描述
The first monograph on internationally celebrated, Shanghai and London-based Neri & Hu Design and Research Office.
In 2014, Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu were named Designers of the Year by Wallpaper, largely for work they had created under the name of Neri & Hu Design and Research Office. The duo founded the firm in 2004 in Shanghai, with an additional office in London, and for more than a decade now it has been the source of incredibly creative, innovative architectural designs for projects around the globe. The first book ever published on the firm, Neri & Hu Design and Research Office presents a broad selection of its work in architecture and product design, lavishly illustrated. The projects covered include seven renovations in Shanghai; three retail spaces, including Neri & Hu’s office building; beautiful designs for a tea service, chair, table, and picnic basket; and several major ongoing projects, including a private residence in Florida and hotel renovations in London and Shanghai. A beautifully produced book, with contributions from Alejandro Taera Polo and David Chipperfield, Neri & Hu Design and Research Officeis a testament to a firm working at the height of its powers.
DAVID CHIPPERFIELD, born 1953, graduated in architecture from Kingston Polytechinc College and the Architectural Association in London. He worked at the practices of Douglas Stephen, Richard Rogers and Norman Foster, before establishing his own studio in London in 1984. His best known works include the River Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach (Germany), and the reconstruction of the Neues Museum in Berlin.
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ROSSANA HU studied architecture and music at University of California, Berkeley, and Princeton University. She worked with Michael Graves & Associates and Ralph Lerner Architect in Princeton; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York; and The Architects Collaborative (TAC) in San Francisco before founding Neri & Hu Design and Research Office.
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LYNDON NERI studied architecture at University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Before founding his own firm with Rossana Hu he has been working for more than ten years with Princeton-based Michael Graves & Associates and various architectural firms in New York.
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ALEJANDRO ZAERA-POLO, born 1963, is an architect and founder of the London and New York-based firm AZPML. He is also a Professor of Architecture at Princeton University’s School of Architecture and a visiting professor at Ravensbourne London.
Content
005 Introduction
011 Building with Presence
015 Diachronic Matters
017 Buildings and Interiors
018 The Reverse Courtyard. Design Republic Flagship Store
034 The Vertical Lane House. Waterhouse at South Bund
068 The Black Box. Neri&Hu + Design Republic Offices
086 The Recontextualization of History. Design Commune and Commune Social
126 The Split House. Private Residence in Tianzifang
144 The Marketplace. Mercato Restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten
162 The Recycled Lane House. Camper China Showroom in Shaighai
182 The Overlapping Lane/House. Private Residence in Singapore
193 Ongoing Projects
194 The Shunting House. Indian River Private House
200 The Magistrates Court. Bow Street Boutique Hotel
212 The Garden Units. Kuala Lumpur Residential Tower
218 The Heritage Journey. Sentul Contemporary Art Museum
225 Products
226 Zisha Tea Project
228 Extend Mirror
230 Solo Chair
232 Sedan Chair
234 Ming Chair
236 Utility Chair
238 Wild Feast Picnic Basket
241 Appendix
242 Project Details
246 Biographies
252 Collaborators
