The Significance of the Idea In the Architecture of Valerio Olgiati

Valerio Olgiati; Markus Breitschmid

ISBN 10: 3721206762 / ISBN 13: 9783721206760

Published by Verlag Niggli, 2009

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Book is in good condition with rubbings to the corners. 80pp with b/w photographs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Significance of the Idea In the Architecture of Valerio Olgiati
• Publisher: Verlag Niggli
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3721206762
• ISBN 13: 9783721206760
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Valerio Olgiati is known as one of the most important exponents of Swiss contemporary architecture. In the present forth volume of the series edition archithese, Olgiati answers questions posed to him about the social responsibility of the architect, the difference between the earlier generation of architects and that of today, the influence of post-modernity and the difficulties of architects in the realisation of projects. Markus Breitschmid rounds off the volume with an essay.

About the Author

Markus Breitschmid is a trained architect and architectural historian. Since 2004, he has taught architectural history, theory, and design at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Valerio Olgiati (born 1958 in Chur, Switzerland) graduated with a diploma in architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1986. He has operated architecture practices in Zurich (1988-1993), Los Angeles (1993-1995 with Frank Escher), and again in Zurich, Chur, and Flims since 1998. Since 2001, he has been Professor at the Accademia di Architettura of the Universita della Svizzera Italiana in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Olgiati's oeuvre has been published widely in international architectural journals and monographs.