Eric Owen Moss - Couverture souple

Moss, Eric Owen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1854901907 ISBN 13 : 9781854901903

Editeur : Wiley-Academy, 1993

Synopsis

Philip Johnson referred to Eric Owen Moss as the "master jeweller of junk". Even the most avant-garde designers in Los Angeles considered Moss's architecture to be unconventional. His highly individual approach to structure and geometry is the key element in the creation of complicated interlocking spaces. This sets his work apart as a personal statement about the contemporary condition in LA and the radical changes that have taken place since he started his practice there nearly two decades ago. Many of his projects are situated near his base in Culver City, between Downtown and the Pacific. This area has become a testing ground for experiments in complex geometry, dramatically expressed in his Spar City complex, which is presented in detail in this monograph as a utopian vision of what the city may become in the future. Several new, previously unpublished, residential projects such as the Aronoff and Lawson/Westen House, are also included. These demonstrate his unorthodox approach on a domestic scale. The unique nature of his projects in this area are made possible by close collaboration with the developer Frederick Norton Smith. This makes Moss's work one of the most effective programmes for a unified architectural plan in this region.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A much-anticipated look at one of the most dramatic and exciting urban transformations in America. This oversize, profusely illustrated book tells the story of the more than twenty-five-year history of cutting-edge architect Eric Moss’s transformation of a once blighted warehouse district on the edge of Los Angeles—the Hayden Tract in Culver City. With stunning and dramatic interventions, more than fifty of the old buildings now host such forward-looking, avant-garde high-tech and graphic design companies as Nike, Converse, AOL, Ogilvy International, Go Daddy, and Kodak. The buildings have names like Beehive, Stealth, Slash and Backslash, and Pterodactyl, and the district has become a favorite for firms involved in the film industry. The book will have great appeal to city and urban planners, developers involved in urban restoration and renewal, young architects and students, and anyone interested in advanced civic design.

Biographie de l'auteur

Eric Owen Moss is an architect, the author of several books, and the former director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture.

Frank Gehry is a Pritzker Prize–winning architect and AIA Gold Medalist.

Jeff Kipnis is professor of architecture at Ohio State University.

Thom Mayne is an architect, a Pritzker Prize winner, and an AIA Gold Medalist.

Michael Sorkin is director of the graduate program in urban design at City College of New York.

Wolf Prix is an Austrian architect and cofounder of the Vienna firm Coop Himmelb(l)au.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Academy
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1854901907
• ISBN 13: 9781854901903
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible