Radical tectonics / Annette LeCuyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LeCuyer, Annette W.

Series:

Serie 4x4

4 x 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2001.

Summary:

As a tendency toward formalism returns to architecture, a number of practitioners are investigating the outer limits of tectonic expression. Vanguard architects are extending the boundaries of conventional building to respond to programmatic and site requirements. Capturing this dynamic sensibility, Radical Tectonics presents four practices whose work pushes poetic construction to new extremes.

Each in their own way and according to local conditions, Enric Miralles (Barcelona), Gunter Behnisch (Stuttgart), Mecanoo (Delft) and Patkau Architects (Vancouver) focus on the art of construction and innovative craftsmanship. From Miralles's building as land form to Behnisch's contextual awareness of specific social and political environments, from Mecanoo's playful manipulation of program and landscape to Patkau Architects' funky vernacular, these studios confront the very nature of architecture with vigor and provocation. The work in Radical Tectonics champions the ingenuity of craft and the exploration of surface form and creative expression to set new benchmarks of spatial complexity in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

3.10 Enric Miralles 24

3.11 Igualada Cemetery 32

3.12 Archery Ranges 38

3.13 National Training Centre for Rhythmic Gymnastics 42

3.14 Scottish Parliament 46

3.20 Gunter Behnisch 48

3.21 Albert Schweitzer School 56

3.22 Plenary Complex for the German Bundestag 60

3.23 State Insurance Building, Schleswig-Holstein 66

3.24 Harbourside Centre for the Performing Arts 70

3.30 Mecanoo 72

3.31 Almelo Public Library 80

3.32 Faculty of Economics and Management 84

3.33 Library, Delft University of Technology 88

3.34 Dutch Open-Air Museum 94

3.40 Patkau Architects 96

3.41 Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 104

3.42 Barnes House 110

3.43 Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building 114

3.44 Strawberry Vale School 116

3.50 Architects' Information 121.

Notes:

"With 280 illustrations, 114 in color."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0500282668

OCLC:

48009158