Old is new : architectural works by New Material Research Laboratory /

"The oldest things are the newest"--This paradoxical idea is present throughout the oeuvre of contemporary Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto. In 2008, Sugimoto and the architect Tomoyuki Sakakida founded the New Material Research Laboratory, an architectural firm that resea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Sugimoto, Hiroshi, 1948- (Photographer), Sakakida, Tomoyuki, 1976- (Author)
Other Authors:	Murray, Giles (Translator), Barton, Polly (Translator) (Translator), Treyvaud, Matt (Translator), Suzuki, Fumiko, 1945- (Interviewer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Japanese
Published:	Zurich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2021]
Edition:	English edition.
Subjects:	Sakakida, Tomoyuki, > 1976- Sugimoto, Hiroshi, > 1948- Shinsozai Kenkyūjo. New Material Research Laboratory. 2000-2099 Architecture, Japanese > 21st century. Architecture > Japan > History. Architecture and technology. Art and architecture. Building materials. Remanufacturing. Architecture and history > 21st century. Construction Materials Architecture japonaise > 21e siècle. Architecture > Japon > Histoire. Architecture et technologie. Art et architecture. Construction > Matériaux. Reconditionnement. Architecture et histoire > 21e siècle. building materials. Architecture, Japanese. Architecture and history. Architecture. Architecture > Japan > History > 21st century. Architecture and history > Japan. Building materials > Japan. Japan. History.

Table of Contents:

Prologue. On the founding of Shinsoken (New Material Research Laboratory) / Hiroshi Sugimoto
Introduction. Between architecture and art : Interview with Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida / Fumiko Suzuki
Concept and works / Hiroshi Sugimoto
Materials and techniques / Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida
List of works with plans / Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tomoyuki Sakakida
Appendix. Glossary.