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Bricks have been in use constantly for more than nine millennia. Today, the appreciation for their versatile application, construction qualities, and energy efficiency remains unbroken. Founded in Vienna in 1819, Wienerberger AG today is the world’s biggest manufacturer of bricks and other clay building materials.Since 2004, Wienerberger has presented a biannual international Brick Award to recognize outstanding achievements in brick architecture. For the 2018 edition, more than six hundred realized designs from forty-four countries were submitted in the categories Feeling at Home, Living Together, Working Together, Sharing Public Spaces, and Building Outside the Box. This book presents the winning and shortlisted designs through concise descriptions accompanied by atmospheric images, site and floor plans, views and elevations, and sections. Five topical essays by Sandy Attia, Patricia Barbas, Marcos Parga, Wolfgang Pauser, and Mikko Summanen round out this celebration of contemporary brick architecture.
Architecture, Modern --- Wienerberger Brick Award --- Building, Brick --- 693.2 --- Brick building --- Masonry --- Architecture --- Metselwerk van baksteen --- Awards --- History --- Bouwmaterialen ; baksteen ; architectuurprijzen ; 2018 --- Baksteenarchitectuur ; 21ste eeuw --- Wienerberger Brick Award. --- Awards. --- Construction en brique --- Prix et récompenses --- Constructions en brique --- Concours.
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From handmade brick to high-tech products, building with blocks of fired clay draws from a heritage of nine millennia and remains innovative, sustainable, and highly appreciated for its manifold applications. Since 2004, Wienerberger AG has presented the biannual International Brick Award for outstanding achievements in brick architecture. The 2020 award saw 644 submissions from fifty-five countries, which were reviewed by an international jury of experts. Brick 20 features the fifty nominees and the six winning designs, which are located in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America. All the projects are presented with texts and richly illustrated with photographs, site and floor plans, views, elevations, and sections. Topical essays by Hubertus Adam, Anneke Bokern, Aglaee Degros, Job Floris, Jonathan Glancey, Christian Holl, Laura Iloniemi, and Jana Revedin discuss the winning buildings in a wider context, rounding out this celebration of contemporary brick architecture.
Architecture --- Construction en brique --- Wienerberger Brick Award --- 691 --- 691.4 --- 72.037 --- Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) --- Baksteen --- 21ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Eenentwintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- Architecture - 21e siècle
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