This title explores Piano+Rogers' phenomenal project for a new type of major cultural building in Paris. You can hear Richard Rogers' description of the project, see the images and join in the crit. Highly illustrated this innovative and compelling book is an invaluable resource for any architecture student.
A collection of design sketches, measured drawings and photographs which document the work of this American architect, reputed to be the father of Post-Modernism.
The Cultural Logic of Postmodernism as Critiqued by Fredric Jameson: The Social Transformation of Landscape Architecture
With fascinating examples, and paying little respect to boundaries, this book draws on diverse intellectual perspectives to map major analyses and cultural controversies in relation to social processes and everyday life.
This is the first volume to showcase the Crawford House; it is emblematic of the dynamic interplay between art, architecture, and representation that characterizes Morphosis' work. -- from back cover.
This book tells that story in detail, defining and illustrating key developments and themes from 1980-2000.
Ornamentalism: The New Decorativeness in Architecture & Design
This book describes a new movement in architecture and design that is bringing back ornament and decoration in ways that are shocking, delightful and original.
Based on more than 50 interviews and previously unpublished archival material from six countries, the book transgresses existing barriers to integrate sources in other languages into anglophone architectural scholarship.
This comprehensive volume allows students to quickly and accurately come to grips with the key terms encountered in cultural theory today.