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30 Building studies and m<strong>on</strong>ographs Building studies and m<strong>on</strong>ographs 31<br />

reC<strong>on</strong>neCting Cultures<br />

the <strong>architecture</strong> of rocco design<br />

authors: peter CooK, Kenneth Frampt<strong>on</strong>, FumihiKo maKi, roCCo yim<br />

hardback • isbn 978 1 908967 00 8<br />

rrp £29.95 / €34.95 / $45.00<br />

28 x 23 cm / 9 x 11 in<br />

380 colour and b/w ills • 256 pages<br />

rec<strong>on</strong>necting cultures: the <strong>architecture</strong> of rocco design addresses the<br />

work of <strong>on</strong>e of the most sensitive and progressive practices to emerge in<br />

the far east. rec<strong>on</strong>necting cultures c<strong>on</strong>siders rocco design's approach<br />

to the different c<strong>on</strong>texts in which the practice works, by showcasing<br />

projects developed both in mainland china and h<strong>on</strong>g k<strong>on</strong>g, where<br />

different aesthetic and architectural strategies are employed to resp<strong>on</strong>d<br />

to disparate cultural and physical landscapes.<br />

as a chinese architectural practice based in h<strong>on</strong>g k<strong>on</strong>g, where oriental<br />

and western, modern and traditi<strong>on</strong>al cultures are merging, rocco design’s<br />

work is grounded in the belief that <strong>architecture</strong> is the embodiment of<br />

culture—embracing and reinterpreting the past, heritage and traditi<strong>on</strong>, as<br />

well as addressing modernity—and the requirements of c<strong>on</strong>temporary<br />

living, spatial relati<strong>on</strong>ships, materials, and the balance between the public<br />

and private realms. as such, rocco design is sensitive to the cultural<br />

c<strong>on</strong>text in which the practice works—its <strong>architecture</strong> is both an expressi<strong>on</strong><br />

of form, and an interpretati<strong>on</strong> of the culture at its heart.<br />

rec<strong>on</strong>necting cultures offers the most substantial explorati<strong>on</strong> of rocco<br />

design’s work to date. interviews with rocco as well as c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

from eminent architectural commentators take the reader through the<br />

underlying theoretical and aesthetic preoccupati<strong>on</strong>s that shape the<br />

practice’s work and make it res<strong>on</strong>ate within both a chinese and an<br />

increasingly global c<strong>on</strong>text.<br />

plus traces the development of Jestico + whiles from a two man practice<br />

to what is now a significant, internati<strong>on</strong>ally-focused, integrated design<br />

studio of architects, interior and graphic designers, with offices in L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong><br />

and prague and projects completed in 20 countries worldwide.<br />

the book charts the happenstance of events that has guided the<br />

practice's award-winning design approach against the changing political<br />

and ec<strong>on</strong>omic events of the last 30 years. Jestico + whiles' portfolio of<br />

work ranges from mainstream, residential, educati<strong>on</strong>, hotel and transport<br />

developments to more unusual cultural and social projects. featured<br />

projects include the w hotel and <strong>on</strong>e aldwych in L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> and andel's<br />

hotels in prague and Łódz´ , housing schemes royal Quay and greenwich<br />

Millennium village, Mumbai's Juhu cinema, passmores academy in essex<br />

and the central school of speech and drama in swiss cottage, L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>.<br />

telling the story of the practice through essays by Martin spring and<br />

david taylor, the book relates how Jestico + whiles became <strong>on</strong>e of the<br />

first <strong>architecture</strong> firms to transfer ownership into a trust run by and for<br />

the benefit of its staff, leading to creative working relati<strong>on</strong>ships with<br />

clients and unusual designs of great quality.<br />

plus<br />

Jestico + whiLes<br />

authors: martin spring, daVid taylor<br />

paperback • isbn 978 1 908967 12 1<br />

rrp £24.95 / €29.95 / $39.95<br />

28 x 23 cm / 9 x 11 in<br />

219 colour and b/w ills • 192 pages

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