- Paperback: 385 pages
- Publisher: Fondazione Prada; Bilingual edition (January 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 8887029261
- ISBN-13: 978-8887029260
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 16.3 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #941,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A PRADA book for your collection, Feb 19 2010
By Heejae Lee "hjl studio" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Prada Aoyama Tokyo [With 32-Page Booklet in Japanese] (Paperback)
Readers who plan on purchasing this book may wonder why it costs so much for a book that is seeming small in size. Before that is answered, consider the fact that this is a single book dedicated to a single building that has changed the popular architectural scene in Tokyo. When this building was completed in 2003, it became a destination spot for design students, architects, Prada customers, etc., etc. It made its architects, Herzog & de Meuron a "pop star" amongst the general public and it made Prada a household name in Japan for people who don't buy or wear Prada. This building set the benchmark for other fashion boutiques to live up to in the already trendy, upscale area of Tokyo called Omotesando.How this cultural icon came to being is documented in this book thoroughly. It may be small in size, but I believe it is for ergonomic and aesthetic reasons. This book has 385 pages of information that documents the genesis of this project. From the initial contact that Prada made to Herzog & de Meuron in 1998 all the way to the project completion, this book has it all. This book follows no common template in its layout and it is like a photo scrap book that shows the process the architect and client went through to develop this project. You'll find sketches, study models, site analysis pictures, working drawings, construction project pictures, etc.,etc. Light on text but very heavy in pictures, this book should not be purchased for people expecting it to be a common monograph, but a book published by Prada for people who want to own a piece of a cultural icon.
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New Book, July 29 2006
By S. Lau - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Prada Aoyama Tokyo [With 32-Page Booklet in Japanese] (Paperback)
I am generally happy about the book, except when I am buying a 100 dollars book I will expect more from it, in particular in this situation, the back of book has a lot of scratches... certainly it won't affect the content whatsoever, but this is a book designed and made to be pure white with shinny silver pattern. That is the only drawback.
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