Grafton Architects / Robert McCarter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarter, Robert, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Dublin.

Grafton Architects--Catalogs.

Grafton Architects.

Architectural firms--Ireland--Dublin--Catalogs.

Architectural firms.

Architects--Ireland--Dublin.

Architects.

Architectural firms--Ireland--Catalogs.

Architects--Ireland.

Genre:

Catalogs.

catalogs (documents)

Catalogs

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2018.

Summary:

A timely overview of the pioneering work of the acclaimed Irish architectural practice. Dublin-based Grafton Architects (founded by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara in 1978) has built up an impressive body of work over its 40-year history, ranging from houses in Ireland to public buildings in Italy, France, the UK, and Peru. In this long-overdue study, respected architectural writer and critic Robert McCarter presents 60 of Grafton's built and unbuilt projects and brings to light their principled and ethical approach, which is committed to making a profound difference to the lives of their buildings' users.

Contents:

Craft and culture

Anchorage and animation

Making walls and grounding light

Plan as social structure and section as emotional enclosure

Earthbound groundscape and aerial skyscape.

Introduction : Foundations in place

Craft and culture

Earthbound groundscape and aerial skyscape

Conclusion : Architecture as a new geography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Nora Barry.

Contains:

Grafton Architects. Works. Selections.

Other Format:

Online version: McCarter, Robert, 1955- Grafton Architects

ISBN:

0714875945

9780714875941

OCLC:

1007079876