Triumphs of change : architecture reconsidered / Russell Walden.

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Walden, Russell.

Title & Author:

Triumphs of change : architecture reconsidered / Russell Walden.

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Description:

269 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Triumphs of change: Introduction -- Prologue (Architecture -- Another perspective) -- Gods and goddesses (Athena's immortality: A democratic goddess) -- Princes and prelates (Unadorned stones: From Cluny to Fontenay, and then to Le Thoronet ; Fleeting certainties: Le Palais Garnier) -- Corporate clients & citizens (Levitating voices: Frank Lloyd Wright and [Ludwig van] Beethoven ; Gender, mysticism and the new plasticity: Le Corbusier at Ronchamp ; Engines of dynamism: [Renzo] Piano at Kansai and [Santiago] Calatrava at Milwaukee]) -- Epilogue: The enduring significance of the personal in architecture.

Summary:

This book is born out of a sense of scepticism with self-indulgence in architecture. It seeks a new prescription for readdressing architecture as an expression of human need. Sense, Sagacity and the Sublime define the architectural realities of its organizing principle, while Gods and Goddesses; Princes and Prelates; Corporate Clients and Citizens identify strategic shifts in Western Civilization. The book carries the judgment of democracy derived from Greek Goddess Athena. This is followed by the measured building world of Le Thoronet which advances unswervingly towards the Paris Opera - the greatest processional triumph of the 19th Century. The finale deals with Frank Lloyd Wright at "Falling Water", Le Corbusier at Ronchamp, Renzo Piano at Kansai Airport, Japan, and Santiago Calatrava's winged vehemence at Milwaukee, USA. The book concludes with a thoughtful reminder - emphasizing the values of human engagement while providing philosophical support for the social contract in architecture. -- cover.

ISBN:

9783034306720
3034306725

Subject:

Architecture Human factors.
Architecture and society.
Architecture Facteurs humains.
Architecture et société.
Architektur
Gesellschaft

Added entries:

Architecture reconsidered

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Location: Library main 279771
Call No.: BIB 215992
Status: Available

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