstrating the extraordinary ingenuity of their transformation by some of the greatest architectural designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Examples range from Victorian gas holders, imposing railway stations, factories, World War II flak towers and bunkers to Gothic churches and belle époque theaters. This compelling book also brings to life the fascinating stories behind high-profile projects such as the High Line in New York, Tate Modern in London, the Prada campus in Milan, and Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, as well as extraordinary lesser-known abandoned - and regenerated - spaces around the world. Iconic work from the stars of the 20th century including Marcel Breuer, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright - as well as extraordinary transformations by such contemporary masters as Jean Nouvel, OMA, Thomas Heatherwick, and Herzog & de Meuron.