This Is Hybrid (Expanded Edition)

An updated and enlarged selection of the articles and projects initially published in the ‘Hybrids’ series of ‘a+t’ magazine, this comprehensive overview of hybrid buildings in the 21st century seeks to uncover their potential and applications in the wider realm of architecture and urbanism. Along with a prologue by Steven Holl, written specially for this compilation, the book presents research on new prototypes conducted by Iñaki Ábalos, texts by Martin Musiatowicz, Javier Mozas, Aurora Fernández Per and others, plus exemplary works by Ábalos+Sentkiewicz, Herzog & de Meuron, Jean Nouvel, MVRDV, OMA, Stan Allen, RCR Arquitectes and more.