9780262061735 - Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture von Frampton, Kenneth; Graham Foundation For Advanced Stud... (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 430 pages. Edited by John Cava. The follow up to Frampton's classic "A Critical History of of Modern Architecture." Includes numerous black and white illustrations. A tight very good copy in cloth boards with some sunning to the bottom edge of the boards and some slight foxing in an about very good dust jacket with some minor wear and some soiling/foxing. Still a solid reference copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf wear; some light scuffing to jacket. Else fine. A very nice copy; internals are bright and clean. Honorable Mention, 1995, in the category of Excellence in Design and Production, Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic A Critical History of Modern Architecture is certain to influence any future debate on the evolution of modern architecture. Studies in Tectonic Culture is nothing less than a rethinking of the entire modern architectural tradition. The notion of tectonics as employed by Frampton-the focus on architecture as a constructional craft-constitutes a direct challenge to current mainstream thinking on the artistic limits of postmodernism, and suggests a convincing alternative. Indeed, Frampton argues, modern architecture is invariably as much about structure and construction as it is about space and abstract form. Composed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present. He clarifies the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken in the work of such architects as Perret, Wright, Kahn, Scarpa, and Mies, and shows how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression of their work. Frampton also demonstrates that the way in which these elements are articulated from one work to the next provides a basis upon which to evaluate the works as a whole. This is especially evident in his consideration of the work of Perret, Mies, and Kahn and the continuities in their thought and attitudes that linked them to the past. Frampton considers the conscious cultivation of the tectonic tradition in architecture as an essential element in the future development of architectural form, casting a critical new light on the entire issue of modernity and on the place of much work that has passed as avant-garde. A copublication of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies and The MIT Press.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light wear to edges of jacket. Small mark in black ink to upper corner of half-title page from previous owner, book otherwise fine.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hard covers, dust jacket. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. This influential architectural study brings together ten essays and an epilogue that trace the evolution of architectural form as a "poetics of structure and construction." Frampton's analytical approach connects historical and modern thinking on tectonics, exploring the work of architects like Perret, Wright, Mies, Kahn, and Scarpa, and rethinking modern architectural tradition. Text in English. 430 pp. The dust jacket shows light signs of wear.