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An overview of cutting edge buildings which focuses on small-scale, non-standard, idiosyncratic contemporary buildings and structures. Nearly 40 buildings are featured, each is presented in terms of its innovation and uniqueness, as well as its application toward standard building types under such themes as portability, buildings supplied to order, interacting with the landscape or perfect for quiet and meditation.
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Phyllis Richardson is former research editor of Architectural Digest and has edited numerous books on architecture and design.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Because there are great! A lovely compact book containing some well known and many relatively unknown small works. Well catergorised and with neat contemporary graphics, XS, explores various smallscale, fresh and inspiring projects at the fringes of architectural design.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent perspective illustrating that small things can be beautiful. Great photography, quirky text and a tactile cover making this a reference and coffee table book!
I'll be using it for the referencing!
I'll be using it for the referencing!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book is small, squarish with a brushed metal effect silver cover.
It is the first book in the sequence, and if you were to buy just the one, then this is the one that I would recommend. There is a decent amount of thoughtful text, but not so much as to detract from the photos, which are really why most folk buy these books.
Projects include a giant beach ball you can roll down a hillside in, a 'hairy building' of protruding wooden staves, and a spider like room designed to perch within a crevice.
As the author points out, these buildings are not that far removed from earlier follies, but they exist to make us think and question.
Some reviewers have complained about duplication, I suspect that there are/were two imprints, one by Universe and one by Thames and Hudson. The three that I have bought are this book,
XS Extreme: Big Ideas, Small Buildings
XS Green: Big Ideas, Small Buildings
Although a few architects and projects recur, there is enough new in each book to make it worthwhile.
If you have deep pockets you might also enjoy
SpaceCraft: Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts
It is the first book in the sequence, and if you were to buy just the one, then this is the one that I would recommend. There is a decent amount of thoughtful text, but not so much as to detract from the photos, which are really why most folk buy these books.
Projects include a giant beach ball you can roll down a hillside in, a 'hairy building' of protruding wooden staves, and a spider like room designed to perch within a crevice.
As the author points out, these buildings are not that far removed from earlier follies, but they exist to make us think and question.
Some reviewers have complained about duplication, I suspect that there are/were two imprints, one by Universe and one by Thames and Hudson. The three that I have bought are this book,
XS Extreme: Big Ideas, Small Buildings
XS Green: Big Ideas, Small Buildings
Although a few architects and projects recur, there is enough new in each book to make it worthwhile.
If you have deep pockets you might also enjoy
SpaceCraft: Fleeting Architecture and Hideouts
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