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Robert A. M. Stern is one of contemporary architecture’s most influential figures, with a career encompassing every facet of the profession As a preeminent force in the discourse of the field, Stern was one of the first critics to use and analyze the term “postmodern” in architecture. This collection of essays—Stern’s first—brackets the years defined by the changes in(...)
Architecture on the edge of postmodernism
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Robert A. M. Stern is one of contemporary architecture’s most influential figures, with a career encompassing every facet of the profession As a preeminent force in the discourse of the field, Stern was one of the first critics to use and analyze the term “postmodern” in architecture. This collection of essays—Stern’s first—brackets the years defined by the changes in architectural thinking introduced by Robert Venturi in 1966 and the exhibition Deconstructivist Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in 1988. Throughout, Stern provides close readings of architectural events and offers firsthand accounts of transformations in architectural thinking during a critical period.
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What should our buildings look like? Or is their usability more important than their appearance? Paul Guyer argues that the fundamental goals of architecture first identified by the Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius - good construction, functionality, and aesthetic appeal - have remained valid despite constant changes in human activities, building materials and(...)
A philosopher looks at architecture
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What should our buildings look like? Or is their usability more important than their appearance? Paul Guyer argues that the fundamental goals of architecture first identified by the Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius - good construction, functionality, and aesthetic appeal - have remained valid despite constant changes in human activities, building materials and technologies, as well as in artistic styles and cultures. Guyer discusses philosophers and architects throughout history, including Alberti, Kant, Ruskin, Wright, and Loos, and surveys the ways in which their ideas are brought to life in buildings across the world. He also considers the works and words of contemporary architects including Annabelle Selldorf, Herzog and de Meuron, and Steven Holl, and shows that - despite changing times and fashions - good architecture continues to be something worth striving for. This new series offers short and personal perspectives by expert thinkers on topics that we all encounter in our everyday lives.
Architectural Theory
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240 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 27 cm
London : Thames & Hudson ; Victoria and Albert Museum, 2017.
Plywood : a material story / Christopher Wilk with Elizabeth Bisley.
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London : Thames & Hudson ; Victoria and Albert Museum, 2017.
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Architect Lise Juel expresses how “Melancholy as a concept has been a useful perspective in understanding artists and artworks, but it remains underexposed in the field of architecture.” And yet, she continues, this is “not melancholic in its negative sense, but in the sense of a thoughtful and pensive approach to life.” Seventeen houses in Denmark are featured in this(...)
A+U 562 07:17 Melancholy & Dwelling - Contemporary Houses In Denmark
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Architect Lise Juel expresses how “Melancholy as a concept has been a useful perspective in understanding artists and artworks, but it remains underexposed in the field of architecture.” And yet, she continues, this is “not melancholic in its negative sense, but in the sense of a thoughtful and pensive approach to life.” Seventeen houses in Denmark are featured in this issue, along with more than a dozen architectural offices that in turn reflect this melancholic perspective through their work, key to understanding Danish architectural practice, both traditionally and in the present. With work by Jeppe Utzon, LETH & GORI, Primus Architects, Atelier Lise Juel, and more.
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1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Madrid : Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, [2019], ©2019
Henrik Olesen / essays: Helena Tatay, Lars Bang Larsen, Paul B. Preciado, Dodie Bellamy.
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195 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
London : Unicorn, an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group LLP, 2017.
Neural architects : the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre from idea to reality / Georgina Ferry.
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London : Unicorn, an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group LLP, 2017.
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Eastern modernist architecture of the 60s and 70s is moving away from the specialized focus of international architecture debates and becoming a subject of discussion within the broader context of general interest. The excellent photos in the book convey the flair of an era in which planning was obviously the product of a collective vision, more so than is the case today.(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Eastmodern : architecture and design of the 1960s and 1970 in Slovakia
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Eastern modernist architecture of the 60s and 70s is moving away from the specialized focus of international architecture debates and becoming a subject of discussion within the broader context of general interest. The excellent photos in the book convey the flair of an era in which planning was obviously the product of a collective vision, more so than is the case today. The photographic and documentation project compiled by Herta Hurnaus, who lives in Vienna, and the architects Benjamin Konrad and Maik Novotny analyzes the work of prominent Slovakian architects of the time in a photographic documentary and an "oral history. The monumental prestigious buildings are above all the most impressive at first glance, with their features that display parallels to the sculptural designs of popular contemporary offices. The illustrated book contains short interviews in an appendix and address architects and all those who are fascinated the aesthetic of the time.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2013], ©2013
Traveling in place : a history of armchair travel / Bernd Stiegler ; translated from the German by Peter Filkins.
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2013], ©2013
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For the French-Brazilian architect, theorist, and painter Sérgio Ferro, looking at architecture from below means putting the building site and building workers at the centre of architectural enquiry. Instead of new trends or big names, Ferro strives for an approach ‘that enables one to see both head and feet at the same time – the magnanimous ideal and the muck down(...)
Architecture from below: An anthology
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For the French-Brazilian architect, theorist, and painter Sérgio Ferro, looking at architecture from below means putting the building site and building workers at the centre of architectural enquiry. Instead of new trends or big names, Ferro strives for an approach ‘that enables one to see both head and feet at the same time – the magnanimous ideal and the muck down below’. The process of building rarely features in architectural history and theory. Ferro argues that this persistent dismissal and neglect of building labour is no mere oversight, but instead a structural necessity of capitalist development which serves to deny labour as the source of value, to make capital’s command appear mandatory, and to maintain the profession’s capacity to act ‘on’ and ‘over’ the building site. Written between 1967 and 2019, these ten essays introduce Sérgio Ferro’s vital thinking by confronting architecture with critical theories ranging from Marx to contemporary authors. They draw on concrete cases in different historical and geographical contexts – from Strasbourg to Brasilia, via Dubai – to disclose how capitalist relations of production have transformed architecture and its relations to artistic practices such as painting and sculpture.
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Extrait de la préface : « "Méthodes" est un objet. Atypique. Initialement conçu comme un des éléments constitutifs de l’exposition "Méthodologie du sensible" [exposition à la Galerie d’architecture à Paris en novembre 2008, puis à Londres et Briey en 2009], sa clef de voûte, il est une traversée initiatique, en ondes successives de l’Atelier d’architecture Pierre(...)
Méthodes : atelier d'architecture Pierre Hebbelinck
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Extrait de la préface : « "Méthodes" est un objet. Atypique. Initialement conçu comme un des éléments constitutifs de l’exposition "Méthodologie du sensible" [exposition à la Galerie d’architecture à Paris en novembre 2008, puis à Londres et Briey en 2009], sa clef de voûte, il est une traversée initiatique, en ondes successives de l’Atelier d’architecture Pierre Hebbelinck-Pierre de Wit, son savoir être, son savoirfaire. L’intelligence, le souffle poétique de "Méthodes" invitent à la découverte d’une architecture de grande qualité dont le rayonnement international ne cesse de s’amplifier. » Lauréat du Concours des plus beaux livres français 2008
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