Ruin and Redemption in Architecture

By Daniel Barasch

Lost, forgotten, reimagined, and transformed: the compelling beauty of abandoned, reinvented, and rescued architecture

This book captures the awe-inspiring drama of abandoned, forgotten, and ruined spaces, as well as the extraordinary designs that can bring them back to life - demonstrating that reimagined, repurposed, and abandoned architecture has the beauty and power to change lives, communities, and cities the world over. The scale and diversity of abandoned buildings is shown through examples from all around the world, demonstrating the extraordinary ingenuity of their transformation by some of the greatest architectural designers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714878022
• ISBN13: 9780714878027
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.9"