{"product_id":"wunderkammer-tod-williams-9780300197983","title":"Wunderkammer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn alluring glimpse into magnificent Cornell-like boxes created by some of the world's leading architects and designers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the idea of the \u003ci\u003ewunderkammer--\u003c\/i\u003e\"wonder-room\" or \"cabinet of curiosities\"--that originated during the Renaissance, world-renowned architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien invited 35 celebrated architects and designers from around the world to create their own wunderkammers, filling boxes with objects that inspire them. This delightful book gathers together the varied, evocative wunderkammers along with accompanying statements by their architect-creators, including such luminaries as Shigeru Ban, Toyo Ito, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Murray Moss, Di b do Francis Ker , Juhani Pallasmaa, Elias Torres, and Peter Zumthor.\u003cp\u003eAn introduction by Williams and Tsien explains their fascination with the wunderkammer and looks at their own history of collecting. The boxes, each spotlighted in its own section, are explored through each architect's essay; working drawings and sketchbook pages; construction and installation photos; a list of the items contained; and a photograph of the final box.\u003ci\u003e Wunderkammer\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new way to think about art and inventiveness, collection and meaning in everyday objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tod Williams, Billie Tsien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300197985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300197983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.67h x 6.23w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2013","brand":"Tod Williams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072608235775,"sku":"9780300197983","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffea6e7a-6fbf-4609-9501-a29835d45cc5.jpg?v=1685442989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wunderkammer-tod-williams-9780300197983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}