Main entry:

McCarter, Robert, 1955-

Title & Author:

Aldo van Eyck / Robert McCarter.

Publication:

New Haven, CT ; London : Yale University Press, [2015]
©2015

Description:

xiii, 247 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-242) and index.
Foreword : The mechanism of the twentieth century and the architecture of Aldo van Eyck / by Herman Hertzberger -- Introduction : "Space in the image of man is place, and time in the image of man is occasion" -- "The vernacular of the heart" -- "The constant and constantly changing" -- "The aesthetics of number" -- "A house is like a small city" -- "The shape of the in-between" -- "Labryrinthian clarity" -- "Architecture as built homecoming" -- Conclusion : "If society has no form, how can architects build the counterform?"

Summary:

"Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999) was a Dutch architect, writer, and teacher who helped redefine Modern architecture in the second half of the 20th century. As an advocate for architecture's engagement with history, culture, climate, and the lived human experience of buildings and urban spaces, he created designs that privileged place and the daily rituals in the lives of its inhabitants over universal ideals. In this volume, enlivened by 300 illustrations from the Aldo van Eyck Archive, Robert McCarter provides the first comprehensive study of Van Eyck's 50-year career since his death, guiding readers through the architect's buildings and unrealized projects, with a focus on the interior spatial experience and on the design and construction processes ..."--Front jacket flap.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0300153961 (hbk.)
9780300153965 (hbk.)
9780300153955

Subject:

Eyck, Aldo van, 1918-1999 Criticism and interpretation.
Eyck, Aldo van (Aldo Ernest), 1918-1999.
Eyck, Aldo van, Criticism and interpretation.
Eyck, Aldo van, 1918-1999.
Eyck, Aldo van 1918-1999
Humanism in architecture Netherlands.
Architecture, Modern History 20th century.
Architecture Netherlands History 20th century.
Architecture Philosophy.
Humanisme en architecture Pays-Bas.
Architecture Pays-Bas Histoire 20e siècle.
21.62 history of architecture.
Architecture Human factors Netherlands 20th century.
Architecture.
Architecture, Modern.
Humanism in architecture.
Architektur
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Netherlands.
Nederland.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289484
Call No.: BIB 231998
Status: Available