Sound, Space, Design: The Architecture of Don Albert & Partners - Couverture souple

Albert, Don

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0620465700 ISBN 13 : 9780620465700

Editeur : Pythagoras, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Sound Space Design enacts the genre-breaking irreverence at the core of Don Albert & Partners' work. At once didactic yet reflexive, this monograph challenges the restrained tradition of the typical architectural publication. Seemingly disparate projects are grouped into chapters according to an original taxonomy in order to reveal working methods and strategies relating to some of the more complex roles that plays in the twenty first century - a taxonomy that might help shift architectural thinking in developing contexts from normative to more conceptual territory. Proving it can be done, Don Albert advocates a position of 'Not Knowing' that embraces playful research and enables a fresh start with each new project. In addition to the introduction, a further essay by Nic Coetzer PhD champions the special place that metaphor has in the extraordinary diverse output of the firm. Twenty-eight projects spanning over twelve years are catalogued with reference to an original taxonomy. An interview with Don Albert follows and reveals more of the cultural influences that have shaped his design philosophy. As a collection of both built work and theoretical projects, Sound Space Design also operates as a resource through the careful selection of drawings, renderings and photographs that illustrate the firm's most beautiful and inspiring work to date.

Biographie de l'auteur

Don Albert is the design principal of Don Albert & Partners, an award-winning firm of architects based in Durban, South Africa. Don is a Fulbright scholar and graduated with a Masters in Architecture (Urban Design) from the University of California (1998). Don has built, exhibited and taught extensively in South Africa and internationally, and currently operates between South Africa, India and China.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pythagoras
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0620465700
• ISBN 13: 9780620465700
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible