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Women, Art And Society (Paperback, 6th Edition): Whitney Chadwick Women, Art And Society (Paperback, 6th Edition)
Whitney Chadwick
R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whitney Chadwick's acclaimed study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule, who 'transcended' their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contribution to visual culture since the Middle Ages have often been neglected, Chadwick's survey amounts to much more than an alternative canon of women artists: it re-examines the works themselves and the ways in which they have been perceived as marginal, often in direct reference to gender. In her disussion of feminism and its influence on such a reappraisal, the author also addresses the closely related issues of ethnicity, class and sexuality. With a new preface and epilogue from an exciting new authority on the history of women artists, this revised edition continues the project of charting the evolution of feminist art history and pedagogy in recent years, revealing how artists have responded to new strategies of feminism for the current moment.

Wooden Church Architecture of the Russian North - Regional schools and traditions (14th-19th centuries) (Hardcover): Evgeny... Wooden Church Architecture of the Russian North - Regional schools and traditions (14th-19th centuries) (Hardcover)
Evgeny Khodakovsky
R4,588 Discovery Miles 45 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book presents a broad panoramic overview of church architecture in the Russian North between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. While it is inevitably overshadowed by the imperial splendour of the country's capital cities, this unique phenomenon is regarded as the most distinctive national expression of traditional Russian artistic culture and at the same time as a significant part of humanity's worldwide architectural heritage. The chief intention of the book is to present the regionally specific features of the wooden churches of the Russian North, which vary from area to area for local natural or historical reasons. This approach touches upon the very important questions of the typology and classification of the multiplicity of architectural forms. The "regional view" entails giving clear definitions of the ambiguous terms "architectural school" and "tradition", explaining the origins and shaping impulses for the different regional clusters of objects. Structurally the book presents a history of the development of wooden church architecture in the Russian North and then follows the key points of the mediaeval Russian expansion along the waterways from Novgorod into the North - he Svir' River, Lake Onego, the town of Kargopol' and the River Onega, the White Sea, the Rivers Dvina, Pinega and Mezen' - those areas that still retain the most splendid pieces of Russian regional wooden church architecture. The study is based on field research and provides an up-to-date, multi-faceted view of Russian wooden architecture.

Minoru Yamasaki and the Fragility of Architecture (Hardcover): Paul Kidder Minoru Yamasaki and the Fragility of Architecture (Hardcover)
Paul Kidder
R4,150 Discovery Miles 41 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Few figures in the American arts have stories richer in irony than does architect Minoru Yamasaki. While his twin towers of New York's World Trade Center are internationally iconic, few who know the icon recognize its architect's name or know much about his portfolio of more than 200 buildings. One is tempted to call him America's most famous forgotten architect. He was classed in the top tier of his profession in the 1950s and '60s, as he carried modernism in novel directions, yet today he is best known not for buildings that stand but for two projects that were destroyed under tragic circumstances: the twin towers and the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis. This book undertakes a reinterpretation of Yamasaki's significance that combines architectural history with the study of his intersection with defining moments of American history and culture. The story of the loss and vulnerability of Yamasaki's legacy illustrates the fragility of all architecture in the face of natural and historical forces, yet in Yamasaki's view, fragility is also a positive quality in architecture: the source of its refinement, beauty, and humanity. We learn something essential about architecture when we explore this tension of strength and fragility. In the course of interpreting Yamasaki's architecture through the wide lens of the book we see the mid-century role of Detroit as an industrial power and architectural mecca; we follow a debate over public housing that entailed the creation and eventual destruction of many thousands of units; we examine competing attempts to embody democratic ideals in architecture and to represent those ideals in foreign lands; we ponder the consequences of anti-Japanese prejudice and the masculism of the architectural profession; we see Yamasaki's style criticized for its arid minimalism yet equally for its delicacy and charm; we observe Yamasaki making a great name for himself in the Arab world but his twin towers ultimately destroyed by Islamic militants. As this curious tale of ironies unfolds, it invites reflection on the core of modern architecture's search for meaning and on the creative possibilities its legacy continues to offer. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color illustrations of Yamasaki's buildings, this book will be of interest to students, academics and professionals in a range of disciplines, including architectural history, architectural theory, architectural preservation, and urban design and planning.

Minoru Yamasaki and the Fragility of Architecture (Paperback): Paul Kidder Minoru Yamasaki and the Fragility of Architecture (Paperback)
Paul Kidder
R1,215 Discovery Miles 12 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Few figures in the American arts have stories richer in irony than does architect Minoru Yamasaki. While his twin towers of New York's World Trade Center are internationally iconic, few who know the icon recognize its architect's name or know much about his portfolio of more than 200 buildings. One is tempted to call him America's most famous forgotten architect. He was classed in the top tier of his profession in the 1950s and '60s, as he carried modernism in novel directions, yet today he is best known not for buildings that stand but for two projects that were destroyed under tragic circumstances: the twin towers and the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis. This book undertakes a reinterpretation of Yamasaki's significance that combines architectural history with the study of his intersection with defining moments of American history and culture. The story of the loss and vulnerability of Yamasaki's legacy illustrates the fragility of all architecture in the face of natural and historical forces, yet in Yamasaki's view, fragility is also a positive quality in architecture: the source of its refinement, beauty, and humanity. We learn something essential about architecture when we explore this tension of strength and fragility. In the course of interpreting Yamasaki's architecture through the wide lens of the book we see the mid-century role of Detroit as an industrial power and architectural mecca; we follow a debate over public housing that entailed the creation and eventual destruction of many thousands of units; we examine competing attempts to embody democratic ideals in architecture and to represent those ideals in foreign lands; we ponder the consequences of anti-Japanese prejudice and the masculism of the architectural profession; we see Yamasaki's style criticized for its arid minimalism yet equally for its delicacy and charm; we observe Yamasaki making a great name for himself in the Arab world but his twin towers ultimately destroyed by Islamic militants. As this curious tale of ironies unfolds, it invites reflection on the core of modern architecture's search for meaning and on the creative possibilities its legacy continues to offer. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color illustrations of Yamasaki's buildings, this book will be of interest to students, academics and professionals in a range of disciplines, including architectural history, architectural theory, architectural preservation, and urban design and planning.

Cut and Paste Urban Landscape - The work of Gordon Cullen (Hardcover): Mira Engler Cut and Paste Urban Landscape - The work of Gordon Cullen (Hardcover)
Mira Engler
R4,751 Discovery Miles 47 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the post-war era, the emerging consumer economy radically changed both the discourse and practice of architecture. It was a time where architecture became a mainstream commodity whose products sold through mass media; a time in which Thomas Gordon Cullen came to be one of Britain's best-known twentieth-century architectural draftsmen. Despite Cullen's wide acclaim, there has been little research into his life and work; particularly his printed images and his methods of operation. This book examines Cullen's drawings and book design and also looks into his process of image making to help explain his considerable popularity and influence which continues to this day. It presents the lessons Cullen had to offer in today's design culture and practice and looks into the post-war consumerist design strategies that are still used today.

Solaire Culture - 250 Years of an Iconic Champagne House (Hardcover): Camille Morineau Solaire Culture - 250 Years of an Iconic Champagne House (Hardcover)
Camille Morineau
R1,505 R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Save R582 (39%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Economy and Architecture (Hardcover): Juliet Odgers, Mhairi McVicar, Stephen Kite Economy and Architecture (Hardcover)
Juliet Odgers, Mhairi McVicar, Stephen Kite
R5,349 Discovery Miles 53 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Economy and Architecture addresses a timely, critical, and much-debated topic in both its historical and contemporary dimensions. From the Apple Store in New York City, to the street markets of the Pan American Highway; from commercial Dubai to the public schools of Australia, this book takes a critical look at contemporary architecture from across the globe, whilst extending its range back in history as far as the Homeric epics of ancient Greece. The book addresses the challenges of practicing architecture within the strictures of contemporary economies, grounded on the fundamental definition of 'economy' as the well managed household - derived from the Greek oikonomia - oikos (house) and nemein (manage). The diverse enquiries of the study are structured around the following key questions: How do we define our economies? How are the values of architecture negotiated among the various actors involved? How do we manage the production of a good architecture within any particular system? How does political economy frame and influence architecture? The majority of examples are taken from current or recent architectural practice; historical examples, which include John Evelyn's villa, Blenheim Palace, John Ruskin's Venice, and early twentieth century Paris, place the debates within an extended critical perspective.

Sinan - Architect of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age (Hardcover, Compact edition): John Freely, Augusto... Sinan - Architect of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age (Hardcover, Compact edition)
John Freely, Augusto Romano Burelli
R932 R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Save R343 (37%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sinan was the greatest architect of the Ottoman Golden Age of the sixteenth century - when the Ottoman Empire reached its zenith of power and magnificence. His style marks the apogee of Turkish art. Under Suleyman the Magnificent and his succcessor Selmi II, Sinan designed hundreds of buildings: mosques, palaces, tombs, mausolea, hospitals, schools, caravanserai, bridges, aqueducts and baths, many of them presented and analysed in this book. In his greatest works, he adapted Byzantine and Islamic styles to produce something quite new: a centralized organization of absolute space unhindered by pillars or columns and covered by a soaring dome. An architect of genius in a dynamic new empire expanding into both Asia and Europe, he was a true man of the Renaissance.

A History of Solar Power Art and Design (Hardcover): Alex Nathanson A History of Solar Power Art and Design (Hardcover)
Alex Nathanson
R4,143 Discovery Miles 41 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the history of creative applications of photovoltaic (PV) solar power, including sound art, wearable technology, public art, industrial design, digital media, building integrated design, and many others. The growth in artists and designers incorporating solar power into their work reflects broader social, economic, and political events. As the cost of PV cells has come down, they have become more accessible and have found their way into a growing range of design applications and artistic practices. As climate change continues to transform our environment and becomes a greater public concern, the importance of integrating sustainable energy technologies into our culture grows as well. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, design history, design studies, environmental studies, environmental humanities, and sustainable energy design.

Building Paradise - Episodes in Paradisiacal Thinking (Hardcover): Harry Francis Mallgrave Building Paradise - Episodes in Paradisiacal Thinking (Hardcover)
Harry Francis Mallgrave
R4,155 Discovery Miles 41 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- Presents novel framing of contemporary problems of design - Includes historical examples drawn from every continent and time period - Proposes specific reforms - Richly illustrated with over 80 black and white images

We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself - Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones (Paperback): Isabelle Fremeaux, Jay... We Are 'Nature' Defending Itself - Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones (Paperback)
Isabelle Fremeaux, Jay Jordan
R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 2008, as the storms of the financial crash blew, Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan deserted the metropolis and their academic jobs, traveling across Europe in search of post-capitalist utopias. They wanted their art activism to no longer be uprooted. They arrived at a place French politicians had declared lost to the republic, otherwise know as the zad (the zone to defend): a messy but extraordinary canvas of commoning, illegally occupying 4,000 acres of wetlands where an international airport was planned. In 2018, the 40-year-long struggle snatched an incredible victory, defeating the airport expansion project through a powerful cocktail that merged creation and resistance. Fremeaux and Jordan blend rich eyewitness accounts with theory, inspired by a diverse array of approaches, from neo-animism to revolutionary biology, insurrectionary writings and radical art history. Published in collaboration with the Journal of Aesthetics & Protest.

Design Technology and Digital Production - An Architecture Anthology (Paperback): Gabriel Esquivel Design Technology and Digital Production - An Architecture Anthology (Paperback)
Gabriel Esquivel
R1,065 Discovery Miles 10 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

ā€¢ Showcases today's most influential architectural voices who have been instrumental in shifting the direction of design in the last decade ā€¢ Includes perspectives of influential architects, practitioners and academics, as well as critics including philosophers ā€¢ Case studies and essays engage and deploy a range of topics and technologies from speculative realism and Object Oriented Ontology to high computation, Big Data, parametricism, digital fabrication, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality ā€¢ A rigorous account of architecture's theoretical and technological concerns over the last decade

Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps - Mapping the Modern World (Hardcover): Martin Vargic Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps - Mapping the Modern World (Hardcover)
Martin Vargic
R1,086 R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Save R172 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memory Passages - Holocaust Memorials in the United States and Germany (Paperback): Natasha Goldman Memory Passages - Holocaust Memorials in the United States and Germany (Paperback)
Natasha Goldman
R656 Discovery Miles 6 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For decades, artists and architects have struggled to relate to the Holocaust in visual form, resulting in memorials that feature a diversity of aesthetic strategies. In Memory Passages, Natasha Goldman analyzes both previously-overlooked and internationally-recognized Holocaust memorials in the United States and Germany from the postwar period to the present, drawing on many historical documents for the first time. From the perspectives of visual culture and art history, the book examines changing attitudes toward the Holocaust and the artistic choices that respond to it. The book introduces lesser-known sculptures, such as Nathan Rapoport's Monument to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs in Philadelphia, as well as internationally-acclaimed works, such as Peter Eisenman's Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. Other artists examined include Will Lammert, Richard Serra, Joel Shapiro, Gerson Fehrenbach, Margit Kahl, and Andy Goldsworthy.Archival documents and interviews with commissioners, survivors, and artists reveal the conversations and decisions that have shaped Holocaust memorials. Memory Passages suggests that memorial designers challenge visitors to navigate and activate spaces to engage with history and memory by virtue of walking or meandering. This book will be valuable for anyone teaching-or seeking to better understand-the Holocaust.

Female Homosexuality - Choice Without Volition (Paperback): Elaine V. Siegel Female Homosexuality - Choice Without Volition (Paperback)
Elaine V. Siegel
R1,505 Discovery Miles 15 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Describing in detail her analytic treatment of eight female homosexuals with common symptoms of incomplete body image and unconscious denial of differences between the sexes, Siegel details the recurring treatment phases that typified their analyses and offers formulations based on both ego-developmental and object-relational perspectives. She candidly describes the countertransferential issues that entered into the treatment of these women and examines basic societal assumptions about sexuality that are imprinted on the analyst.

Architectural Anthropology - Exploring Lived Space (Hardcover): Marie Stender, Claus Bech-Danielson, Aina Landsverk Hagen Architectural Anthropology - Exploring Lived Space (Hardcover)
Marie Stender, Claus Bech-Danielson, Aina Landsverk Hagen
R4,150 Discovery Miles 41 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book prompts architects and anthropologists to think and act together. In order to fully grasp the relationship between human beings and their built environments and design more livable and sustainable buildings and cities in the future, we need new cross-disciplinary approaches combining anthropology and architecture. This is neither anthropology of architecture, nor ethnography for architects, but a new approach beyond these positions: Architectural Anthropology. The anthology gathers contributions from leading researchers from various Nordic universities, architectural schools, and architectural firms as well as prominent international scholars like Tim Ingold, Albena Yaneva, and Sarah Pink - all exploring, developing, and innovating the cross-disciplinary field between anthropology and architecture. Several contributions are co-written by architects and anthropologists, merging approaches from the two disciplines in order to fully explore the dynamics of lived space. Through a broad range of empirical examples, methodological approaches, and theoretical reflections, the anthology provides inspiration and tools for scholars, students, and practitioners working with lived space. The first part focusses on homes, walls, and boundaries, the second on urban space and public life, and the third on processes of creativity, participation, and design.

Louis I. Kahn in Rome and Venice - Tangible Forms (Hardcover): Elisabetta Barizza Louis I. Kahn in Rome and Venice - Tangible Forms (Hardcover)
Elisabetta Barizza
R4,142 Discovery Miles 41 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the idea of organism in the work of Louis I. Kahn, from the turning point of Rome to the project for Venice. It presents an original interpretation of the work of Kahn during one of the most fruitful periods of his career, when he was working on a particular design method based on an entirely novel way of interacting with the past. Beginning with a meticulous documentation and analysis of Kahn's experiences in the twenty years from 1930 to 1950, the book sheds new light on the relationship between Kahn's work and the modern movement. The arguments are supported by case studies, including that of the Palazzo dei Congressi in Venice based on Kahn's words (like his lessons in Venice at IUA, International University of Art, in 1971) and others as the Trenton Bath House, the Salk Institute (La Jolla), the Kimbell Museum (Fort Worth), the Yale Gallery and the Mellon Center for British Art (New Haven) and more. Unlike much of the by now well-established literature on Kahn's work, Louis I. Kahn in Rome and Venice suggests that the basic premise of Kahn's invention is the idea of spatial, constructive organism, which explains how he created forms that were inextricably anchored in the past, without imitating any one kind of ancient architecture. The main objective of the book is to explain Kahn's methodology to architects and students, showing how he was able to design an architectural object with the characteristics of the best designed objects: organisms, in which each part contributes, with the whole, to creating "something made of indivisible parts".

Icons of Space - Advances in Hierotopy (Hardcover): Jelena Bogdanovic Icons of Space - Advances in Hierotopy (Hardcover)
Jelena Bogdanovic
R4,203 Discovery Miles 42 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Icons of Space: Advances in Hierotopy brings together important scholars of Byzantine religion, art, and architecture, to honour the work of renowned art historian Alexei Lidov. As well as his numerous publications, Lidov is well known for developing the concept of hierotopy, an innovative approach for studying the creation of sacred spaces. Hierotopy and the related concepts of 'spatial icons' and 'image-paradigms' emphasize fundamental questions about icons, including what defines them as structures, spaces, and experiences. Chapters in this volume engage with the overarching theme of icons of space by employing, contrasting, and complementing methods of hierotopy with more traditional approaches such as iconography. Examinations of icons have traditionally been positioned within strictly historical, theological, socio-economic, political, and art history domains, but this volume poses epistemological questions about the creation of sacred spaces that are instead inclusive of multi-layered iconic ideas and the lived experiences of the creators and beholders of such spaces. This book contributes to image theory and theories of architecture and sacred space. Simultaneously, it moves beyond colonial studies that predominantly focus on questions of religion and politics as expressions of privileged knowledge and power. This book will appeal to scholars and students of Byzantine history, as well as those interested in hierotopy and art history.

East-West Artistic Transfer through Rome, Armenia and the Silk Road - Sharing St. Peter's (Hardcover): Christiane... East-West Artistic Transfer through Rome, Armenia and the Silk Road - Sharing St. Peter's (Hardcover)
Christiane Esche-Ramshorn
R4,145 Discovery Miles 41 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the arts and artistic exchanges at the 'Christian Oriental' fringes of Europe, especially Armenia. It starts with the architecture, history and inhabitants of the lesser known pilgrim compounds at the Vatican in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, of Hungary, Germany, but namely those of the most ancient of Churches, the Churches of the Christian Orient Ethiopia and Armenia. Without taking an Eurocentric view, this book explores the role of missionaries, merchants, artists (for example Momik, Giotto, Minas, Domenico Veneziano, Duerer), and artefacts (such as fabrics, inscriptions and symbols) travelling into both directions along the western stretch of the Silk Road between Ayas (Cilicia), ancient Armenia and North-western Iran. This area was truly global before globalization, was a site of intense cultural exchanges and East-West cultural transmissions. This book opens a new research window into the culturally mixed landscapes in the Christian Orient, the Middle East and North-eastern Africa by taking into consideration their many indigenous and foreign artistic components and embeds Armenian arts into today's wider art historical discourse. This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, architectural history, missions, trade, Middle Eastern arts and the arts of the Southern Caucasus.

Building Paradise - Episodes in Paradisiacal Thinking (Paperback): Harry Francis Mallgrave Building Paradise - Episodes in Paradisiacal Thinking (Paperback)
Harry Francis Mallgrave
R1,218 Discovery Miles 12 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

- Presents novel framing of contemporary problems of design - Includes historical examples drawn from every continent and time period - Proposes specific reforms - Richly illustrated with over 80 black and white images

Architecture in the Age of Pornography - Reading Alain Badiou (Hardcover): Nadir Lahiji Architecture in the Age of Pornography - Reading Alain Badiou (Hardcover)
Nadir Lahiji
R4,126 Discovery Miles 41 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 7th book from Nadir Lahiji for the Routledge architecture list. Adopts Alain Badiou's thesis from The Pornographic Age to argue that the dominant pedagogy within architecture is at odds with the intended purpose of architectural practice and education. Aimed at architecture students at higher graduate and post-graduate levels.

Architecture in the Age of Pornography - Reading Alain Badiou (Paperback): Nadir Lahiji Architecture in the Age of Pornography - Reading Alain Badiou (Paperback)
Nadir Lahiji
R1,218 Discovery Miles 12 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 7th book from Nadir Lahiji for the Routledge architecture list. Adopts Alain Badiou's thesis from The Pornographic Age to argue that the dominant pedagogy within architecture is at odds with the intended purpose of architectural practice and education. Aimed at architecture students at higher graduate and post-graduate levels.

Crimes of Mobility - Criminal Law and the Regulation of Immigration (Paperback): Ana Aliverti Crimes of Mobility - Criminal Law and the Regulation of Immigration (Paperback)
Ana Aliverti
R1,293 Discovery Miles 12 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Winner of the 2014 British Society of Criminology Book Prize This book examines the role of criminal law in the enforcement of immigration controls over the last two decades in Britain. The criminalization of immigration status has historically served functions of exclusion and control against those who defy the state's powers over its territory and population. In the last two decades, the powers to exclude and punish have been enhanced by the expansion of the catalogue of immigration offences and their more systematic enforcement. This book is the first in-depth analysis on criminal offences in Britain, and presents original empirical material about the use of criminal powers against suspected immigration wrongdoers. Based on interviews with practitioners and staff at the UK Border Agency and data from court cases involving immigration defendants, it examines prosecution decision making and the proceedings before the criminal justice system. Crimes of Mobility critically analyses the criminalization of immigration status and, more generally, the functions of the criminal law in immigration enforcement, from a legal and normative perspective. It will be of interest to academics and research students working on criminology, criminal law, criminal justice, socio-legal studies, migration and refugee studies, and human rights, as well as criminal law and immigration practitioners.

Regions and Designed Landscapes in Georgian England (Hardcover): Sarah Spooner Regions and Designed Landscapes in Georgian England (Hardcover)
Sarah Spooner
R4,595 Discovery Miles 45 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Garden design evolved hugely during the Georgian period - as symbols of wealth and stature, the landed aristocracy had been using gardens for decades. Yet during the eighteenth century, society began to homogenise, and the urban elite also started demanding landscapes that would reflect their positions. The gardens of the aristocracy and the gentry were different in appearance, use and meaning, despite broad similarities in form. Underlying this was the importance of place, of the landscape itself and its raw material. Contemporaries often referred to the need to consult the 'genius of the place' when creating a new designed landscape, as the place where the garden was located was critical in determining its appearance. Genius loci - soil type, topography, water supply - all influenced landscape design in this period. The approach taken in this book blends landscape and garden history to make new insights into landscape and design in the eighteenth century. Spooner's own research presents little-known sites alongside those which are more well known, and explores the complexity of the story of landscape design in the Georgian period which is usually oversimplified and reduced to the story of a few 'great men'.

Irish Housing Design 1950 - 1980 - Out of the Ordinary (Paperback): Brian Ward, Michael Pike, Gary Boyd Irish Housing Design 1950 - 1980 - Out of the Ordinary (Paperback)
Brian Ward, Michael Pike, Gary Boyd
R1,295 Discovery Miles 12 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the architectural design of housing projects in Ireland from the mid-twentieth century. This period represented a high point in the construction of the Welfare State project where the idea that architecture could and should shape and define community and social life was not yet considered problematic. Exploring a period when Ireland embraced the free market and the end of economic protectionism, the book is a series of case studies supported by critical narratives. Little known but of high quality, the schemes presented in this volume are by architects whose designs helped determine future architectural thinking in Ireland and elsewhere. Aimed at academics, students and researchers, the book is accompanied by new drawings and over 100 full colour images, with the example studies demonstrating rich architectural responses to a shifting landscape.

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