Utzon's own houses
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The Homes of Utzon includes descriptions of the homes – past and present – that Utzon designed and lived in himself: the house in Hellebæk, built in 1951, the Bay View villa in Australia, and his magnificent houses on Majorca.
Architecture, monographies
janvier 2006, Copenhagen
Utzon's own houses
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The Homes of Utzon includes descriptions of the homes – past and present – that Utzon designed and lived in himself: the house in Hellebæk, built in 1951, the Bay View villa in Australia, and his magnificent houses on Majorca.
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Utzon and the new tradition
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This second book in the Utzon Library is an introduction to Utzon's form world. His most signifiant projects are reviewed, many with hitherto unknown drawings and sketches. The review of these works is framed by Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld and Christian Norberg-Schulz, who tell of the themes and conditons for Utzon's production.
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janvier 2006, Copenhagen
Utzon and the new tradition
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This second book in the Utzon Library is an introduction to Utzon's form world. His most signifiant projects are reviewed, many with hitherto unknown drawings and sketches. The review of these works is framed by Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld and Christian Norberg-Schulz, who tell of the themes and conditons for Utzon's production.
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In the space of barely a decade, the Groningen-based architecture bureau Onix has established an impressive reputation. Far from the hub of Dutch architecture in the Randstad conurbation of major cities in the west of the Netherlands, Onix has been working on its oeuvre with highly idiosyncratic views about the essential aspects of architecture. In many of its projects,(...)
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décembre 2005, Rotterdam
Onix : awaiting signification
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In the space of barely a decade, the Groningen-based architecture bureau Onix has established an impressive reputation. Far from the hub of Dutch architecture in the Randstad conurbation of major cities in the west of the Netherlands, Onix has been working on its oeuvre with highly idiosyncratic views about the essential aspects of architecture. In many of its projects, such as the much-discussed ecological farm for the disabled in Haren, the bureau seeks out novel positions where the context and specificity of the local play an important role, yet without ever falling into the traps of facile historicizing solutions. Even more important for Onix is the view that contemporary architecture is overly dominated by concepts and images, and too little by actual architectonic experience.
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The book describes the history of the construction of the original factory, on the other, its architectural restoration and transformation. Attention is paid to the history of the Van Nelle Company and its relation to the dynamic development of the harbour of Rotterdam. The inspirations and the life of director and patron Kees van der Leeuw are dealt with in some detail,(...)
Van Nelle : monument in progress
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The book describes the history of the construction of the original factory, on the other, its architectural restoration and transformation. Attention is paid to the history of the Van Nelle Company and its relation to the dynamic development of the harbour of Rotterdam. The inspirations and the life of director and patron Kees van der Leeuw are dealt with in some detail, and for the first time, the architecture, in which Van der Leeuw was involved, is positioned in a broader spiritual context. The design of the factory was not purely functional, but forms and colours seem to reflect a theosophical search for a higher level, which comes out, for one, in the analysis of the interiors. In addition to the illuminating descriptions of the construction process, shown in many contemporary photographs, the book examines the evolving social aspects of the time, the working conditions of the factory personnel and the well thought out logistics of the production process. The entire production process is reconstructed in a large fold-out drawing. The book also gives a great deal of consideration to influence of photography on the conceptualization of the complex and the questions that architectural historians have been posing for years. For example, the question of whether or not Mart Stam was the actual author of Van Nelle is answered in substantial detail. The problems of the modern day monument and the role of building conservation, the developer and the modern day architect are given considerable thought. In addition, the book describes the design of the old and new outdoor spaces in the complex.
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Le Corbusier's hands
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"Le Corbusier's Hands" offers a poetic and personal portrait of Le Corbusier-a nuanced portrayal that is in contrast to the popular image of Le Corbusier the aloof modernist. The author knew Le Corbusier intimately for thirty years, first as his draftsman and main assistant, later as his colleague and personal friend. In this book, written in the mid-1980s, Wogenscky(...)
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janvier 1900, Cambridge, Mass.
Le Corbusier's hands
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"Le Corbusier's Hands" offers a poetic and personal portrait of Le Corbusier-a nuanced portrayal that is in contrast to the popular image of Le Corbusier the aloof modernist. The author knew Le Corbusier intimately for thirty years, first as his draftsman and main assistant, later as his colleague and personal friend. In this book, written in the mid-1980s, Wogenscky remembers his mentor in a series of revealing personal statements and evocative reflections unlike anything that exists in the vast literature on Le Corbusier. Wogenscky draws a portrait in swift, deft strokes-50 short chapters, one leading to the next, one memory of Le Corbusier opening into another. Appearing and reappearing like a leitmotif are Le Corbusier's hands-touching, taking, drawing, offering, closing, opening, grasping, releasing: "It was his hands that revealed him. . . . They spoke all his feelings, all the vibrations of his inner life that his face tried to conceal." Wogenscky writes about Le Corbusier's work, including the famous design of the chapel at Ronchamp, his ideas for high-density Unités d'Habitation linked to the center of a "Radiant City," and his "Modulor" system for defining proportions-which Wogenscky compares to a piano tuner's finding the exact relation between sounds. He remembers the day Picasso spent with Le Corbusier at the Marseilles building site-"All day long they outdid one another in a show of modesty," he observes in amazement. He adds, speaking for himself and the others present, "We were inside a double energy field." And Wogenscky writes about Le Corbusier more personally. "I have spent years trying to understand what went on in his mind and in his hand," he tells us. With "Le Corbusier's hands", Wogenscky gives us a unique record of an enigmatic genius.
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This book traces Wallace Cunningham’s development from his youth in the architecturally rich city of Buffalo through his apprenticeship at Taliesen, where he absorbed Frank Lloyd Wright’s theory of organic architecture, to his current practice in San Diego. Eighteen case studies of his projects, both built and unbuilt, illustrate how the architect opens his structures to(...)
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janvier 1900, New Haven
Materializing the immaterial : the architecture of Wallace Cunningham
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This book traces Wallace Cunningham’s development from his youth in the architecturally rich city of Buffalo through his apprenticeship at Taliesen, where he absorbed Frank Lloyd Wright’s theory of organic architecture, to his current practice in San Diego. Eighteen case studies of his projects, both built and unbuilt, illustrate how the architect opens his structures to sky, landscape, and views, and how he uses light to define and animate space. The book also includes a comprehensive record of Cunningham's works, publications, and exhibits.
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Palladio's Rome
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Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), one of the most famous architects of all time, published two enormously popular guides to the churches and antiquities of Rome in 1554. Striving to be both scholarly and popular, Palladio invited his Renaissance readers to discover the charm of Rome's ancient and medieval wonders, and to follow pilgrimage routes leading from one church to the(...)
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janvier 1900, New Haven, London
Palladio's Rome
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Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), one of the most famous architects of all time, published two enormously popular guides to the churches and antiquities of Rome in 1554. Striving to be both scholarly and popular, Palladio invited his Renaissance readers to discover the charm of Rome's ancient and medieval wonders, and to follow pilgrimage routes leading from one church to the next. He also described ancient Roman rituals of birth, marriage, and death. Here translated into English and joined in a single volume for the first time, Palladio's guidebooks allow modern visitors to enjoy Rome exactly as their predecessors did 450 years ago. Like the originals, this new edition is pocket sized and therefore easily read on site. Enhanced with illustrations and commentary, the book also includes the first full English translation of Raphael's famous letter to Pope Leo X on the monuments of ancient Rome. For architectural historians, tourists, and armchair travellers, this book offers insights into the antiquarian and ecclesiastical preoccupations of one of the greatest of the Renaissance architectural masters.
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Le vaisseau Garnier
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Reconnu comme le plus vaste des opéras anciens (onze mille mètres carrés), tout est excessif dans l’opéra de Paris. Accroupi au coeur de la ville, l’Opéra Garnier est une ville en soi, avec son maillage d’avenues et de places, ses quartiers et ses populations. Comme jadis les Halles, l’Opéra a deux faces : diurne et nocturne. L’approche photographique de Pascal Delcey(...)
Le vaisseau Garnier
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Reconnu comme le plus vaste des opéras anciens (onze mille mètres carrés), tout est excessif dans l’opéra de Paris. Accroupi au coeur de la ville, l’Opéra Garnier est une ville en soi, avec son maillage d’avenues et de places, ses quartiers et ses populations. Comme jadis les Halles, l’Opéra a deux faces : diurne et nocturne. L’approche photographique de Pascal Delcey représente trois années d’exploration, d’attente et de prises de vue, sans aucune contrainte. Le résultat est un voyage intemporel au coeur de ce qui apparaît comme un temple, un sanctuaire au coeur de la ville, véritable "vaisseau".
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Jean-Michel Wilmotte, architecte, urbaniste et designer, a ouvert son bureau d'études en 1975. Il préside aujourd'hui aux destinées d'une agence de plus de cent personnes de vingt-et-une nationalités différentes et travaille sur plus d'une centaine de projets en France et à l'étranger (Europe, Corée, Liban, Maroc, Qatar, Japon, Russie, Etats-Unis). Les activités de son(...)
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janvier 2006
Wilmotte : l'instinct architecte
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Jean-Michel Wilmotte, architecte, urbaniste et designer, a ouvert son bureau d'études en 1975. Il préside aujourd'hui aux destinées d'une agence de plus de cent personnes de vingt-et-une nationalités différentes et travaille sur plus d'une centaine de projets en France et à l'étranger (Europe, Corée, Liban, Maroc, Qatar, Japon, Russie, Etats-Unis). Les activités de son bureau d'études s'étendent du design industriel à l'architecture, tout en poursuivant des réalisations dans les domaines de la greffe contemporaine et de la muséographie. Urbaniste, il développe le concept d'" architecture intérieure des villes ", afin de traiter l'espace public avec le même soin que l'espace privé. Wilmotte, l'instinct architecte, tel un carnet de voyages, est une mise en images du travail du créateur. Chemin faisant, durant quelques années, Jean Grisoni a noté quelques impressions, observé quelques obsessions, remarqué quelques principes, et partagé quelques émotions de la vie de l'architecte.
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Plus de 400 tableaux, des milliers de dessins et gravures, des tapisseries, des sculptures, des maquettes de livres, des photographies, des meubles...l'oeuvre plastique laissée par Le Corbusier apparaît aujourd'hui dans toute son ampleur et sa diversité. On en a souvent privilégié la relation avec son oeuvre architecturale. Il a semblé attester lui-même cette "fonction"(...)
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novembre 2005, Paris
Le Corbusier : l'oeuvre plastique
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Plus de 400 tableaux, des milliers de dessins et gravures, des tapisseries, des sculptures, des maquettes de livres, des photographies, des meubles...l'oeuvre plastique laissée par Le Corbusier apparaît aujourd'hui dans toute son ampleur et sa diversité. On en a souvent privilégié la relation avec son oeuvre architecturale. Il a semblé attester lui-même cette "fonction" servile en affirmant que la qualité de son travail dépendait de "ce labeur secret".
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