Wunderkammer

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Description

Inspired by the speculation of the wunderkammer―“wonder-room” or “cabinet of curiosities”―that originated all through the Renaissance, world-renowned architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien invited 35 celebrated architects and designers from world wide to create their very own wunderkammers, filling boxes with objects that inspire them. This delightful book gathers together the assorted, evocative wunderkammers at the side of accompanying statements by their architect-creators, including such luminaries as Shigeru Ban, Toyo Ito, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Murray Moss, Diébédo Francis Keré, Juhani Pallasmaa, Elias Torres, and Peter Zumthor.

An introduction by Williams and Tsien explains their fascination with the wunderkammer and looks at their very own history of collecting. The boxes, each and every spotlighted in its own section, are explored through each and every architect’s essay; working drawings and sketchbook pages; construction and installation photos; a list of the items contained; and a photograph of the final box. Wunderkammer offers a new technique to take into consideration art and inventiveness, collection and meaning in on a regular basis objects.


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