INVESTIGATE, ASK, TELL, SENSE, BUILD 3XN ARCHITECTS

Matteo Cainer

Investigate, Ask, Tell, Sense, Build profiles one of Europe’s most exciting and innovative architecture practices, Denmark’s 3XN. Key to their success has been the immense importance they place on investigating and interpreting the historical and cultural context of the site of each new project.Known for the ambitious aim to make their playful and poetic architecture the heritage of tomorrow, 3XN were recently chosen to design the upcoming Museum of Liverpool, which will be completed at the city’s World Heritage Site waterfront by 2008, when Liverpool will be European Cultural Capital. Established by Kim Herforth Nielsen in 1986, the now 100 strong practice has previously made its mark around Europe with such prominent projects as the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin, the Architects' House in Copenhagen, and the Music Building in Amsterdam. More recently, 3XN won the competition to build Salford Arts and Media Centre in Manchester and Stadhuis Nieuwegein in The Netherlands. Written by Matteo Cainer of Fletcher Priest Architects, Assistant Director of the 2004 Venice Architecture Biennale, this essential book cover topics with wide-reaching implications for the architecture industry, including social and environmental responsibility, promoting forward-looking design, technological innovation, and sustainability. Structured around an interview with Kim Herforth Nielsen, Matteo Cainer’s book examines 3XN’s key buildings, their groundbreaking research and development work and their commitment to creating buildings that are poetic, playful and imaginative. Illustrated with plans, renderings and specially commissioned photography, Investigate, Ask, Tell, Draw, Build: 3XN Architects explores how a practice working within the Scandinavian tradition of functionality is now one of the leading imaginative forces in European architecture.
ISBN13	9781906155230
Publisher	BLACK DOG PUBLISHING
Pages	288
Published	10 October 2007
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