Showcases the forefront car-housing designs of contemporary architects, from the classic circular Marina City tower in Chicago to the Parcheggio Nuovo Salario under construction in Rome, in a visual survey that documents the influence of aesthetic parking garage design.
From the classic circular Marina City tower in Chicago to the latest robotic technology employed at the Volkswagen Factory in Germany, from Frank Gehry to Rem Koolhaas to Zaha Hadid, the form and function of the parking garage has been hugely influential not only on contemporary architects but also on popular culture. This book is at once a survey of the finest examples of parking garages and a presentation of exciting and innovative design.
From the classic circular Marina City tower in Chicago to the latest robotic technology employed at the Volkswagen Factory in Germany, from Frank Gehry to Rem Koolhaas to Zaha Hadid, the form and function of the parking garage has been hugely influential not only on contemporary architects but also on popular culture. This book is at once a survey of the finest examples of parking garages and a presentation of exciting and innovative design.
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'Beautifully photographed shows that car parks offer some of the most astonishingly sculptural forms and surfaces in contemporary architecture' - Financial Times 'Proves that park-life isnt without its aesthetic pleasures' - Dazed & Confused 'Wonderfully original a Pevsner of parking' - New Statesman 'A hymn to the true temples of the automobile age' - J. G. Ballard, Guardian
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The only comprehensive international survey of one of the most neglected but most important building types of the modern era: the parking garage
Introduction: The History, Aesthetics and Impact of the Parking
Structure
1. Elevation: Skin, Lightness and Expression
2. Matter: The
Plasticity of Concrete
3. Light: Animating the Utilitarian
4. Space:
Formal Innovation and Programmatic Experimentation Conclusion
A passionate observer of parking garages for many years, Simon Henley is principal of the award-winning London-based architecture firm Buschow Henley.
