Paru le 12/06/2014 | Relié sous jaquette 255 pages
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Ephemeral buildings take possession of a location for a specific period of time, adding meaning and new quality to it. They can be interim solutions that no longer serve a purpose after a certain point, or projects and settings created for special occasions.
Temporary architecture frequently possesses an experimental character, which presents new perceptions of the functions and potentials of buildings, open spaces and rooms. Its transitory nature turns the attention in a very specific and precise way to what is essential and makes distinct design statements.
This volume gathers extraordinary contemporary projects from very diverse areas : from the Design Miami exhibition tent to the Expo pavilion in Shanghai ; from the altar island for the pope's visit in Germany to hospital dormitories in Thailand ; from the café for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to the Olympic Aquatics Center in London. Most of these concepts transgress the borderlines of architecture, art, design and social intervention, which results in a very unique form of creative freedom.
Lisa Baker was born in Ireland in 1982 and after travelling extensively began studying journalism and architecture at Dublin City University. She moved to Hamburg, Germany in 2008 and worked for a number of publishing companies and magazines, before relocating to Berlin. Currently she is living in Scotland, where she works as a freelance journalist and translator.
