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Itsuko Hasegawa: Recent Buildings and Projects : Realisations Et Projets Recents
Itsuko Hasegawa Recent Buildings and Projects Realisations Et Projets Recents Author:Itsuko Hasegawa, Anne Scheou Itsuko Hasegawa has never viewed architecture as being a singular?and isolated creative act by one individual - on the contrary,?she is convinced that building should be a social event. Hence,?she includes not only state-of-the-art CAD programs in each planning?and design phase, but also the outcome of extensive interviews?with future users of a... more » given building.?Hasegawa always allows some breathing space for the unforeseen?and the unknown whenever building plans are transformed into architectural?solutions for concrete activities and special functions. Her buildings?- which combine clarity and playfulness and which are full?of energy stemming from the interplay of material, color, transparency?and form - are places which enhance and inspire people's?lives.??This monograph presents the 16 most significant buildings and?projects in the 1990s: museums and galleries, schools, sport and?recreation centers, and apartment buildings, and includes contributions by Patrice Goulet and Koji Taki.?Itsuko Hasegawa is published in collaboration with the Institut Francais d'Architecture,?Paris« less