Real Living Contact with the Things Themselves - Essays on Architecture Scalbert IreneePaperback / softback
Contemporary architectural criticism tends to focus on the theories and concepts behind buildings. Yet there is much to be learned by venturing beyond the library walls to contemplate the real…
Specifikacia Real Living Contact with the Things Themselves - Essays on Architecture Scalbert IreneePaperback / softback
Contemporary architectural criticism tends to focus on the theories and concepts behind buildings. Yet there is much to be learned by venturing beyond the library walls to contemplate the real buildings--the things themselves. This urge for "real living contact" is the impetus behind this new and exhilarating collection of essays by renowned British architectural critic and scholar Ir n e Scalbert.A Real Living Contact with theThings Themselves selects nine essays written throughout the Scalbert's career from the early 1990s to the present. Four of the essays are detailed studies of major buildings, including both critiques written at the time the buildings were made and comments on extant buildings that contributed to their rediscovery. Other pieces represent broader studies of historical movements and ideas, interpreting their significance within the context of
Living on the Edge
Living on the Volcano
Living on the Veg
The Matter With Things