ARCHITECT MONOGRAPH Series - Yao Renxi / Dadao United Architects Office

Author: Images Publishing Group (Australia)
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Publish Date: 2003-11-30
Features: The ARCHITECTMONOGRAPH series introduces the works of world-renowned architects and architectural firms. Each volume in the series includes a commentary by an internationally acclaimed architectural critic or an introduction by a master architect. The selected architectural works represent outstanding achievements from different periods of the architects' careers, while also featuring some ongoing projects. The architectural expressions include design process drawings, floor plans, renderings, and color photographs, many of which are large-scale images. Although Yao Renxi has completed a vast number of architectural works, he is actually still relatively young. Perhaps his most enduring contribution may not be his architectural works, but rather the new paradigm he has established in creative entrepreneurship. He has demonstrated to an environment that appears reluctant to accept design values that completing buildings quickly, efficiently, and excellently are not mutually exclusive opposing views. Whether it is his colleagues at Dayu, architects from Taiwan, or those from abroad, they see a designer who insists on high-quality design, remains completely open to the origins of design concepts, and deeply understands the local architectural culture, committed to improving the state of local architecture. And the rich works in this book serve as the best testament to the key results of his dedicated commitment.