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Language: English
Published by MIT Press (MA) December 2008, 2008
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The Grand Tour was once the culmination of an architect's education. As ajourney to the cultural sites of Europe, the Tour's agenda was clearly defined: tostudy ancient monuments in order to reproduce them at home. Architects returned fromtheir Grand Tours with rolls of measured drawings and less tangible spoils: patronage, commissions, and cultural cachet. Although no longer carried out underthe same name, the practices inscribed by the Grand Tour have continued relevancefor contemporary architects. This edition of Perspecta--the oldest and mostdistinguished student-edited architectural journal in America--uses the Grand Tour, broadly conceived, as a model for understanding the history, current incarnation, and future of architectural travel. Perspecta 41 asks: where do we go, how do werecord what we see, what do we bring back, and how does it change us? Contributionsinclude explorations of architects' travels in times of war; Peter Eisenman'saccount of his career-defining 1962 trip with Colin Rowe around Europe in aVolkswagen; Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's discussion of their travelingand its effect on their collecting, teaching, and design work; drawings documentingthe monolithic churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia; an account of how James Gamble Rogersdesigned Yale's Sterling Library and residential colleges using his collection ofpostcards; and a proposed itinerary for a contemporary Grand Tour--inAmerica.ContributorsEsra Akcan, Aaron Betsky, Ljiljana Blagojevic [acute accent overc], Edward Burtynsky, Matthew Coolidge and CLUI, Gillian Darley, Brook Denison, Helen Dorey, Keller Easterling, Peter Eisenman, Dan Graham and Mark Wasiuta, JefferyInaba and C-Lab, Sam Jacob, Michael Meredith, Colin Montgomery, Dietrich Neumann, Enrique Ramirez, Mary-Ann Ray and Robert Mangurian, Kazys Varnelis, Robert Venturiand Denise Scott Brown, Enrique Walker Architectural travel, from the Eternal City to the generic city. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.…
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- Title
- Perspecta 41: Grand Tour
- Author
- Gabrielle Brainard, Rustam Mehta, Thomas Moran,
- Publisher
- MIT Press (MA) December 2008
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262512254
- ISBN 13
- 9780262512251
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture - Annuals & Yearbooks
Architectural travel, from the Eternal City to the generic city.
The Grand Tour was once the culmination of an architect's education. As a journey to the cultural sites of Europe, the Tour's agenda was clearly defined: to study ancient monuments in order to reproduce them at home. Architects returned from their Grand Tours with rolls of measured drawings and less tangible spoils: patronage, commissions, and cultural cachet. Although no longer carried out under the same name, the practices inscribed by the Grand Tour have continued relevance for contemporary architects. This edition of Perspecta―the oldest and most distinguished student-edited architectural journal in America―uses the Grand Tour, broadly conceived, as a model for understanding the history, current incarnation, and future of architectural travel. Perspecta 41 asks: where do we go, how do we record what we see, what do we bring back, and how does it change us? Contributions include explorations of architects' travels in times of war; Peter Eisenman's account of his career-defining 1962 trip with Colin Rowe around Europe in a Volkswagen; Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's discussion of their traveling and its effect on their collecting, teaching, and design work; drawings documenting the monolithic churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia; an account of how James Gamble Rogers designed Yale's Sterling Library and residential colleges using his collection of postcards; and a proposed itinerary for a contemporary Grand Tour―in America.
Contributors
Esra Akcan, Aaron Betsky, Ljiljana Blagojevic,, Edward Burtynsky, Matthew Coolidge and CLUI, Gillian Darley, Brook Denison, Helen Dorey, Keller Easterling, Peter Eisenman, Dan Graham and Mark Wasiuta, Jeffery Inaba and C-Lab, Sam Jacob, Michael Meredith, Colin Montgomery, Dietrich Neumann, Enrique Ramirez, Mary-Ann Ray and Robert Mangurian, Kazys Varnelis, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Enrique Walker
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About the Author
Rustam Mehta is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and a practicing architect.
Thomas Moran is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and a practicing architect.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.