内容简介
TropicalExperienceintroducesaseriesofdesignstorieswithprovocativestorylinesaroundsomeofdeReusArchitects'mostprominentprojects.Eachofthestoriesrevealsthesearchthatisinherentinthearchitecturaldesignefforttoevokethespiritofeachplacebynotingtheuniquecircumstancesforeachclientandproperty.Thestoriesdelveintoplanninganddesignaspectsthatrevealhowspiritofplacecontributestodesignmeaning,andhowcreativeexpressioncanbediscoveredinpragmaticproblem-solving.Withinthestories,weuncovercomparisonstoolderorancientworkinHawaii,Indonesia,Mexico,andotherlocales,tounderscorethesignificanceoftimelessprinciplesincreatingaharmoniclivingenvironment.