100 Contemporary Wood Buildings Book - Multicolour

The '100 Contemporary Wood Buildings' book explores wood's resurgence in contemporary architecture through 100 projects spanning locations from China to Chile. Authored by Philip Jodidio, the 624-page volume examines the techniques, trends and principles behind works by architects including Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano. Its multilingual format covers emerging manufacturing methods alongside the ecological benefits driving renewed interest in wood as a construction material.

With a number of emerging manufacturing techniques and a growing awareness of its ecological benefits, wood is currently experiencing an almost unprecedented resurgence in contemporary construction following years of being considered a material of the past. The magical potential and versatility of the elementary material is explored in Taschen's 'Contemporary Wood Buildings 100', a 624-page book that explores wood's great renaissance in architecture across 100 projects in locations that span China to Chile. Authored by Philip Jodidio, the multilingual book also delves into the intricacies of the techniques, trends and principles that have informed the work of architects like Tadao Ando and Renzo Piano.