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Architecture Stuff, More Stuff (Paperback)
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Architecture Stuff, More Stuff (Paperback)
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Architecture Stuff is about a way of looking at architecture. It
examines 7 seminal projects and shows how they might have been
conceived with or without the design architect's awareness. More a
working method than a theory, the book deals with questions
pertinent to designers as well as to critics of buildings. More
Stuff then illustrates how the same sensibility and working method
can be used in the design of buildings as a tool for creating
architecture. The 7 buildings featured are chosen for their breadth
of styles and approaches to architecture, demonstrating that this
approach to architecture can be applied to any building. Presented
in reverse chronological order, the first project, Grace Farms, is
a building by SANAA. Noted for its meandering river form and
minimalist detailing, it is seen to be - among other things - a
juxtaposition of orthogonal and sinuous forms. The second project
is Villa Dall Ava by Rem Koolhaas/OMA. Located in the suburbs, the
house is a transition from city to country. The third project is
the Neue Staatsgalerie by James Stirling. The analysis shows how
the 'bad boy' of architecture subverts conventional architectural
tropes. Robert Venturi's Mother's House is shown to be a compressed
stately manor and an architect's conceit. The Kimbell Art Museum by
Louis Kahn can be understood as simple repetitive forms with
elaborated elements that organize a diverse collection of spaces.
Pierre Chareau's Maison de Verre is much more than types of
transparency and mechanisation. One of its major themes is the use
of 'L' shaped spaces. Finally, St George's Bloomsbury by Nicholas
Hawksmoor is a parish church swallowed by a classical temple. The
critique exposes how the architect used that idea to juxtapose the
clerical and the civic to develop all of the details in the
building. These are not singular idea buildings and, as a way of
seeing architecture, there are overlapping themes in this
collection. The history of architecture of specific periods is a
common theme, as is architecture's stasis with spaces expanding or
contracting. A dry sense of humour is always appreciated. What
separates these buildings from any other building is the density of
ideas presented. More Stuff accounts for the same working methods
as a way to make architecture. Here the author illustrates eleven
projects across the span of his career. Though often done in
collaboration with others, in all cases the author generated the
design ideas. One of the key aspects of architecture stuff is that
it is unpretentious and accessible and these projects are meant to
illustrate that quality. Architecture can be serious and playful at
the same time.
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