Building Nature by Vo Trong Nghia & Philip Jodidio

A career-spanning, slipcased monograph in two volumes this Building Nature presents the work of one of Asia's most thoughtful and innovative architects. With rising populations around the world and the pressures of looming climatic catastrophes, the work of Vo Trong Nghia is a call for architecture to transform itself from a source of pollution to a reason for hope. The architect's two main themes, green architecture, and bamboo as a building material, form the base of the book. It proves that green architecture creates local relevance, beauty, and elegance in its own right.