Description
| Product ID: | 9781032245386 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Language of Contemporary Architecture |
| Subtitle: | An Index of Topology and Typology |
| Authors: | Author: Dongwoo Yim, Rafael Luna |
| Page Count: | 344 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Theory of architecture, Individual architects and architectural firms, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: professional practice, City and town planning: architectural aspects, History of architecture, The environment, Regional and area planning, Theory of architecture, Individual architects & architectural firms, Architectural structure & design, Architecture: professional practice, City & town planning - architectural aspects, History of architecture, The environment, Regional & area planning |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating As a way to understand the contemporary project in architecture, this book provides an index of ideas, theories, projects, and definitions that string into a methodology for evaluating the contemporary language of architecture described as "contemporism" through a review of topology (form) and typology (system and elements). As a way to understand the contemporary project in architecture, this book provides an index of ideas, theories, projects, and definitions that string into a methodology for evaluating the contemporary language of architecture described as “contemporism” through a review of topology (form) and typology (system and elements). The contemporary project has been trying to answer the postmodern question of how to move beyond modernism through a thread of architectural styles that tried to respond to deficiencies from the modern promise and contextual changes. Yet, the question remains, should this ongoing struggle to move beyond modernism be a stylistic battle? Has the present architectural practice ever left the modernist tendencies, and is there a structure for a contemporary language in architecture? This book presents a collection of highly illustrated projects that have worked under these parameters to break away from modernism in order to present a holistic integration of topology and typology as a language for “contemporism.” The index is illustrated with individual spreads, which can be read sequentially or independently, and encourages the reader to make their own connections. It also includes interviews and contributions from Toyo Ito, Anthony Vidler, Ben van Berkel, Christian Kerez, and Greg Lynn. This book is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students in architecture. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-05-05 |