{"product_id":"architecture-stuff-more-stuff","title":"Architecture Stuff, More Stuff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchitecture Stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n is about a way of looking at architecture. It examines 7 seminal \nprojects and shows how they might have been conceived with or without \nthe design architect's awareness. More a working method than a theory, \nthe book deals with questions pertinent to designers as well as to \ncritics of buildings. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e then \nillustrates how the same sensibility and working method can be used in \nthe design of buildings as a tool for creating architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 7\n buildings featured are chosen for their breadth of styles and \napproaches to architecture, demonstrating that this approach to \narchitecture can be applied to any building. Presented in reverse \nchronological order, the first project, Grace Farms, is a building by \nSANAA. Noted for its meandering river form and minimalist detailing, it \nis seen to be - among other things - a juxtaposition of orthogonal and \nsinuous forms. The second project is Villa Dall Ava by Rem Koolhaas\/OMA.\n Located in the suburbs, the house is a transition from city to country.\n The third project is the Neue Staatsgalerie by James Stirling. The \nanalysis shows how the 'bad boy' of architecture subverts conventional \narchitectural tropes. Robert Venturi's Mother's House is shown to be a \ncompressed stately manor and an architect's conceit. The Kimbell Art \nMuseum by Louis Kahn can be understood as simple repetitive forms with \nelaborated elements that organize a diverse collection of spaces. Pierre\n Chareau's Maison de Verre is much more than types of transparency and \nmechanisation. One of its major themes is the use of 'L' shaped spaces. \nFinally, St George's Bloomsbury by Nicholas Hawksmoor is a parish church\n swallowed by a classical temple. The critique exposes how the architect\n used that idea to juxtapose the clerical and the civic to develop all \nof the details in the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are not singular idea \nbuildings and, as a way of seeing architecture, there are overlapping \nthemes in this collection. The history of architecture of specific \nperiods is a common theme, as is architecture's stasis with spaces \nexpanding or contracting. A dry sense of humour is always appreciated. \nWhat separates these buildings from any other building is the density of\n ideas presented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Stuff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e accounts \nfor the same working methods as a way to make architecture. Here the \nauthor illustrates eleven projects across the span of his career. Though\n often done in collaboration with others, in all cases the author \ngenerated the design ideas. One of the key aspects of architecture stuff\n is that it is unpretentious and accessible and these projects are meant\n to illustrate that quality. Architecture can be serious and playful at \nthe same time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oro Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32153869582419,"sku":"","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781951541040.jpg?v=1766214941","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/architecture-stuff-more-stuff","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}