Sharp words : selected essays of Dennis Sharp.

Main entry:

Sharp, Dennis.

Title & Author:

Sharp words : selected essays of Dennis Sharp.

Publication:

Description:

160 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm

Notes:
Introduction : pluralism in a singular life / Paul Finch -- Connell, Ward and Lucas : men from Mars? -- Space, light, and form -- Theatre spaces and performances -- Kisho Kurokawa : 1934-2007 -- Paul Scheerbart's glass world -- Another one bites the dust : the Greenside case -- Mackintosh and Muthesius -- Dennis Sharp interviews Bruce Goff -- The aesthetics of Expressionist architecture -- Bruno Zevi : 1918-2000 -- Design considerations in British cinemas during the thirties -- Culture, form and the architect : two experiments in community living -- AAQ : comments and cover gallery -- Utopian ideals and the complexity of the modern city.

Summary:

To commemorate the life and work of Dennis Sharp (1933-2010), this collection collates together a variety of essays that touch upon each of his architectural fascinations - among them, glass architecture, picture palaces, masters of concrete and English modernism.

ISBN:

9781907896071 (pbk.)
1907896074 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture and Planning.

Form/genre:

Essays.
Interviews.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278184
Call No.: BIB 213672
Status: Available

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