Fame + architecture / guest-edited by Julia Chance and Torsten Schmiedeknecht.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chance, Julia.

Schmiedeknecht, Torsten.

Series:

Architectural design profile ; 154.

Architectural design ; v. 71, no. 6.

Architectural design ; v. 71, no. 6

Architectural design ; 154

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture and fame--History.

Architecture and fame.

History.

Physical Description:

111 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

Fame plus architecture

Fame and architecture

Place of Publication:

Chichester : Wiley-Academy, 2001.

Summary:

Fame is the life blood of architecture. Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes. In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public profile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice. Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind this fame game. It looks closely at its impact historically and in the present. Education is highlighted as well as the way that architects choose to negotiate fame. The treatment is thorough and direct -- academic articles are included as well as interviews with world famous architects. Those such as Diller + Scofidio, Lord Foster, Sean Griffiths of Fat and John Outram -- all at very different points in their career -- give their own unique stances on the subject of fame.

Contents:

Part 1 Investigating the Relationships between Architecture and Fame

Some Thoughts on Fame and the Institution of Architecture / David Dunster 6

Fame versus Celebrity / Charles Jencks, interviewed by Julia Chance 12

The Architect, Conspicuousness and the Part Played by Fame / Royston Landau 18

Part 2 Contemporary Architects and their Negotiation with Fame

Functional Icons / Charles Jencks in Conversation with Lord Foster 24

It is not that difficult to become famous if you really want to / Sean Griffiths of Fat in Conversation with Torsten Schmiedeknecht 34

High-Tech Knights / Jeremy Melvin 38

Breaking all Taboos / John Outram in Conversation with Helen Castle 42

The Face of Jacques Herzog / Julia Chance 48

Part 3 The Making Famous of Place through the Creation of a Building

Fame + Ruins / Heinz Schutz 54

Word of Mouth / Diller + Scofidio in Conversation with Jayne Merkel 58

Life in the Afternoon / Paul Davies 66

Part 4 Education and Fame

Fame and Fortunes in Architectural Pedagogy / Jonathan Harris 71

Part 5 Architecture and Fame in the Course of History

Architecture in Vogue / Jamie Scott 75

Heinrich Klotz and Postmodernism in Germany / Torsten Schmiedeknecht 79

Fables of Visibility / Pierluigi Serraino 85

Fame + Frank Lloyd Wright / Howard Martin 90

Building Profile: The Church of Santa Maria in Marco de Canavezes / Jeremy Melvin 96

Practice Profile: Shop / Sharples Holden Pasquarelli / Craig Kellogg 101.

Notes:

Published as part of Architectural design, v. 71, no. 6.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0470842296

OCLC:

49718695