Architecture in Wood a World History

'Some books are so beautifully produced and contain such superb images that even before one starts reading they have an entrancing quality that makes ownership essential. For anyone interested in design, architecture, cultures or travel [this book] is just such a volume ... captivating' - The Times Educational Supplement 'It is not only the freshness of the subject matter that makes this book so good ... a tour de force - an inspirational book on the architecture of wood by someone who, unusually, combines the skills of photography and writing' - The Architects' Journal 'Beautiful and intelligent ... Pryce's inspirational photographs make you want to leap on a plane and go in search of the fabulous structures he describes' - Time Out Wood has unique qualities, yet is undervalued or ignored in histories of architecture. However, leading designers around the world are increasingly drawn to it to satisfy social and environmental needs. Will Pryce is an award-winning photographer who trained as an architect and photojournalist. His pictures have made him the most admired architectural photographer in Britain. Intensely dramatic but not over-dramatized, technically flawless, but not merely documentary, they convey all the excitement of encountering these amazing structures first hand. He has travelled the world seeking the famous and the obscure. In the substantial text he shows how the wooden heritage of Japan grew from its Buddhist history; how Russia's carpenters determined its iconic domes; how Norway's stave churches contain clues to her pagan past; how Turkic tribes brought the yali from Asia; how the settlers of New England would use a provincial English tradition on the new continent; and how, today, sophisticated architects such as Peter Zumthor and Renzo Piano are inventing an eloquent new wooden architecture. Will Price studied architecture at Cambridge University and The Royal College of Art, and photojournalism at The London College of Printing. His most recent book is the hugely acclaimed Brick: A World History, in collaboration with the author James W. P. Campbell. Also of interest Brick: A World History Photographs by Will Pryce Ecological Architecture: A Critical History A History of Ottoman Architecture Buddhist Art and Architecture