Fame and Architecture (Architectural Design (154), Band 154) - Softcover

 
9780470842294: Fame and Architecture (Architectural Design (154), Band 154)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470842296 ISBN 13: 9780470842294
Verlag: Academy Press, 2001

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Fame is the lifeblood of architecture.Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes.In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this.Some kind of public rofile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice.Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind the fame game in architecture, examining it from a historical perspective, its impact on education and the way in which contemporary architects negotiate it. This outstanding issue also includes interviews with world famous architects including Lord Foster of Thames Bank.

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Julia Chance and Torsten Schmiedeknecht are the authors of Fame + Architecture, published by Wiley.

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Fame is the life blood of architecture. Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes.

In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public profile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice.

Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind this fame game. It looks closely at its impact historically and in the present. Education is highlighted as well as the way that architects choose to negotiate fame. The treatment is thorough and direct - academic articles are included as well as interviews with world famous architects. Those such as Diller + Scofidio, Lord Foster, Sean Griffiths of FAT and John Outram - all at very different points in their career - give their own unique stances on the subject of fame.

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Fame is the life blood of architecture. Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes.
 
In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public profile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice.
 
Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind this fame game. It looks closely at its impact historically and in the present. Education is highlighted as well as the way that architects choose to negotiate fame. The treatment is thorough and direct - academic articles are included as well as interviews with world famous architects. Those such as Diller + Scofidio, Lord Foster, Sean Griffiths of FAT and John Outram - all at very different points in their career - give their own unique stances on the subject of fame.

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Verlag
Academy Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0470842296
ISBN 13 
9780470842294
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
112
Herausgeber
Chance Julia, Schmiedeknecht Torsten
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