We received a copy of the just published book "World 51 Architects, Concepts and Works", a beautiful collection of major architects from around the world, including Paolo Soleri. The book was put together by Masayuki Fuchigami, an architectural journalist based in Tokyo and editor and a member of the Archtiectural Institute of Japan.
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This is a gorgeous publication that includes such eminent firms as William Alsop, Massimiliano Fuksas, Herman Herzberger, Herzog & de Meuron, Hans Hollein, Josef Paul Kleihues, Richard Meier, Cesar Pelli, Aldo Rossi, SOM/Skidmore, Owings & Merril, Rafael Vinoly and Peter Zumthor.
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Masayuki Fuchigami main publications are "581 Architects in the World" [TOTO Shuppan], "Contemporary Architects ... Ideas and Works [Shokukusha Company Ltd.], "Contemporary Architecture Guide Vol.1-3 [TOTO Shuppan] and "Diary of Architects" [TOTO Shuppan]. Arcosanti, Cosanti and the Domehouse are also represented in Masayuki Fuchigami's "A Guide of Contemporary Architecture in America, Volume 1", which was published in 2005.
"World 51 Architects - ISBN978-4-903348-07-0.
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Posted by sue on January 28, 2008 10:58:17 AM MST