BIG. HOT TO COLD. An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation

A well crafted, thoughtful book providing a comprehensive review of BIG's projects. The book's title obviously refers to design in a range of climates. HOT TO COLD communicates BIG's sensibility for creating quality of life through design. What is most impressive is BIG's sensitivity to cultures and clients. As an architectural book it is well designed, projects are organized by climate/ region, allowing the reader to take in the entire book or quickly find a particular interest. Graphics and renderings are excellent. A must have for every architecture student and fan of excellent modern design.

An architecture monograph is typically organized chronologically until Rem Koolhaas/OMA came out with S, M, L, XL which was organized by size. BIG, whose Bjarke Ingels used to work for Koolhaas, uses a different way of organizing his monograph. Hinting it with sustainability, it is organized by temperature of the place. This book is definitely the ultimate monograph of BIG, covering all their projects to date. Unlike regular monograph (take El Croquis as an example) which is to show the projects and how to build them (technical drawings, detail, etc.) and S, M, L, XL which was the first monograph to show the story behind each project interspersed by Koolhaas' essays on architecture/urbanism, BIG concentrates more on how rational conceptual ideas become buildings, featuring their signature conceptual diagrams with added explanations. These explanations are what make the book great by giving the insights into where those ideas came from. Otherwise, the book is just the hard copy of BIG's website.

A handful of illustrations, drawings, photos and renderings. Everything is in utmost details and in great quality on every page. Ideal for architecture and design students to inspire them for their next projects.

An awesome title that's different from most other Taschen books I've seen. The rainbow design on the sides of the book indicate the level of care that went into this beautiful book, which features renders and photographs of tons of amazing architectural projects. If you have any interest in modern architecture at all, this is a great book for your library and also a terrific gift.

Excellent presentacion, haven't read it yet, but looking forward to it!Ingels has a really interesting and fresh approach to the desing process, particularly considering the urban impact! And innovative results!

Each page is basically it’s own color, which is very unique. It’s a very dense and heavy book as well. There’s even some blueprints in the blue colored section of the book!

Este libro muestra la obra de la oficina BIG, enfocándose en las singularidades de los proyectos asociadas al clima. El conjunto es muy diverso y muestra con una buena cantidad de ilustraciones y planos las características de cada proyecto. Me gustó el formato y los proyectos son muy interesantes.

Awesome book, it gives you the tools to study all of BIG's projects, gives you the concept, the geometry, planimetry, renders, all you can need to describe and learn about all of his work