Bjarne Mastenbroek Dig it! Building Bound to the Ground HC TASCHEN

NEW -Book is in Brand New condition with no mentionable defects. Book does not have a remainder mark. Creators: Bjarne Mastenbroek, Mevis & Van Deursen (Designed by), Iwan Baan (Photographs by) Publisher: TASCHENISBN: 9783836578172Binding: HardcoverPages: 1390 pagesOn Sale Date: 9/7/2021Dimensions: 11 in H | 7.8 in W | 2.4 in T | 6.1 lb Wt Dig it! showcases buildings from the past millennia that integrate the ground and the structure. From African churches chiseled from rock and Chinese villages dug into the terrain to a villa built into the cliffs of Capri, this global survey by Bjarne Mastenbroek features analytical drawings by SeARCH and the photography of Iwan Baan.Building is one of very few endeavours that are physically connected to the surface of the earth, fixed and enduring. Nevertheless, for centuries, especially in the West, we have considered ourselves separate and above nature, drifting away, defining our own systems and order, and using the ground as a nothing more t