Space, Event, Movement / [presented by] Bernard Tschumi (Bernard Tschumi Architects).

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Tschumi, Bernard, 1944- narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Aesthetics.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (36 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1996.

Summary:

Bernard Tschumi defies categorisation. He is an author, architect, urbanist researcher and teacher, based in New York where he carries out the dual role of practising architect and Dean at Columbia University, while regularly crossing the Atlantic to deal with his European projects. Son of a Swiss father (the architect Jean Tschumi) and French mother, he was educated at the ETH in Zurich. He taught for many years at the AA School in London under Alvin Boyarsky, before going to New York. Deeply influenced by film makers like Eisenstein, he came to realise that the simultaneous transcription of image, movement, sound and narrative was a parallel to what architecture was: space and action. This idea he explored in his book "The Manhattan Transcripts", and later tested in the scheme with which he won the international competition for Parc de la Villette, Paris, in 1982. His next prize-winning project, the design for Lausanne, consisted mainly of four inhabited bridges that span the valley, connecting both sides from top to bottom. For his Groningen video gallery project, he explored the idea of the dematerialisation of architecture by building it entirely of glass. For Tschumi, constantly questioning and challenging architecture is the most interesting part of his research.

Contents:

Model. View Of Building From North

Bernard Tschumi, Paris, 1995

The Manhattan Transcripts. The Street

The Manhattan Transcripts. The Park

The Manhattan Transcripts. The Tower

The Manhattan Transcripts. The Block

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Points, Lines & Surfaces

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Exploded Axonometric

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Axonometric: Points, Lines & Surfaces

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Analysis Of "Promenade Cinématique"

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Follie No.5 Outside

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Follie No.5 Inside

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Aerial View

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Follie No.5 By Night

Parc De La Villette, Paris. Follie No.5 & Passerelle By Peter Rice

Bridge City, Lausanne. Bernard Tschumi With Luca Merlini. Model With Red Bridge

Bridge City, Lausanne. Bernard Tschumi With Luca Merlini. Diagrammatic Section

Bridge City, Lausanne. Bernard Tschumi With Luca Merlini. Centre For Contemporary Arts, 1991. Study Model

Bridge City, Lausanne. Bernard Tschumi With Luca Merlini. Red Sky Series Of Perspectives

Bridge City, Lausanne. Bernard Tschumi With Luca Merlini. Model Of Underground Subway

Bridge City, Lausanne. Bernard Tschumi With Luca Merlini. Model Detail

Glass Video Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands. Study Model, Photogram

Glass Video Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands. Interior View Through Entrance

Glass Video Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands. By Night

Glass Video Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands. Exterior View.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 29, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.