Kenneth Frampton, Gevork Hartoonian

Ontology of Construction

On Nihilism of Technology and Theories of Modern Architecture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Emphasizing "fabrication" as a critical theme for contemporary architectural theory and practice, this study explores the relationship between technology and architecture. The essays articulate the implications of technology in works by such architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies Van der Rohe. Also looks at the relationship between architecture and other crafts. 15 photos. 15 line diagrams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 282g
• ISBN-13: 9780521586450
• ISBN-10: 0521586453
• Artikelnr.: 21964925

Inhaltsangabe

1. Montage: recoding the Tectonic
2. Architecture and the question of technology: two positions and the 'other'
3. Adolf Loos: the awakening moments of tradition in modern architecture
4. Métier: Frank Lloyd Wright's tradition of dwelling
5. Mies van der Rohe: the genealogy of column and wall
6. Construction of the not yet construed.