Valode & Pistre Architects / Philip Jodidio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jodidio, Philip.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Valode & Pistre.

Architecture--France--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture--France--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Other Title:

Valode and Pistre Architects

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston, MA : Birkhauser-Publishers for Architecture, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The firm of Denis Valode and Jean Pistre, which has been practicing for 25 years, entered upon a new phase of its career in 1992, when the architects - in cooperation with the landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson - received the Equerre d'argent prize of the journal Le Moniteur for the L'Oréal corporate headquarters outside Paris. Their predominantly large-scale projects are distinguished by their high degree of diversity. For some years, Valode & Pistre have not only been practicing in France, their native country, but also maintain offices in Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, Mexico, China, and elsewhere. This book contains detailed presentations of 18 projects by Valode & Pistre, with documentation focusing on the specific working and design methods of the architects. Projects presented include the Renault Technocentre in Guyancourt, France; the Las Mercedes business park in Madrid, Spain; a group of office and hotel towers in Beijing, China; and the Hyatt Hotel in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Die Karriere des seit 25 Jahren praktizierenden Büros von Denis Valode und Jean Pistre trat 1992 in eine neue Phase, als die Architekten - in Kooperation mit der Landschaftsarchitektin Kathryn Gustafson - für den Firmensitz von l Oréal bei Paris den Equerre d argent-Preis erhielten, den bedeutendsten Architekturpreis Frankreichs. Ihre zumeist großmaßstäblichen Projekte zeichnen sich durch eine weite Vielfalt aus. Seit einigen Jahren praktizieren Valode & Pistre nicht nur in ihrem Mutterland Frankreich, sondern unterhalten Büros in Spanien und Polen und sind mit ihren Projekten u.a. auch in Deutschland, Italien, Großbritannien, Rußland, Mexiko und China vertreten. Das Buch stellt etwa 18 Projekte von Valode & Pistre ausführlich dar, wobei die spezifische Arbeitsweise und die Entwurfsmethoden im Mittelpunkt der Dokumentation stehen. Zu den vorgestellten Projekten gehören u.a das Renault-Technozentrum in Guyancourt, Frankreich, der Büropark Cristalia in Madrid, Spanien, ein Büro- und Hotelturm in Peking, China und ein Handelszentrum in Sankt Petersburg, Rußland.

This book contains detailed presentations of 16 projects by Valode & Pistre, with documentation focusing on their specific working and design methods. Projects presented include the Renault Technocentre in Guyancourt, France; a group of office and hotel towers in Beijing, China; and the Hyatt Hotel in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A Discourse on Method

L'Oréal Factory

UGC Bercy Ciné-Cité

Paris Expo Hall 4

Valéo Generic Factory

Bercy Village

Cap Gemini / Ernst & Young University

PB12 Office Tower

Transpac Office Building

Havas Headquarters

Renault Technocentre, Le Gradient

Las Mercedes Business Park

T1 Office Tower

Beaugrenelle Shopping Center

Hyatt Hotel

Jiuxianqiao

Glasgow Graving Docks

Illustration Credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

1-281-14042-2

9786611140427

3-7643-7907-3

OCLC:

823389903