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Forms of Practice : German-Swiss Architecture 1980-2000 by Irina Davidovici (2013, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherE T H Honggerberg Zurich Ausstellungsorganisation des Institutes fur Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur
ISBN-103856763074
ISBN-139783856763077
eBay Product ID (ePID)144137087
Product Key Features
Number of Pages284 Pages
Publication NameForms of Practice : German-Swiss Architecture 1980-2000
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Regional
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArchitecture
AuthorIrina Davidovici
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.8 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentIntroduction Backgrounds The Background of Culture The Background of Theory Forms of Practice Herzog & de Meuron: Stone House, Tavole, Italy, Project 1982, Realisation 1985-88 Peter Zumthor: Protective Housing for Roman Archaeological Excavations, Chur, Graubünden, 1985-86 Gigon/Guyer: Kirchner Museum, Davos, Graubünden,1989-92 Diener & Diener: Housing and Office Buildings, Warteck Brewery, Basel Project 1991-93, Realisation 1994-96 Valerio Olgiati: School Extension, Paspels, Graubünden, 1996-98 Von Ballmoos Krucker: Stockenacker Housing, Affoltern, Zurich, Project 1997, Realisation 2000-02 Backgrounds II The Background of Practice Thematic Interpretations Towards a Swiss Model Notions of Resistance Degree Zero The Paradox of Realism A Landscape of Signs Bibliography Index Acknowledgements
SynopsisDuring the 1980s and 1990s, German-Swiss architecture gained worldwide acclaim on account of its constructional and aesthetic coherence. The production purported an ethical orientation, seeking a sense of stability in reaction to postmodern relativism. Irina Davidovici discusses the cultural and theoretical conditions of this architecture as facets of one artistic and cultural phenomenon, illustrating the main themes with in-depth case studies and topical essays. She offers an external point of view, drawing from a multi-cultural background to demonstrate the production's international relevance. This book attempts to reveal the implicit conflicts between shared values and individual expression, artistic integrity and economic interest., During the 1980s and '90s, German-Swiss architecture gained worldwide acclaim for the novelty of its construction and its striking aesthetic coherence. In this book, Irina Davidovici carefully examines the cultural and theoretical conditions that gave rise to the movement. Forms of Practice combines in-depth case studies of specific pieces of architecture with theoretical essays exploring implicit conflicts that arise between a number of dichotomies: the individual artist and the ethos of the movement; artistic integrity and economic interests; and the abstract and the concrete reality of a building.
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