Cazú Zegers

Architecture in Poetic Territories

Philip Jodidio

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Rizzoli International Publications
24 September 2024

History of architecture

A look at the most significant architectural and territorial projects by the world-renowned Chilean architect, a leader in the “geopoetic” methodology in architecture.

This is the first major book on Zegers, who practices an intensely artistic and ecological form of architecture based on landscapes in which she builds. Working frequently in timber, Zegers reaches unique, sustainable, and recyclable solutions that combine and rescue the traditional work of Chilean carpenters with modern techniques. In an almost metaphysical journey, in which organic forms, curves, diagonals, and verticals are combined, Zegers affirms her rising presence as a force in ecologically minded architecture.

The book includes private residences, hotels, and sacred spaces that evoke the geographical magnitude of the Andean landscape. Each project contains poems and sketches made by the architect. In the Soplo (Breath) House, living occurs without imposed spatial hierarchies, in a continuous flow, between interior and exterior. The Tierra Patagonia Hotel, which Zegers associates with the poetic word viento (wind), emerges beside craggy mountains and the glistening Lake Sarmiento at the entrance of the Torres del Paine National Park, with stunning views of the Patagonia wilderness. Zegers proposes a different approach toward architecture in an expressive search intimately related to Chile, its territory, landscape, and traditions. The large format book is specially printed with a fifth color throughout.

By: Philip Jodidio
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 320mm, Width: 260mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780847834006
ISBN 10: 084783400X
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 24 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Jodidio was editor in chief of the French art monthly Connaissance des Arts from 1980 to 2002. He has written over 100 books about contemporary architecture including Small Innovative Houses, I. M. Pei: Complete Works, and Tadao Ando: Spirit for Rizzoli.

Reviews for Cazú Zegers: Architecture in Poetic Territories

""This is the first major book on Zegers, a Chilean architect “who practices an intensely artistic and ecological form of architecture based on landscapes in which she builds.” — ARCHIDOSE ""Cazú Zegers takes you through a range of her projects, from private homes to hotels to sacred spaces, each one capturing the vastness and beauty of the Andean landscape. Along the way, you’ll find poems and sketches by Zegers herself, plus chosen words for different poetic concepts, which reflect her unique approach to architecture: one that’s as much about connecting with Chile’s natural environment and traditions as it is about the buildings themselves."" — W MAGAZINE