Homes for Our Time. Contemporary Houses around the World. Vol. 2

The second volume of the Homes for Our Time series explores how climate, environment, history, and technology are transforming architecture worldwide. It features 60 buildings from Vietnam, South Africa, India, China, and beyond, designed by men, women, and collectives. The book showcases diverse, sustainable architecture and invites readers to dream of beautiful homes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 23 August 2022
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Architecture is being transformed globally by climate, environment, history, and technology. The second volume in the Homes for Our Time series documents this housing revolution and raises important questions: What role do homes play in our endangered world? How can they innovate?

In Sri Lanka, Palinda Kannangara created the Frame Holiday Structure on a budget of $40,000. Built from steel scaffolding, exposed brick, and wood floors, the house can be easily disassembled and moved, adapting to the reality of the nearby floodplain.

Luciano Lerner Basso's Fortunata House in Brazil accommodates the surrounding nature. It was built around a tree of an endangered species and sits on stilts to avoid disturbing the forest floor.

Miller Hull's Loom House near Seattle has been called "the world's most environmentally ambitious home renovation" due to its reliance on recycled materials and efficient energy use.

Modern architectural history has been viewed primarily from a Western perspective and formed by men. More than 60 buildings from Vietnam, South Africa, India, China, and beyond, designed by men, women, and collectives, mark the end of this era. There is no longer a predominant style, and there probably never will be again.

With photos by renowned architectural photographers, precise descriptions, and drawings from architectural offices, Philip Jodidio charts the diverse, sustainable architecture of the future. The private homes featured range from modest to extravagant. A beautiful house is always a dream, and this book invites you to do just that.

Weight: 375g
Dimension: 372 x 246 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836587006
Edition number: Multilingual ed