| Description |
xvii, 196 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
The crisis of the object -- Theatricality: the structure of tectonic -- Peter Eisenman: in search of degree zero architecture -- Bernard Tschumi: return of the object -- Frank Gehry: roofing, wrapping and wrapping the roof -- Surface: the atectonic of roofing and wrapping -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
"Crisis of the object discusses the theoretical issues pertinent to the historicization of contemporary architectural praxis. Providing a critical analysis of three important contemporary architects; Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry and Bernard Tschumi, it demonstrates the complexities involved in architecture's adaptation to media technologies and the ways the aesthetic of theatricality plays a critical role when architecture has to rethink themes such as roofing and wrapping. The text historicizes contemporary architecture in the light of the ongoing secularization of myths surrounding the traditions of nineteenth-century architecture, in general, and Gottfried Semper's discourse on the tectonic, in particular."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architecture and technology.
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Architecture -- Aesthetics.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Philosophy.
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Architecture, Modern -- 21st century -- Philosophy.
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Communication in architecture.
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| LC no. |
2006011369 |
| ISBN |
0415385466 (hbk.) |
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0415385474 (paperback) |
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9780415385466 (hbk.) |
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9780415385473 (paperback) |
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