Formgiving
Formgiving: An Architectural Future History
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
Taschen, December 2020
Paperback | 6-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches | 736 pages | English | ISBN: 978-3836577045 | $50.00
PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
Formgiving. An Architectural Future History, the new book by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), is a visionary attempt to look at the horizon of time. The Danish word for ?design? is ?formgivning,? which literally means to give form to that which has not yet taken shape. In other words, to give form to the future. Using our power to give form, rather than allowing the future to take shape, is more important now than ever, as humankind?s impact on the planet continues to increase and pose ever greater challenges to all life forms. Architecture plays a special role by proposing spaces for our lives that are fragments of the future in the making. William Gibson?s words embody architecture?s role perfectly: ?The future is already here?it?s just not evenly distributed.? With Formgiving, BIG presents the third part of its TASCHEN trilogy, which began with Yes is More, one of the most successful architectural books of its generation, and continued with Hot to Cold. An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation. The book is presented in a timeline, stretching from the Big Bang into the most distant future. Projects are structured around six strands of evolution??Making,? ?Sensing,? ?Sustaining,? ?Thinking,? ?Healing,? and ?Moving??the multimedia-based, interdisciplinary concepts encompassing t...
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