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# BIG. HOT TO COLD. An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation

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Review: BIG is Better! - A well crafted, thoughtful book providing a comprehensive review of BIG's projects. The book's title obviously refers to design in a range of climates. HOT TO COLD communicates BIG's sensibility for creating quality of life through design. What is most impressive is BIG's sensitivity to cultures and clients. As an architectural book it is well designed, projects are organized by climate/ region, allowing the reader to take in the entire book or quickly find a particular interest. Graphics and renderings are excellent. A must have for every architecture student and fan of excellent modern design.
Review: Good - Good

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,125,987 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #368 in Sustainability & Green Design #660 in Individual Architects & Firms #962 in Architecture Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (380) |
| Dimensions  | 6.42 x 1.73 x 9.84 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 3836557398 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-3836557399 |
| Item Weight  | 4.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 712 pages |
| Publication date  | January 15, 2015 |
| Publisher  | TASCHEN |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BIG is Better!
*by G***O on July 22, 2015*

A well crafted, thoughtful book providing a comprehensive review of BIG's projects. The book's title obviously refers to design in a range of climates. HOT TO COLD communicates BIG's sensibility for creating quality of life through design. What is most impressive is BIG's sensitivity to cultures and clients. As an architectural book it is well designed, projects are organized by climate/ region, allowing the reader to take in the entire book or quickly find a particular interest. Graphics and renderings are excellent. A must have for every architecture student and fan of excellent modern design.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good
*by Y***I on December 22, 2025*

Good

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ultimate BIG Monograph
*by K***O on August 16, 2015*

An architecture monograph is typically organized chronologically until Rem Koolhaas/OMA came out with S, M, L, XL which was organized by size. BIG, whose Bjarke Ingels used to work for Koolhaas, uses a different way of organizing his monograph. Hinting it with sustainability, it is organized by temperature of the place. This book is definitely the ultimate monograph of BIG, covering all their projects to date. Unlike regular monograph (take El Croquis as an example) which is to show the projects and how to build them (technical drawings, detail, etc.) and S, M, L, XL which was the first monograph to show the story behind each project interspersed by Koolhaas' essays on architecture/urbanism, BIG concentrates more on how rational conceptual ideas become buildings, featuring their signature conceptual diagrams with added explanations. These explanations are what make the book great by giving the insights into where those ideas came from. Otherwise, the book is just the hard copy of BIG's website.

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