The Paradox of Contemporary Architecture: The Lowe Lectures - Softcover

 
9780471496854: The Paradox of Contemporary Architecture: The Lowe Lectures
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471496855 ISBN 13: 9780471496854
Publisher: Academy Press, 2001

Synopsis

This second volume in the "... of Contemporary Architecture" series summarises lectures by a stunning selection of architects, including a variety of famous names as well as new faces, in which they present their architecture and the theories underlying it. This unique reference reflects the series of lectures presented annually at the Bartlett School of Architecture by influential leading-edge architects.
* Includes contributions by Bernard Tschumi, Enric Miralles, Frank Gehry, LOT/EK, Claude Parent, Ken Yeang, Craig Dykers, Zaha Hadid, and others
* Illustrated with photographs and diagrams, many in colour

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About the Author

Peter Cook and Neil Spiller, both of Bartlett School of Architecture, London, UK.

From the Back Cover

Strangely, it is expected of any original or exceptionally creative architect that he or she must - somehow - be able to communicate ideas through a lecture. As a result, a whole culture of presentation, discussio, criticism and theory has arisen. The effort of communication becomes part of the creative cycle. In the manner of a 'live performances' versus a 'studio performance' in music you get the intensity of the moment and the personality of the artist and, perhaps, a different 'take' on things arising from the same lecture but different audiences.
This book is a digest of some lectures that have formed the Lowe Lecture Series at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London during the season 1999 - 2001. The established names are being challenged by more eager, more edgy and more exotic voices. The paradox of dissent can be read against the continuity in architectural values that spans today's wide range of positions.

From the Inside Flap

Strangely, it is expected of any original or exceptionally creative architect that he or she must - somehow - be able to communicate ideas through a lecture. As a result, a whole culture of presentation, discussio, criticism and theory has arisen. The effort of communication becomes part of the creative cycle. In the manner of a 'live performances' versus a 'studio performance' in music you get the intensity of the moment and the personality of the artist and, perhaps, a different 'take' on things arising from the same lecture but different audiences.
This book is a digest of some lectures that have formed the Lowe Lecture Series at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London during the season 1999 - 2001. The established names are being challenged by more eager, more edgy and more exotic voices. The paradox of dissent can be read against the continuity in architectural values that spans today's wide range of positions.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Academy Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471496855
ISBN 13 
9780471496854
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
128
Editor
Cook Sir Peter, Spiller Neil, Allen Laura, Rawes Peg