C3 398 Courthouses

Description

Courts of law are projections of civic power into the built environment. States have traditionally expressed themselves with monumentality, with its implications of permanence, but modern government aspires to transparency, which society also expects. Five projects demonstrate how architects address these tensions, among them the Paris Courthouse by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and the Palace of Justice in Córdoba by Mecanoo + AYESA. In addition, five recently completed cultural warehouses by KOKO Architects, Franklin Azzi, and others show how various design strategies can be implemented in the conversion of industrial buildings to other functions.

CONTENTS

• Kimmel Quarter / Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
• New City of Barcelona Archives / OP Team + Mendoza Partida + Ramon Valls Architects
• ‘Métamorphose’ in Quai Saint-Serge, Angers / Hamonic + Masson & Associés
• Tongyeong ‘Camp Mare’ / HENN + Posco A & C

Cultural Warehouses

• Cultural Warehouses and the New Industrial Paradigm / Davide Pisu
• Rotermann Grain Elevator / KOKO Architects
• Innovation Powerhouse / Atelier van Berlo + Eugelink Architectuur + De Bever Architecten
• Beijing Cultural Innovation Park / Cobblestone
• Alstom Warehouse Renovation / Franklin Azzi Architecture
• Streetmekka in Viborg _ EFFEKT

Courthouses

• The Materialisation of the Ideals and Tensions of Justice / Herbert Wright
• La Rioja Courthouse / Pesquera Ulargui Arquitectos
• Limoges Courthouse / ANMA
• Palace of Justice in Córdoba / Mecanoo Architecten + AYESA
• Paris Courthouse / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
• Palace of Justice in Foix / Philippe Gazeau

208 pages, ills colour & bw / 23 x 30 cm / English, Korean