XS Extreme

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Architecture

ISBN: 9780500342510
English edition
Thames & Hudson
PLC without jacket, 224 pages
17 x 18 cm
colour/black & white
2009
€19,76 (excl. VAT)

XS Extreme

Big Ideas, Small Buildings

Phyllis Richardson

The third book in the highly successful XS series, XS Extreme considers buildings at the edge of possibility. Sited in remote locations, built to withstand wild climatic conditions, or conceptually daring or provocative, all the structures are original, innovative and instructive. Over forty projects are presented through accessible, witty texts, with plans, drawings and photographs. A reference section gives architect and project information. Like its precedessors, XS Extreme offers striking new ideas at a human scale that will inspire anyone keen to improve the world we build around ourselves.

The third book in the series that celebrates small, ingenious structures.
Features over forty structures, largely created by young or little-known practices, which explore new territories in architecture and design, invite contemplation or whose presence simply delight.
Taps into the new socially aware ethos creeping into all facets of design, whether spurred on by climate change, social equality or economic conditions.
XS and XS Green are two of the most successful design books published in recent years, with worldwide sales exceeding 150,000 copies.

Table of Contents

1. New and Improved: innovative materials and structural solutions 2. Art and Craft: when structure becomes sculpture 3. Scenic Routes: huts, pods and lookouts in remote landscapes 4. Off the Map: extreme climates and sites, and mobile structures 5. Radical Urban: small interventions that redefine the streetscape