EAN: 9783791378404

SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS - PHILIP JODIDIO GEBUNDEN

Designed and constructed with the precision of a Swiss watch  this monumental hybrid timber
campus charts an architectural roadmap toward the future Completed in 2019  the Swatch and
Omega Campus in Biel  Switzerland  is a magnificent example of technology  design  and
environmental sustainability working in concert to create a space that promotes the health of
users and the planet. This book illustrates every aspect of the project  including drawings 
plans  and numerous interior and exterior photographs. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru
Ban has experienced firsthand the trauma of natural disasters  which he has addressed in
numerous emergency-relief projects. With the Swatch and Omega campus  Ban demonstrates how
sustainable architecture can benefit industry as well  and why he promotes timber as the
planet's only truly renewable resource. Philip Jodidio introduces readers to the buildings'
ingenious and cutting-edge features-a serpentine  cocoon-like facade that echoes the playful
elements of the Swatch brand  a gridshell roof structure consisting of thousands of precisely
interlocking timber pieces  numerous clean rooms designed for optimal airflow and minimal
airborne contaminants  modular work spaces and easy outdoor access to promote employees'
physical and mental well-being. A feat of forward-thinking architecture  this corporate
headquarters represents a benchmark for future building projects around the world.

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