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Chargement... Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry (New York Review Books)par Martin Filler
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I'm very much reviewing this based on my enjoyment; I can easily imagine someone picking this up and throwing it away within half an hour. It's a collection of essays, some of which kind of sort of touch on architecture, with others mostly biographical, and a few about the ridiculous nature of the architectural industry. But I loved it, because Filler is fierce in his criticism, and it's so damn refreshing to read someone who can write wonderful sentences and call out trash when he sees trash--not because the person who made it was a bad person (though many of them were), but because the thing itself is trash. Plus, I learned a bit about modern architects, if not modern architecture; it's far too allusive to teach you anything about the buildings or the theories. You do learn about Filler's preoccupations, though, and that's nice: basically, architects should aim to produce public buildings that serve a civic function, rather than a profit motive. Hear hear. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Everyone knows what modern architecture looks like, but few understand how this revolutionary new form of building emerged little more than a century ago or what its aesthetic, social, even spiritual aspirations were. Martin Filler offers insights into this unprecedented cultural transformation. From Louis Sullivan, father of the skyscraper, to Frank Gehry, magician of the post-millennial museum, Filler emphasizes how their force of personality has had a decisive effect on everything from how we inhabit our homes to how we shape our cities." "Surveying such current urban design sagas as the reconstruction of Ground Zero and the reunification of Berlin, Filler also trains his sharp eye on some of the biggest names in architecture today, puncturing more than one overinflated reputation while identifying the true masters who are now building for the ages."--Jacket. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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