Spectacular City Photgraphing the Future

BETSKY, AARON

NAi Publishers

During the 1996 congress of the International Union of Architects in Barcelona, organizers were forced to hire a sports stadium to accommodate the over 10,000 people wanting to attend the programme of lectures by world-famous architects. For the most part, these eager participants were students of architecture. This is only one of several indications of the growing presence of an international architectural sub-culture dominated by students. Unhampered by professional responsibilities and the hassle of everyday building practice, students are able to experience architecture in its purest form, building upon centuries-old traditions, customs and codes that are carried on and developed in educational institutions all over the world.In this book you will find another manifestation of this sub-culture. It takes the form of a report on a competition entitled 'The school of architecture as a subject of design', in which architectural students were invited to design a school of architecture for the future. The organizer, the Netherlands Architecture Institute, received over 400 entries from all over the world, from China to Mexico, from Sweden to Australia. In addition to the space devoted to the winning designs, the book also provides a qualitative and quantitative overview of the entries. In analysing the variety of answers to the competition brief it offers a fascinating insight into the ambitions and dreams of a future generation of architects.By way of introduction, the book contains transcripts of lectures on the subject of architectural education given by three renowned educators. John Hejduk, Stanley Tigerman and Christophe Girot can be regarded as cultural leaders who exercise a decisive influence on present-day architectural schools around the world.

Schools Of Architecture

Tigerman, Stanley

HEJDUK, John

Girot, Christopher

Wortmann, Arthur

Feddes, Fred

Nederlands Architectuurinstituut

History

Artwork by Michel de Klerk. Contributions by Vladimir Stissi, Sigrid Johanisse.

Michel De Klerk

Arts & Photography

Architecture

The personal world of Daniel Libeskind, one of the most important international figures architecture is revealed here in connection to his craft.

Daniel Libeskind: Fishing From The Pavement

Libeskind, Daniel

10 of the most innovative and open-minded architectural working spaces are presented here. They sites include internationally recognized projects such as MVRDV, MAX and NOX.

Nine + One: Ten Young Dutch Architectural Offices

This books is an important contribution to the international debate on architecture and housing, especially in third-world countries. The essays provide important incentives for this debate and show where and how possible solutions can be achieved.

Housing Generator

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Almost four years since its initial appearance, Hans Ibelings' essay on the new tendency towards abstract, neutral architecture has lost none of its relevance. His identification and examination of the last word in modern architecture of the post-war International Style stands strong in projects by OMA, Jean Nouvel, Dominique Perrault, Herzog & de Meuron, and Toyo Ito, and is well understood in relation to one of the dominant forces of the present time: globalization. This enlarged edition of Supermodernism includes a new final chapter in which Ibelings charts the latest examples of supermodernism, as well as a revised introduction and conclusion in which he responds to the numerous reactions his provocative stance has triggered.

Supermodernism: Architecture in the Age of Globalization

Hans Ibelings

Politics & Government

Globalization in architecture is usually seen as a negative force leading to homogenization and uniformity. In recent years, however, under the influence of globalization, an intriguing new architecture has started to emerge, an architecture in which superficiality and neutrality have acquired a special significance. 144 pages of text and photos printed on photo paper, arguing, and showing, a new aesthetic that has emerged in response to, and because of globalization. Our copy shows edge-wear/shelf-wear to the cover . There is no other writing, marks, or abnormal damage on any part of the book.

Supermodernism

Ibelings, Hans

20 Century Urban Design in the Netherlands

20Th Century Urban Design In The Netherlands

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