{"product_id":"stone-hardcover","title":"Stone - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStone\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating, fresh and insightful global tour of the world's oldest and most beautiful building material\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 170 structures, from prehistory through to today, the book includes an incredible range of buildings: awe-inspiring Neolithic monuments and the epic Pyramids of Giza feature alongside the work of twentieth-century icons, from Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion to Marcel Breuer's daring Met building in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are also projects by the world's best contemporary architects, from Sn hetta's angular Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo to Kengo Kuma's sculptural Chokkura Plaza in Japan and David Chipperfield's geometric Museo Jumex in Mexico City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArranged to promote comparison and discussion, each project includes an extended caption providing a perceptive commentary on the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elegant and informative visual exploration, Stone demonstrates the remarkable variety of creative and innovative structures the material has inspired around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Hall\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eConcrete\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWood\u003c\/i\u003e (Phaidon 2012, 2015 and 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11.7 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490632200485,"sku":"9780714879253","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5104\/0293\/files\/V2llV3Z1eTVUdi9PVWUyZjAyUmx4dz09.webp?v=1780080090","url":"https:\/\/world-safari-shops.myshopify.com\/products\/stone-hardcover","provider":"World Safari Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}