{"product_id":"unfinished-atlas","title":"Manuel Herz Architects","description":"Das Basler Architekturbüro Manuel Herz Architekten präsentiert zwei Jahrzehnte Praxis in zehn Ländern und reflektiert dabei über die Möglichkeiten und den Einfluss der Architektur auf die Gesellschaft.\n\u003cp\u003eThis first monograph on the widely acclaimed Basel-based firm Manuel Herz Architects features 19 built and unrealized projects from their portfolio since 2004. Developed for highly diverse locations in ten countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia, they vary greatly in terms of building program, scale, character, and vision. The projects include housing, cultural and public buildings, exhibition and furniture designs, as well as architectural and urban research.\u003c\/p\u003e \n  \u003cp\u003eConceived as a critical retrospective, this book traces all stages of a project from initial sketches to completion, looking also at the afterlife of realized buildings. As the title \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e suggests, architecture should never be considered to be entirely completed: there is always room and potential for later interventions by and with others. Five thematic chapters highlight the ever-changing challenges for a designer that arise from working in complex environments and different socioeconomic conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \n  \u003cp\u003eContributions by distinguished international authors and by the firm’s founder Manuel Herz reflect on the need to negotiate between differing requirements of all actors involved, cultural traditions and forms of expression, as well as the correction of mistakes and adaption to setbacks en route to a realized building.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"search-metadata\"\u003eUnfinished Atlas. 19 Projects Ludovic Balland, Francesca Mautone, Manuel Herz 978-3-03860-418-1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Park Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53181955998024,"sku":"9783038604181","price":99.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0255\/9816\/files\/9783038604181.jpg?v=1779811684","url":"https:\/\/www.hochparterre-buecher.ch\/products\/unfinished-atlas","provider":"Hochparterre Bücher","version":"1.0","type":"link"}