{"product_id":"small-architecture-9783836547901","title":"Small Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the \u003cstrong\u003echallenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings\u003c\/strong\u003e. Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminutive in their dimensions, but are definitely big when it comes to trendsetting ideas. Whether in Japanese cities, where large sites are hard to come by, or at the frontier between art and architecture, \u003cstrong\u003esmall buildings present many advantages, and push their designers to do more with less\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A dollhouse for Calvin Klein in New York, a playhouse for children in Trondheim, vacation cabins, and housing for victims of natural disasters are all part of the new rush to develop the great small architecture of the moment. The 2013 Pritzker Prize winner \u003cstrong\u003eToyo Ito\u003c\/strong\u003e is here, but so are emergent architects from Portugal, Chile, England, and New Zealand. From world-famous names to the freshest new talent, \u003cstrong\u003ecome discover architectural invention on a whole new, small scale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJodidio, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid, and soon Norman Foster.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629318246674,"sku":"9783836547901","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e678201c-2195-4088-8b1c-34da68e03701.jpg?v=1732727342","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-architecture-9783836547901","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}