Architects have inherited from modernism an unshakable suspicion of the notion of beauty. Reisner is right to tackle the issue. (Financial Times, November 2010).
Beauty provides the dynamic catalyst for sixteen very charged and individual discussions about architecture and design. Based on a series of interviews by Yael Reisner, Architecture and Beauty has been developed into sixteen individual chapter/portraits, written up by Fleur Watson, that eloquently recount the thoughts of some of the world s most creative designers. Each interviewee candidly expresses their beliefs and experiences and espouses their own distinctive position on aesthetics. Offering up rare and often highly personal insights into the minds of today s most progressive and high-profile architects, the book is lusciously illustrated with the works that the architects discuss. Featured architects: Will Alsop, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Peter Cook, Odile Decq, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Zvi Hecker, Mark Goulthorpe, Kolatan/MacDonald Studio, Greg Lynn, Tom Mayne, Juhani Pallasmaa, Gaetano Pesce, Eric Owen Moss, Wolf Prix and Lebbeus Woods.
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The creative spark and how it produces its unique vision is one of life's enduring mysteries. Architecture and Beauty examines the nature of the creative process in architectural design, presenting not so much a "behind-the-scenes" look but rather a fascinating and intimate "behind-the-mind" look at its intricate mechanisms.
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Dedication. Acknowledgements. Genesis of a Troubled Relationship. Frank O Gehry. Zvi Hecker. Peter Cook. Juhani Pallasmaa. Lebbeus Woods. Gaetano Pesce. Wolf D Prix. Thom Mayne. Eric Owen Moss. Will Aslop. Zaha Hadid. Odile Decq. Mark Goulthorpe. Greg Lynn. Kol/Mac. Hernan Diaz Alonso. Suggested Reading. Index. Picture Credits.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780470997840
Publisert
2010-04-16
Utgiver
Vendor
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Vekt
1124 gr
Høyde
251 mm
Bredde
215 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264
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