Expect the Unexpected

Expect the unexpected, as architect Luis Vidal and writer Philip Jodidio provide valuable insight into some of Vidal’s most distinctive and innovative architecture. Spanish architect Luis Vidal is renowned as one of the world’s leading airport designers. But airports are just one typology of Vidal’s broad range of large-scale architectural projects. Expect the Unexpected: Luis Vidal + Architects provides extraordinary insight into the work of Vidal and his studio and showcases fourteen projects that have become a world reference in architecture, design, and construction. This beautifully appointed monograph features stunning full-color photographs and richly detailed plans and diagrams. Renowned writer and international architecture expert Philip Jodidio eloquently narrates the story of each project, which includes airports, urban buildings, hospitals, educational and cultural centers. Among the selected works are the award-winning Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal) at Heathrow Airport in London, Matta Sur Community Center in Santiago de Chile, and Loyola University Campus in Seville. The monograph also features an intensely personal endeavor for Vidal—a private residence that encapsulates much of the thinking that has made his work so successful across the world. Readers will gain an insight into Vidal’s careful selection of materials and interest in “signature” colors, such as prismatic red for the Boston Logan International Airport Terminal E project. The projects also demonstrate Vidal’s commitment to energy-efficient solutions and design, including Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport, which is the world’s first airport to obtain a BREEAM Excellent rating.