Rationalist Traces - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0470028378 ISBN 13 : 9780470028377

Editeur : Academy Press, 2007

Synopsis

An influential strand of European architecture is characterised by a strong undercurrent of rationalist thought. This has emerged diversely in different countries, contributing to an impressive body of projects that remain principally concerned with rational order and hierarchy as a design premise. This title brings together outstanding architectural work, which demonstrates different approaches towards rationality in architecture; revealing traces of inter-war rationalism and post-war Neo-rationalism (of the 1960s and 70s) evident in individual projects. These may be found in patterns of thinking, a particular formal repertoire forms or consistency, or simply in the singularity of particular buildings, constituting different types of ?architectures of Rationalism?.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Peckham teaches architecture at the University of Westminster in London. He recently published 'Norwich Forum 1998-2001' in the Journal of Architecture. Charles Rattray read architecture at the University of Edinburgh and worked in practice for a number of years. He teaches at the University of Dundee, is a regular contributor to various architectural journals and is Associate Editor of Architectural Research Quarterly. Recent publications include Modern Ulster Architecture (Ulster Architectural Heritage Society, 2006). Torsten Schmiedeknecht is an architect and currently a lecturer at the School of Architecture at the University of Liverpool. He edited Fame and Architecture (John Wiley & Sons, 2001) with Julia Chance, and An Architect's Guide to Fame (The Architectural Press, 2005) with Paul Davies.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Modern European architecture has been characterised by a strong undercurrent of rationalist thought. Rationalist Traces aims to examine this legacy by establishing a cross-section of contemporary European architecture, placed in selected national contexts by critics including kos Morav nszky and Josep Maria Montaner. Subsequent interviews discuss the theoretical contributions of Giorgio Grassi and OM Ungers, and a survey of Max Dudler and De Architekten Cie.'s work sets out a consistency at one remove from avant-garde spectacle or everyday expediency. In Germany Rationalism offers a considered representation of state institutions, while elsewhere outstanding work reveals different approaches to rationality in architecture often recalling canonical Modernism or the Rational Architecture' of the later postwar period. Whether evident in patterns of thinking, a particular formal repertoire, a prevailing consistency or exemplified in individual buildings, this relationship informs the mature work of Patrick Berger, Claus en Kaan Architecten, Carlos Ferrater, Cino Zucchi or Hans Kollhoff. The buildings and projects of a younger generation Javier Garc a Solera, GWJ Architekten AG, biq, Andrea Bassi or Beniamino Servino present a Rationalism less conditioned by a concern to promote a unifying aesthetic. While often sharing a deliberate economy of means, or a sensual sobriety, they present a more oblique or distanced relationship with the defining work of the 20th century.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Academy Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0470028378
• ISBN 13: 9780470028377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152
• Éditeur: Schmiedeknecht Torsten, Peckham Andrew, Rattray Charles
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible