BOUND FOR GLORY
Get your architecture fix – and liven up your coffee table – with these hot-off-the-press titlesLondon’s Greenwich Peninsula has
welcomed the first section of The Tide,
which, when completed, will be a
five-kilometre-long elevated park.
Brought to life by US-based architects
Diller Scofidio + Renfro – the names
behind New York’s similar High Line
park – in collaboration with London-
based practice Neiheiser Argyros, the
stretch of walkway comprises a series
of raised platforms offering river
views. British landscape architects
Gross.Max created the gardens for
this initial stretch, focusing on native
wildflowers and grasses. Designed to
encourage visitors to slow down and
linger, The Tide will feature audio
meditation portals along the route,
as well as restaurants, an exercise
studio and artworks, including
sculptures by Damien Hirst and Allen
Jones (greenwichpeninsula.co.uk).RIDE the wave
‘TADAO ANDO:
ENDEAVORS’
This comprehensive
monograph on the
Pritzker prize-winning
Japanese architect
Tadao Ando spans his
entire career. Discover
previously unpublished
material, including photographs, architectural
drawings and descriptions of 80 of his most
significant works, from his Hill of the Buddha
at Japan’s Makomanai Takino Cemetery
(below) to his extensive renovation of the
Palazzo Grassi in Venice (£40, Flammarion).‘RICARDO BOFILL:
VISIONS OF
ARCHITECTURE’
One of the 20th century’s
most radical architects,
Bofill is best known for
presenting alternative
styles of communal living.
This tome profiles his most
characterful creations,
with highlights including the vibrant La Muralla
Roja apartments on the coast of his native Spain
and Parisian housing complex Les Espaces
d’Abraxas (below), all atmospherically shot by
photographer Salva López (£45, Gestalten).‘HOUSES:
EXTRAORDINARY
LIVING’
Four hundred architect-
designed houses are
showcased in this bright,
beautiful book, which
celebrates the diversity
of the home. Explore
abodes created by renowned 20th-century
architects – including Mies van der Rohe and
Le Corbusier – as well as the best contemporary
names (such as WMR Arquitectos’ cliff-edge
Till House in Chile, below). A must-have
for any homes enthusiast (£39.95, Phaidon).SEPTEMBER 2019 ELLEDECORATION.CO.UK 59ARCHITECTURE /
WORDS: JAMES WILLIAMS