Hitoshi Abe
"A designer of remarkable talent, Hitoshi Abe (b.1962) is one of the most important rising figures in contemporary Japanese architecture. As the chair of the Department of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of California, Los Angeles, Abe is also forming an invaluable connection between his homeland and the international architecture community. Throughout his career, Abe has taught at prestigious institutions on both sides of the Pacific, including Tohoku University and the University of California, Berkeley. Since establishing Atelier Hitoshi Abe in his hometown of Sendai in 1992, Abe has attracted wide acclaim for his bold and complex buildings, including the Miyagi Stadium (2000), the dynamic Kanno Museum (2006), and the Reihoku Community Hall (2002), for which he won the Architectural Institute of Japan Award in 2003, as well as a wide range of commercial and residential projects." "Produced in collaboration with the architect, this book presents the best of Hitoshi Abe's completed buildings. Author Naomi Pollock details Abe's creative process and places his architecture in both a Japanese and an international context, fully documenting a broad selection of his work through conceptual diagrams, plans, and photographs. The only comprehensive monograph on Hitoshi Abe and an essential reference work, this book is an inspiring look at Abe's innovative practice."--Jacket
Tištěná kniha, English, 2008
Phaidon, London, 2008