All American: Innovation in American Architecture
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0500341826 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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A few of the images are a bit grainy, as if they were reproduced from the Internet, but the illustrations are copious there are 400 altogether and most are in color. Peter S. This book will serve as a quick look-up that will be useful to designers, architects, clients, artists, and historians. This translates into a cacophony of sharp edges, mixed media, mixed uses, complex sections, layered surfaces, and innovative materials making up some of the most striking, original, and attractive buildings of the last ten years. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Each profile offers biographical summaries of the firm's architects and information on three or four commissions. It is organized by region, with four or five firms highlighted in each. Highly recommended for design collections at all levels. Most of the architects featured her
All American: Innovation in American Architecture Michael Webb Rick Joy and his former colleague, Wendell Burnette, are among the 20 practices explored in this handsomely illustrated survey, but at least half the architects are little-known. The authors both teach at the University of Michigan, and they've focused on five regions-New York, Boston, the mid-West, Arizona, and California. Daly Genik, Gregg Lynn, and Guthrie + Buresh (who recently moved away) represent LA. The architectural state of the Union . Absolute [Junk] IvyLeagueCritic My recommendation is to pass up on this piece of drivel. If you are looking for insight, look elsewhere. What attempts to pass for "theory" or "criticism" in this book is most certainly journalism of the most affected kind. "Good" theory does not leave its subject matter untouched, it should render the object (in this case architecture) in a new light after analysis. This book offers nothing more than expository verbal descriptions of the photo
It investigates the regional, theoretical and political strands relating to American culture and climate, and focuses on each studio in depth, featuring coverage of three to five projects.. This volume presents the work of 20 architectural practices from every corner of the USA
LeCuyer is an architect and an associate professor at the University of Michigan. . She trained at the Architectural Association in London