Perspecta 32: Resurfacing Modernism
Language: English
Published by MIT Press (MA) April 2001, 2001
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'Resurfacing Modernism' Founded in 1950, Perspecta is the oldest and mostdistinguished of student-edited American architectural journals. Perspecta 32examines contemporary 'resurfacings' represented by the return of many forms andvalues associated with mid-twentieth-century modernism. By 1950, a plethora ofarchitectural practices were adapting earlier modernist experimentation to thechanging times. Numerous buildings of this period employed sleek surfaces of glass, metal, and stone to provide primary stylistic unity. More generally, mucharchitectural activity involved the quotation, manipulation, and modification ofpast appearances (surfaces) and discourses (spaces).Exceptional architecture of thelast decade--not only built work, but also historical and theoretical research-- hasagain been informed by such imagery and actions. For this reason, Perspecta 32explores the prospects of mid- century modernism in a postmodern age. The issueinvokes three different meanings of 'resurface': the reappearance of aspects of thepast as well as the layering of new meanings and interpretations onto acceptedconventions, and the peeling away of accrued patinas associated with modernism.While critical explorations of architectural modernism have frequently emphasizedsurface qualities, the recognition and analysis of surface as a subject with depthpresents itself now more than ever.Contributors to Perspecta 32 include, amongothers, George Baird, Peggy Deamer, Deborah Fausch, Michael Hays, Sandy Isenstadt, and Reinhold Martin. An exploration of mid-century architectural modernism in a postmodern age, and of surface as a subject with depth. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.…
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- Title
- Perspecta 32: Resurfacing Modernism
- Author
- Anne Marie Brennan, Brendan D Moran, Nahum Goodenow,
- Publisher
- MIT Press (MA) April 2001
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262523094
- ISBN 13
- 9780262523097
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture - Text & Surveys
An exploration of mid-century architectural modernism in a postmodern age, and of surface as a subject with depth.
Resurfacing Modernism Founded in 1950, Perspecta is the oldest and most distinguished of student-edited American architectural journals. Perspecta 32 examines contemporary resurfacings represented by the return of many forms and values associated with mid-twentieth-century modernism. By 1950, a plethora of architectural practices were adapting earlier modernist experimentation to the changing times. Numerous buildings of this period employed sleek surfaces of glass, metal, and stone to provide primary stylistic unity. More generally, much architectural activity involved the quotation, manipulation, and modification of past appearances (surfaces) and discourses (spaces). Exceptional architecture of the last decade--not only built work, but also historical and theoretical research--has again been informed by such imagery and actions. For this reason, Perspecta 32 explores the prospects of mid- century modernism in a postmodern age. The issue invokes three different meanings of resurface: the reappearance of aspects of the past as well as the layering of new meanings and interpretations onto accepted conventions, and the peeling away of accrued patinas associated with modernism. While critical explorations of architectural modernism have frequently emphasized surface qualities, the recognition and analysis of surface as a subject with depth presents itself now more than ever.
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George Baird, Peggy Deamer, Deborah Fausch, Michael Hays, Sandy Isenstadt, and Reinhold Martin
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