Brak wydarzeń
Aktywne filtry
With seminal works from such icons as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron, this book presents a stunning array of the past century’s architectural masterpieces.
It is true, that our society is evolving at an increasingly rapid pace. Our way of life is changing along with our needs. In recent years the climate has been changing in a way that is perceptible for the first time in human existence. Therefore new building materials, groundbreaking techniques or a simple return to traditional forms of construction, together with carefully studied systems for saving energy and making the most of the resources afforded by nature, are conforming contemporary architecture. Passive energy-saving systems, sustainable materials and the concept of designs made to last decades are reactions to the growing awareness about the environment from the local to the global viewpoint.
May 1884 saw the publication in Paris of a fin de siècle novel that became a perverse sensation on the European cultural scene. A ReboursAgainst the Grain and Against Nature) by Joris-Karl Huysmans was written as a seductive textbook of decadence, an antidote to the "banality" of the dominant literary styles, Naturalism and Realism. Symbolism, whose influence would endure well into the modernist era, was an artistic religion-substitute, a spiritually charged cult of beauty.
Theories and manifestoes of contemporary architecture. Charles Jencks, Karl Kropf. Academy Editions, 1997 - Architecture - 312 pages. 0 Reviews. The last forty years have seen an outburst of theories and manifestoes which explore the possibilities of architecture: its language, evolution and social relevance.
Confessions captures Jan Kaplicky 's professional views on the future of architecture and his personal observations and reflections on society, design, politics and beauty. This book is a tour de force of words and images, packed full of innovative buildings and design ideas. It provides a fascinating insight into the creative process of one of the most innovative architects working in Britain today.
The Saga of Sydney Opera House: The Dramatic Story of the Design and Construction of the Icon of Modern Australia. Peter Murray. Spon Press, 2004 - Architecture - 164 pages. 0 Reviews. Probably the most popular building of the last century, Sydney Opera House is the icon of modern Australia.
