Dominique Perrault Architecture (ed. Frédéric Migayrou; Éditions HYX & Centre Pompidou 2008) is an elegant monograph of the celebrated French designer.
Dominique Perrault surged onto the architectural scene and into the public eye at the end of the 1980s with the building of the National Library of France. He undertook this colossal project after a promising early career during which he built a number of ambitious constructions (including the ESIEE, the Berlier Industrial Hotel and the Sagep factory). After the Library, the gates to the international arena were wide open. Germany, Austria and Spain soon followed. Today, Dominique Perrault Architecture, which boasts thirty years of achievements in technical innovation and materials research, has further expanded its scope and delivers buildings in the United States, Russia and Asia (…)
As a number of important international programs are approaching completion, including the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg, the Habitat Sky Hotel in Barcelona and Ewha University in Seoul, this monograph – presenting over sixty projects – retraces the development of the main concepts underpinning this polyphonic architecture that exalts the contexts into which it is inscribed.
– Frédéric Migayrou (ed.), Dominique Perrault Architecture (Éditions HYX & Centre Pompidou, 2008), excerpt from the book description
The text is in French and English. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings.
Our copy is in very good condition. The pages are clean; no markings. The binding is fine. The covers show no signs of wear.
