Titel
What is architecture. An essay on landscapes, buildings and machines.
Schrijver
Sheppard, Paul
Taal
Engels
ISBN
78026269166690
Uitgever
MIT Press Ltd
Prijs
€ 12,50
Bijzonderheden
1999, 131 pp.
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British architect and critic Paul Shepheard is a fresh new voice ín current postmodern debates about the history and meaning of architecture. In thís wonderfully unorthodox quasi-novelistic essay, complete’ with characters and dialogue (but no plot), Shepheard draws a boundary around the subject of architecture, describing its place in art and technology, its place ín history, and its place in our lives now.
At a time when it is fashionable to say that architecture is everything — from philosophy to science to art to theory — Shepheard boldly and irreverently sets limits to the subject, so that we may talk about architecture for what it is. He takes strong positions, names the causes of the problems, and tells us how bad things are and how they can get better.
Along the way he marshals some unlikely but plausible witnesses who testify about the current state of architecture. Instead of the usual claims or complaints by the usual suspects, these observations are of an altogether different order. Constructed as a series of fables, many of them politically incorrect, What is Architecture? is a refreshing meditation on the options, hopes, possibilities, and failures of shelter in society.
Paul Shepheard has practiced architecture for twenty years, has taught it for eighteen, and has been writing about it for three. He lives and works in London, England.
“This is one of the strangest and most enchanting books Î have ever seen. It is like starting again; the same subject but seen with different eyes, told by different characters.” — Robin Evans, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
“This is a brilliant book ín every respect. It has wit, insight, provocative proposals for the future, and an eloquent use of language.” … James Wines, President of SITE
“A sharp and remarkably clever essay which makes a real contribution to the discussion of architecture. Shepheard’s work gives a strong and positive sense of someone really thinking.” — Robert Harbison
At a time when it is fashionable to say that architecture is everything — from philosophy to science to art to theory — Shepheard boldly and irreverently sets limits to the subject, so that we may talk about architecture for what it is. He takes strong positions, names the causes of the problems, and tells us how bad things are and how they can get better.
Along the way he marshals some unlikely but plausible witnesses who testify about the current state of architecture. Instead of the usual claims or complaints by the usual suspects, these observations are of an altogether different order. Constructed as a series of fables, many of them politically incorrect, What is Architecture? is a refreshing meditation on the options, hopes, possibilities, and failures of shelter in society.
Paul Shepheard has practiced architecture for twenty years, has taught it for eighteen, and has been writing about it for three. He lives and works in London, England.
“This is one of the strangest and most enchanting books Î have ever seen. It is like starting again; the same subject but seen with different eyes, told by different characters.” — Robin Evans, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
“This is a brilliant book ín every respect. It has wit, insight, provocative proposals for the future, and an eloquent use of language.” … James Wines, President of SITE
“A sharp and remarkably clever essay which makes a real contribution to the discussion of architecture. Shepheard’s work gives a strong and positive sense of someone really thinking.” — Robert Harbison
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