In the Scheme of Things: Alternative Thinking on the Practice of Architecture

Thomas R. Fisher

ISBN 10: 0816636532 / ISBN 13: 9780816636532

Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2000

Beschreibung

155pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed; some writing in text. Index. Good reading copy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 249800

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: In the Scheme of Things: Alternative Thinking on the Practice of Architecture
• Verlag: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0816636532
• ISBN-13: 9780816636532
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

One of the field’s most innovative thinkers reconsiders the purpose and practice of architecture. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, architecture is in a state of crisis. Numbed by an ugly and shoddily constructed built environment and outraged by the cost of high-profile design projects, the public has become disinterested in and contemptuous of architecture as both a profession and an art. At the same time, some of our most creative designers have isolated themselves from the tastes and needs of mainstream society, reflecting a similar malaise found in design and architecture schools around the country. In this troubling climate, Thomas R. Fisher-who challenged architects as editorial director of Progressive Architecture, becoming recognized as one of the field’s most original thinkers-contends that the purpose and prospects of architectural practice must be reconsidered and reenergized. In the Scheme of Things looks at architecture’s need to respond creatively and meaningfully to the extraordinary changes affecting the profession now, changes that include the global economy, the advent of computer-aided design, and the growing disconnection between design schools, architectural practice, and the public.

In each of the twelve essays that comprise this timely volume, Fisher addresses issues of vital concern to architects and students, offering hard-hitting criticism and proposing innovative and practical ideas for reform at the level of both the individual practitioner and the profession as a whole. Through his thoughtful and nuanced consideration of architecture’s ideological foundations and its relationship to ecology, politics, and technology, as well as his subtle understanding of the architect’s interior life, Fisher challenges the demoralized design community to recapture its historical role as steward and visionary of the public realm.

Thomas R. Fisher is dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota and coeditor of Architectural Research Quarterly. His essays have appeared in Design Quarterly, Architectural Record, and other leading journals.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.