Architecture of the Absurd: How "Genius" Disfigured a Practical Art
Language: English
Published by Quantuck Lane Press, 2007
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- Title
- Architecture of the Absurd: How "Genius" Disfigured a Practical Art
- Author
- Silber, John
- Publisher
- Quantuck Lane Press
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1593720270
- ISBN 13
- 9781593720278
In Architecture of the Absurd, John Silber dares to peek behind the curtain of "genius" architects and expose their willful disdain for their clients, their budgets, and the people who live or work inside their creations.
In his twenty-five years as President of Boston University, Dr. Silber oversaw a building program totaling more than 13 million square feet. Here he constructs an unflinching case, beautifully illustrated, against the worst trends in contemporary architecture. He challenges architects to derive creative satisfaction from meeting the practical needs of clients and the public. He urges the directors of our universities, symphony orchestras, museums, and corporations to stop financing inefficient, overpriced architecture, and calls on clients and the public to tell the emperors of our skylines that their pretensions cannot hide the naked absurdity of their designs.
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