Red: Architecture in Monochrome
Red: Architecture in Monochrome by Phaidon Editors is an illustrated edition published by Phaidon Press on October 25, 2018. This book presents a visual exploration of the significant role that the color red has played in global architecture throughout history. It features stunning photography and informative text, showcasing over 150 remarkable buildings, from historical structures to contemporary designs.
Readers will find a diverse array of architectural works, including the deep-red Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and the red-brick State Museum in Moscow. The book offers a fresh perspective on architecture through visual pairings that highlight the interplay of red in various contexts. With a focus on decoration and ornament, this edition invites readers to engage with the aesthetic and cultural significance of red in the built environment.
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A visual exploration of red’s vivid role in global architecture over the centuries.
From the earliest structures to today’s contemporary creations, red has been one of the most traditional, and, at the same time, most cutting-edge, colors in the built world.
Through stunning photography with informative text, you can explore more than 150 of the most striking buildings in existence – from the deep-red and stainless steel of LA’s Petersen Automotive Museum to Moscow’s red-brick State Museum and beyond.
Visual pairings juxtapose striking works in a fresh, new approach to looking at and understanding architecture, including projects by some of the best architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
From the publisher of Black: Architecture in Monochrome.
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