{"product_id":"nouvel-taschens-basic-architecture-9783836530804","title":"Nouvel (Taschens Basic Architecture)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNouvel vague: Frances leading architect Jean Nouvel  winner of the 2008 Pritzker Prize  is widely regarded as Frances most original and important contemporary architect. From 1967 to 1970 he assisted influential architects Claude Parent and Paul Virilio  before creating his own practice in Paris. His first widely acclaimed project was the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris (198187). Since then he has completed the Lyon Opera House and the Fondation Cartier  Paris. His major completed projects since 2000 include the Culture and Convention Center in Lucerne  Switzerland  the spectacular Agbar Tower in Barcelona  the Quai Branly Museum in Paris  the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis  Minnesota  and the Hotel Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom with shopping mall. Jean Nouvel was the 2001 recipient of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. In his citation  Peter Cook said of Nouvel: \"In an age of blandness  imitation  or doubt  his work shines through as having both clarity and finesse  originality and lyricism.\" About the Series: Each book in TASCHENs Basic Architecture Series features: an introduction to the life and work of the architect the major works in chronological order information about the clients  architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs  sketches  drafts and plans)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67932724756533,"sku":"ByrdShop_3836530805","price":249.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783836530804.jpg?v=1794229099","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/nouvel-taschens-basic-architecture-9783836530804","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}