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Sugimoto, Hiroshi 1948-

Old is New : Architectural Works by New Material Research Laboratory Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tomoyuki Sakakida; translations Giles Murray, Polly Barton, Matt Treyvaud - 399 páginas ilustraciones (color), fotografías (color), planos (color) 25 cm

Prologue. On the founding of Shinsoken (New Material Research Laboratory) / Hiroshi Sugimoto --
Introduction. Between architecture and art : Interview with Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida / Fumiko Suzuki --
Concept and works / Hiroshi Sugimoto --
Materials and techniques / Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida --
List of works with plans / Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida --
Appendix. Glossary.

The oldest things are the newest" - this paradoxical idea is present throughout the oeuvre of contemporary Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. In 2008, Sugimoto and the architect Tomoyuki Sakakida founded the New Material Research Laboratory, an architectural firm that researches and develops 'new materials' from known materials and techniques by applying a different approach and interpretation. The Laboratory's aim is to rethink the use of old materials passed on to us from ancient times, the Middle Ages and the modern period. It advocates for a reconnection of the present with a bygone era, and to extend that connection to the future through architecture.


Traducido del japonés.

ISBN: 9783037786468

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sugimoto, Hiroshi 1948-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arte y arquitectura--Japón--S.XXI
Arquitectura y tecnología--Japón--S.XXI
Materiales de construcción--Japón--S.XXI

LC Class. No.: NA1559 .S25 / S84 2021