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    The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings
    The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings
    The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings
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    The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings

    By Marc Kushner

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    The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture.

    We’re asking more of architecture than ever before; the response will define our future.

    A pavilion made from paper. A building that eats smog. An inflatable concert hall. A research lab that can walk through snow. We’re entering a new age in architecture—one where we expect our buildings to deliver far more than just shelter. We want buildings that inspire us while helping the environment; buildings that delight our senses while serving the needs of a community; buildings made possible both by new technology and repurposed materials.

    Like an architectural cabinet of wonders, this book collects the most innovative buildings of today and tomorrow. The buildings hail from all seven continents (to say nothing of other planets), offering a truly global perspective on what lies ahead. Each page captures the soaring confidence, the thoughtful intelligence, the space-age wonder, and at times the sheer whimsy of the world’s most inspired buildings—and the questions they provoke: Can a building breathe? Can a skyscraper be built in a day? Can we 3D-print a house? Can we live on the moon?

    Filled with gorgeous imagery and witty insight, this book is an essential and delightful guide to the future being built around us—a future that matters more, and to more of us, than ever.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster/ TED
    Release dateMar 10, 2015
    ISBN9781476784939
    The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings
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    Marc Kushner

    Marc Kushner is a practicing architect who splits his time between designing buildings at HWKN, the architecture firm he cofounded, and amassing the world’s architecture on the website he runs, Architizer.com. Both have the same mission: to reconnect the public with architecture. Kushner’s core belief is that architecture touches everyone—and everyone is a fan of architecture—even if they don’t know it yet. New forms of media empower people to shape the built environment, and that means better buildings that make better cities that make a better world.

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      Can we live in the harshest place on Earth?

      Forget outer space—scientists are still navigating uncharted territories here on Earth. This relocatable research facility sits on the Brunt Ice Shelf at the southernmost Antarctic station, operated by the British Antarctic Survey. Perched on giant ski-like foundations, hydraulic legs allow the station to climb out of the snow after heavy precipitation; when the ice shelf moves out to sea in warmer weather, modules can be lowered onto skis and towed to a new location. Setting a new bar for climate change research in the polar regions, its spaceship-like form draws much-deserved attention to this groundbreaking work.

      Your survival depends on good design.

      Halley VI Antarctic Research Station. Antarctica HUGH BROUGHTON ARCHITECTS AND AECOM, CONSTRUCTED BY GALLIFORD TRY FOR THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY

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      What does architecture look like above 10,000 feet?

      Accessible only by gondola, this Austrian ski lodge sits 11,000 feet above sea level. It is designed to work with the natural landscape’s sheer visual and physical power; the structure is perched on the mountain’s summit to enable nature’s unique snow architecture to accumulate and melt unimpeded. An abundance of glass windows allows for nearly 360-degree views, framed by a specially engineered floor and roof designed to withstand the elements and huge temperature swings of the setting.

      Nature is the ultimate architect.

      Wildspitzbahn. Tirol, Austria BAUMSCHLAGER HUTTER PARTNERS

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      Can architecture be a path into the clouds?

      These viewing platforms hover above the Trollstigen road, a mountainous tourist path that twists and turns up near-vertical slopes and perches on a dramatic pass between Norway’s deep fjords. Humans may only visit—and build—there in the summer, when the weather is less harsh, but the platforms must withstand weather conditions year-round. Though the route delicately threads through the treacherous terrain, it relies on remarkable strength and careful engineering to stand the test of Norway’s harsh elements.

      The best architecture makes us forget how hard it works.

      Trollstigen National Tourist Route.

      Trollstigen, Norway REIULF RAMSTAD ARKITEKTER

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      What do reindeer do all day?

      A hiking trail leads to a spectacular site overlooking the Dovrefjell mountain range in central Norway, home to some of the last remaining wild reindeer herds in Europe. A sinewy pavilion invites visitors to warm themselves while observing the local reindeer population. The structure is an exercise in material contrast—a rigid outer shell of raw steel and glass houses a soft wooden core shaped like the nearby rocks, which have been eroded by winds and running water for centuries.

      Architecture rewards the adventurous.

      Tverrfjellhytta — Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion. Hjerkinn, Norway SNØHETTA

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