Orient

图书标准信息

• 作者 Herbert Ypma 著
• 出版社 Thames & Hudson
• 出版时间 2005-05
• ISBN 9780500285138
• 定价 244.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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Sublimelandscapes,richcultures,ancienttraditions,andstartlingmodernity:HipHotelsOrientpromisestobeHerbertYpma'smostexcitingbooktodate.TheOrienthasheldswayovertheWesternimaginationsincethedaysofMarcoPoloandGenghisKhan.Andthatremainstrueinthetwenty-firstcentury,eveniftheworldtotheeastoftheMediterraneanistodayaverydifferentplace,wherepotentsymbolsofage-oldculturesminarets,bazaars,Buddhistmonksinsaffronrobesexistalongsideboldexpressionsofmodernityandfuturisticstyle.ThesearesomeofthemostextraordinaryHipHotelsyet.LivelikeamaharajawithamaharajaintheUmedBhawanPalaceinRajasthan,asplendidartdecofantasydesignedbetween1929and1932.Thisenormouspalace,biggerthanWashington'sCapitolBuilding,isstillhometotheformerCrownPrinceandhisfamily.OrstayinaguestvillaofKingSihanouk,nowthesettingforCambodia'ssophisticatednewAmanhotel,whichistheperfectplacetounwindafterdaysspentexploringtheincredibletemplesofnearbyAngkor.IntheHimalayankingdomofBhutan,thehotlyanticipatedhilltophotelbytheteambehindLondon'sMetropolitanpromisesafusionofsleekcontemporarystylewiththevividdetailingofoneofthelastpristinemountainculturesontheplanet.OneofthemostremarkableprojectshereistheCommunebytheGreatWall,ahighlyinnovativedevelopmentbyanall-starcastofAsiandesigntalentinastunninglocationbesideChina'smostfamousancientmonument.OrvisitBenesseHouseontheremoteJapaneseislandofNaoshima,aZen-likeretreatdedicatedtothedisplayofcontemporaryart.DesignedbyTadaoAndo,anarchitectrenownedforhispared-downplacesofworship,itisanintenselyspiritualdestinationthathasbecomeasiteofmodernpilgrimage.500illustrations,350incolor.