James Stirling (1924-1992) was, arguably, the most influential
and controversial post-war British architect. Stirling s reputation
is based primarily on such seminal buildings as the Leicester
University Engineering Building (1959-63, with James Gowan), at one
end of his career, and the Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (1977-83,
with Michael Wilford) at the other. Although he denied both labels,
his work is seen as central to New Brutalism and Post-Modernism and
his buildings attracted commentary and theory from the leading
architectural thinkers of the day (including Frampton, Tafuri,
Eisenman and Banham). Despite his significance, however, there has
been very little recent research or creative re-interpretation of
his work.
This fascinating insight into Stirling s work presents
previously unavailable writings by him as well as new research on
his early career, including:
- 'The Black Notebook' the journal he kept in the mid-1950s
- the recorded talk he gave to the 'Team 10' group in 1962, as
well as the discussion that followed that talk
- three sets of notes for lectures he gave
- an interview with Stirling and Gowan
- essays by the editor placing the texts in the context of
Stirling s early work and discussing Stirling s relation to Le
Corbusier.
Profusely illustrated, with many photographs taken by Stirling
himself, this book gives fresh understanding of Stirling s early
career and the reasons why avant-garde architecture in post-war
Britain became so widely influential outside the country.
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