Realms of impossibility: ground

Architectural Fragile Earth: Ground, the newest edition in the cutting-edge C . J. Lim/Studio 8 Architects series, presents architectural designs whose inspiration is the membrane. Presenting previously unpublished designs for architectural skins, surfaces, walls and enclosures from the world s leading architectural schools as well as such well-known names in architecture and engineering as Ove Arups, this fascinating volume proves how seamlessly science and art can merge. Featuring the series hallmark eclectic mix of thoughts and observations and projects from both obscure and celebrated architects, Architectural Fragile Earth: Ground, brings some of the best creative work in architecture today together in a single volume.

itsuko hasegawa

herzog + de meuron

akira kurosawa

r buckminster fuller

zaha hadid

hsu tai

enric miralles

oscar satio oiwa

carme pinos

gabriel tang

awg-AllesWirdGut

kisho kurokawa

tono mirai

marie ange brayer

antony gormley

ben addy

marjan colletti

marcos cruz

georgetherobin

matthew wells

james bond

ellen ripley

john steed

laurie anderson

digit

peg rawes

oscar satio oiwa

alvaro siza

matthias suchert

hiroshi hara

mark whitby

tessera

tetsuo furuichi

frank o gehry

damien hirst

christo + jeanne claude

hélène binet