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Hugh Stubbins, who began his career as an assistant to Walter Gropius at Harvard, is undoubtedly among the important international architects of postwar Modernism. His high-rise buildings, in particular the Citicorp Building in New York, helped him to achieve world fame. In Germany, too, he has left behind an example of his skill : the Berlin Congress Hall of 1957. The(...)
The architect Hugh Stubbins : fifties American modernism in Berlin
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Hugh Stubbins, who began his career as an assistant to Walter Gropius at Harvard, is undoubtedly among the important international architects of postwar Modernism. His high-rise buildings, in particular the Citicorp Building in New York, helped him to achieve world fame. In Germany, too, he has left behind an example of his skill : the Berlin Congress Hall of 1957. The exciting story of this expressive symbol of postwar Modernism shows the way in which architecture was politicized at that time. This book examines in detail the origin and construction of this unique building, as well as the diversity of the American architect’s work.
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In response to the contentious process surrounding the selection of a design for the World Trade Center site, the use of spectacular buildings to brand cities and institutions, and the dizzying transformations of the skylines of Shanghai and Dubai, public awareness of architecture and design has perhaps never been higher. At the same time, architecture itself is(...)
Théorie de l’architecture
novembre 2007, Minneapolis
The new architectural pragmatism
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In response to the contentious process surrounding the selection of a design for the World Trade Center site, the use of spectacular buildings to brand cities and institutions, and the dizzying transformations of the skylines of Shanghai and Dubai, public awareness of architecture and design has perhaps never been higher. At the same time, architecture itself is undergoing an identity crisis as it confronts fundamental issues: the effect of digital technology on design, the pervasive impact of global capitalism, and whether to embrace or resist popular media and taste. The New Architectural Pragmatism collects the most provocative, penetrating, and influential attempts by leading theorists and practitioners in the field to define what architectural practice should be at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Written in the aftermath of modernism’s utopian impulse and postmodernism’s detached playfulness, the essays gathered here express and critique a new spirit of cultural and political engagement with contemporary society. Interrogating the architect’s social responsibility, the contributors deliberate about how much we should ask of architecture and suggest that in the coming century, architecture must be at once flexible and robust, responsive and self-directed.
Théorie de l’architecture
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All we need
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On the occasion of Luxemburg European Capital of Culture 2007, the exhibition All We Need is being mounted on the subject of needs, resources, and fairness. The exhibition’s point of departure is the ten needs of every person as formulated by the economist Manfred Max-Neef: subsistence, protection, affection, participation, recreation, creativity, understanding, identity,(...)
All we need
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On the occasion of Luxemburg European Capital of Culture 2007, the exhibition All We Need is being mounted on the subject of needs, resources, and fairness. The exhibition’s point of departure is the ten needs of every person as formulated by the economist Manfred Max-Neef: subsistence, protection, affection, participation, recreation, creativity, understanding, identity, freedom, and transcendence. Each of these needs has a single area of the exhibition devoted to it: Survive, Protect, Love, Stand Up, Relax, Create, Understand, Choose, Dream. The book mirrors the exhibition with photographs and texts and provides additional windows on the complex subject with introductory texts on the exhibition, resources, and fairness. An extensive collage of texts and images illustrates the needs, supplemented by journalistic and art-historical images and philosophical quotations that do not appear in the exhibition itself. The catalogue is designed by the well-known graphic designer Emanuel Tschumi.
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juin 2007, Luxembourg
Théorie de l’architecture
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«En 1967, tout était beau», chantait Beau Dommage. Montréal et le Québec tout entier s'ouvraient au monde en accueillant l'Exposition universelle. Le général de Gaulle posait le pied à Québec, remontait le fleuve et, du haut du balcon de l'hôtel de ville de Montréal, lançait une petite phrase qui allait marquer l'histoire. Sur les îles Sainte-Hélène et Notre-Dame, des(...)
Architecture de Montréal
mai 2007, Montréal
1967 : le Québec entre deux mondes
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«En 1967, tout était beau», chantait Beau Dommage. Montréal et le Québec tout entier s'ouvraient au monde en accueillant l'Exposition universelle. Le général de Gaulle posait le pied à Québec, remontait le fleuve et, du haut du balcon de l'hôtel de ville de Montréal, lançait une petite phrase qui allait marquer l'histoire. Sur les îles Sainte-Hélène et Notre-Dame, des millions de visiteurs défilaient au coeur d'un site futuriste. Cette année-là, un jeune photographe français débarquait sur les rives du Saint-Laurent pour documenter la visite du Général. Il devait rester huit jours, il resta huit mois. Bien sûr, il témoigna du célèbre discours du président français! Bien sûr, il visita Expo 67 et raporta quantité d'images des pavillons! Mais Jean Rey, curieux et déterminé, explora le Québec à sa façon. Patient et attentif, il arpenta les rues de Montréal, construisant au fil des images le portrait saisissant d'une ville en mutation.
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Ces carnets présentent deux manières de voir Montréal. D'une part, par les yeux d'un artiste, Raynald Murphy, qui parcourt la ville avec sa trousse d'aquarelle, prêt à croquer sur le vif les immeubles, paysages, gens et objets qui attirent son regard. D'autre part, avec les yeux d'un écrivain, François Barcelo, qui cherche dans ses souvenirs et dans les sources les plus(...)
Architecture du Canada
mai 2007, Montréal
Carnets de Montréal...de A à Z, en mots et en images
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Ces carnets présentent deux manières de voir Montréal. D'une part, par les yeux d'un artiste, Raynald Murphy, qui parcourt la ville avec sa trousse d'aquarelle, prêt à croquer sur le vif les immeubles, paysages, gens et objets qui attirent son regard. D'autre part, avec les yeux d'un écrivain, François Barcelo, qui cherche dans ses souvenirs et dans les sources les plus diverses ce qui n'aurait pas été trop souvent dit et redit à propos d'une ville où il a vécu pendant plus de cinquante ans.
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mai 2007, Montréal
Architecture du Canada
Dwellings
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More than 90 per cent of the world's buildings, including some 800 million homes, constitute architecture of ordinary people. "Dwellings" is about the vast range of types of vernacular houses around the world. It documents the form of traditional buildings that are self-built by their owner-occupiers or built by members of a community, recording the means of construction(...)
Dwellings
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More than 90 per cent of the world's buildings, including some 800 million homes, constitute architecture of ordinary people. "Dwellings" is about the vast range of types of vernacular houses around the world. It documents the form of traditional buildings that are self-built by their owner-occupiers or built by members of a community, recording the means of construction and decoration of the house across a spectrum of different cultures. First published by Phaidon in 1987, Dwellings - in its new updated, revised and expanded format - assimilates new scholarship in the field, including the author's own research, and traces theoretical developments in the spheres of cultural geography, gender studies, sociology and anthropology. It is not only a reference work on domestic buildings, but also a useful survey for understanding how diverse communities cope with issues of climate, migration, mass development and, in turn, how this brings to life symbolic and cultural meaning in architecture.
Architecture écologique
Shift : positions
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The "Shift" series showcases essays from students at the Ontario College of Art and Design illustrating the research-based and multidisciplinary nature of design practice and education.
Shift : positions
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The "Shift" series showcases essays from students at the Ontario College of Art and Design illustrating the research-based and multidisciplinary nature of design practice and education.
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De Paris à New York et à Rio, en passant par Pékin et Beyrouth, cette monographie dévoile les réalisations récentes et les projets en cours de l’architecte, mais aussi quelques « fictions » qui ne seront pas réalisées, comme le So Bella à Las Vegas qui en illustre la couverture. Seul lauréat français du Pritzker Architecture Prize, Christian de Portzamparc construit dans(...)
Christian De Portzamparc : rêver la ville
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De Paris à New York et à Rio, en passant par Pékin et Beyrouth, cette monographie dévoile les réalisations récentes et les projets en cours de l’architecte, mais aussi quelques « fictions » qui ne seront pas réalisées, comme le So Bella à Las Vegas qui en illustre la couverture. Seul lauréat français du Pritzker Architecture Prize, Christian de Portzamparc construit dans le monde entier des bâtiments singuliers, des lieux dédiés à la musique : Cidade da musica à Rio de Janeiro, New York City Opera… ; des « morceaux » de ville : des îlots ouverts sur l’east river à New-York, le quartier Masséna à Paris… ; des logements : Block 1 à Almere, Pays-Bas… ; des tours sculpturales : Tour Granite à la Défense, 400 Park Avenue à New-York… Chaque projet sélectionné raconte une histoire singulière, une aventure humaine relevant parfois de l’épopée. L’approche thématique choisie dans cette monographie s’appuie sur la présentation de projets récents majeurs et leurs connexions avec l’ensemble de l’œuvre.
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A matter of things
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This monograph brings together the work of the Spanish architect and urban planner Manuel de Solà-Morales in book form for the first time. The publication concentrates on his most important projects and realizations of recent years. Solà-Morales has achieved successful interventions in the urban landscape in many places in Europe: from Antwerp to Trieste, from Groningen(...)
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This monograph brings together the work of the Spanish architect and urban planner Manuel de Solà-Morales in book form for the first time. The publication concentrates on his most important projects and realizations of recent years. Solà-Morales has achieved successful interventions in the urban landscape in many places in Europe: from Antwerp to Trieste, from Groningen to Porto, and from Barcelona to The Hague. For Solà-Morales the city does not consist of abstractions, but of concrete, tangible things. His projects could be regarded as an urban architecture, at the interface of architecture and urban planning. By intervening in this physical reality in a precise manner, with a building, with public space, or sometimes with nothing more than the layout of a public space, but always with concrete things, Solà-Morales effects changes in the city that often transcend the physical or spatial dimensions of the intervention. All the projects are documented extensively in word and image. Besides texts by Manuel de Solà-Morales himself, the book includes a comprehensive essay by Kenneth Frampton about the architect's work and ideas.
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Conix Architects
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The Belgian architecture firm Conix was founded in 1979 and has, in nearly three decades led by Christine Conix, architect Sylvie Bruyninckx and interior designer An Steylaerts, grown to a staff of 55. No other firm is as widely represented along the quays of Antwerp, but that accomplishment doesn't convey the exceptional diversity of their projects, both residential and(...)
Conix Architects
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The Belgian architecture firm Conix was founded in 1979 and has, in nearly three decades led by Christine Conix, architect Sylvie Bruyninckx and interior designer An Steylaerts, grown to a staff of 55. No other firm is as widely represented along the quays of Antwerp, but that accomplishment doesn't convey the exceptional diversity of their projects, both residential and business. In recent years, Conix has received a great deal of international attention for one project in particular: the just-completed renovation of the midcentury design landmark, the Atomium, in Brussels, a replica of an atom that stands more than 300 feet high, with a different space in each 60-foot sphere, from a children's museum to a restaurant. Conix Architecten features an exceptionally sleek interior design and the book's pages are even edged in silver. With special emphasis on the Atomium, it features a selection of outstanding recent projects in 200 illustrations.
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