{"product_id":"sections-through-a-practice-cesar-pelli-associates-9783775713290","title":"Sections Through a Practice: Cesar Pelli \u0026 Associates","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilders of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur  the tallest building in the world at the date of its completion--though Chicagos Sears Tower stills wins in the \"highest occupied floor\" category--Cesar Pelli \u0026amp; Associates is one of the worlds most important architectural firms today. Established in 1977  the firm is a full-service architectural practice of some 80 persons and has worked with corporate  government and private clients to design major public spaces  museums  airports  laboratories  performing arts centers  academic buildings  hotels  office and residential towers and mixed-use projects throughout the world. Unlike the work of other notable twentieth-century architects  the work of Cesar Pelli is not constrained by a personal style or a signature  as any viewer can ascertain through careful consideration of his built structures. Rather  each project is designed in keeping with its intentions and specificities--hence the Islamic-influenced geometrically polygonal plan of the Petronas Towers in Malaysia (and its 32 000 windows!). Sections thru a Practice offers a unique analysis of the diverse and significant work of Cesar Pelli \u0026amp; Associates  recipient of the American Institute of Architects 1989 Firm Award and 1995 Gold Medal. With an approach conceived by Bruce Mau Design  the book draws upon the firms entire body of work  including its innovative and collaborative approach to the design process  to reveal themes that cross in multiple and distinct directions. By describing a series of these themes  the shape of the firms practice becomes evident  offering a richer  truer rendering and understanding of the firms work. Essays by Joseph Giovannini and Hiroyuki Suzuki cover Pelli \u0026amp; Associates recent work and work in Japan  providing insight into both the firms current and broad global practice. Photographs of nearly 200 projects  both built and designed  have been filtered by these themes to present a visual coherence and rationale for each.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924487536693,"sku":"ByrdShop_3775713298","price":246.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783775713290.jpg?v=1794134079","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sections-through-a-practice-cesar-pelli-associates-9783775713290","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}