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Built or Unbuilt - Architects Present Their Favorite Projects (German, Hardcover)
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Built or Unbuilt - Architects Present Their Favorite Projects (German, Hardcover)
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Text in English and German. Personal favourite projects selected by
architects of international distinction are presented in a book for
the first time. Projects that were devised and realised, but also
some that were never built. Speakers in the 'Architecture Today'
lecture series that has taken place for the last twenty years at
Tubingen University were asked to contribute. Invitations went to
'established' master builders, provocative young developers of new
forms and technologies or significant representatives of regional
architecture: a promenade architectural ranges from coolly
functional to free artistic design, from architecture that feels
committed to the Bauhaus aesthetic to deconstructive design. The
idea for this book came from the 20th anniversary of the lecture
series. The result is an exciting catalogue of very different
projects from the last three decades, like museums, buildings
related to science and education and to music and theatre, offices
and homes, government and religious buildings, right down to the
architects' own houses. The scale ranges from mega-projects for
whole cities in Asia to a subtle design for a lift in Salzburg or
two thoughtful architectural visions expressed in a 'Tower of
Dreams' or just in an exhibition. These are all projects that
attach considerable significance to their inventors. A clear
majority of the choice of architects lit upon realised projects
originating in competitions, direct contracts or a problem the
architects set themselves. The choice of projects that stayed on
paper arouses even more curiosity -- buildings that did not win
first prize in a competition, but still have a great deal to tell
about the wealth of ideas, context and philosophy in contemporary
architecture, presented in this publication because their designers
definitely wanted to make their mark. A variety of answers were
heard to the question of why a certain project was chosen. The fact
is that ultimately favourite projects are the ones that represent
philosophy and design ideals, as well a the knowledge and skill of
the architects and teams in a particular way. But above all they
were projects that moved the architects.
General
Imprint: |
Edition Axel Menges
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
First published: |
August 2007 |
Editors: |
Ursula Schwitalla
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Dimensions: |
306 x 250 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-932565-08-3 |
Languages: |
German
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Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
3-932565-08-8 |
Barcode: |
9783932565083 |
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