COX Architects (Excellence Collection of Masterpieces by World-renowned Architects)

Author: Images Publishing Group (Australia)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "Masterpieces of World Architects" (10 volumes) adopts a full-color illustration format, introducing the works of some of the world's top architects and firms. Each volume in this series includes a commentary by an internationally renowned architectural critic or an introduction by the master architect himself. The selected works represent outstanding projects from different periods of the architects' careers. Each project is accompanied by planning schemes, floor plans, elevations, sections, renderings, and full-color photographs. The works of COX Architects have a broader scope than any other Australian peer. Since designing projects in Australia during the heyday of the Sydney School, the firm's works have represented the development of architecture over the past 30 years, leading a movement that may have given rise to a unique contemporary architecture recognized by the masses. This architectural concept is continuously evolving and emerging in Australia. The Australian continent is a vast island with diverse terrains, each requiring a completely different approach, offering ample space for innovation and creativity. The roots of the architectural creations shown in this book come from the environment, both natural and built, and are deeply rooted in the local characteristics of Australia. Early wool shearing sheds and grain silos directly reflect their purpose, landscape, and climatic conditions, showcasing highly innovative forms and almost always expressing their structural features. Our architectural creations are an instinctive response to this unassuming architecture, which is considered to possess an inherent sense of place and has the potential to evolve into a contemporary architecture full of infinite spirit and vitality. We often reinterpret it to respond to the contemporary urban context, emerging technologies, and ongoing issues, but we have always remained committed to a path of solving design problems in a direct and honest manner, using the poetic qualities derived from structure and enclosure rather than intricate decorative tricks.