2007
English
Hardcover
23.5 x 23.5 cm
256 pages
394 illustrations
ISBN 978-3-938780-31-2
€ 39.90 | £ 29.95 | $ 49.95

Magic Metal
Buildings of Steel, Aluminium, Copper and Tin
Dirk Meyhöfer

From the contents:

• BMW Plant – Central Building in Leipzig, Germany (Zaha Hadid Architects)
• Hotel Marqués de Riscal in Elciego, Spain (Frank O. Gehry
• Airbus A380 Equipment Assembly Hall in Hamburg, Germany (gmp Architects)
• Paul Klee Center in Bern, Switzerland (Renzo Piano Building Workshop)
• Parque de Relajación in Torrevieja, Spanien (Toyo Ito & Associates)

Quality, durability and beauty - these are the attributes that have given metal ist great appeal. No other material develops so many different facets in the application. Whether in the form of “skin and bones” or as a high-tech façade, brilliant constructions always bring the quality of metal into focus.

Richly illustrated, Magic Metal features outstanding projects by world-famous architects and innovative work by younger designers. It focuses on modern high-tech buildings in aluminium and steel as well as on new ways of using and presenting classical materials such as copper and zinc.

Also in this series:

Clear Glass

Concrete Creations

Fine Fabric

In Full Colour

Pure Plastic

Set in Stone

Touch Wood