Architecture In Wood建筑木材：世界历史

Woodhasuniquequalities，yetisundervaluedorignoredinhistoriesofarchitecture.However，leadingdesignersaroundtheworldareincreasinglydrawntoittosatisfysocialandenvironmentalneeds.WillPryce，themostadmiredarchitecturalphotographerinBritain，hastravelledtheworldseekingbothfamousandobscurebuildingsinwood.Intenselydramaticbutnotover-dramatized，technicallyflawless，butnotmerelydocumentary，hisphotographsconveyalltheexcitementofencounteringtheseamazingstructuresfirsthand.InthesubstantialtextheshowshowthewoodenheritageofJapangrewfromitsBuddhisthistory;howRussia’scarpentersdetermineditsiconicdomes;howNorway’sstavechurchescontaincluestoherpaganpast;howTurkictribesbroughttheyalifromAsia;howthesettlersofNewEnglandwoulduseaprovincialEnglishtraditiononthenewcontinent;andhow，today，sophisticatedarchitectssuchasPeterZumthorandRenzoPianoareinventinganeloquentnewwoodenarchitecture.