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Rachel Sara - The Architecture of Transgression AD - 9781118361795 - V9781118361795
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The Architecture of Transgression AD

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Description for The Architecture of Transgression AD Paperback. Transgression will explore the idea that those working on and beyond the architectural periphery can make a positive impact on the mainstream. Series: Architectural Design. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 276 x 9. Weight in Grams: 582.

Transgression suggests operating beyond accepted norms and radically reinterpreting practice by pushing at the boundaries of both what architecture is, and what it could or even should be. The current economic crisis and accompanying political/social unrest has exacerbated the difficulty into which architecture has long been sliding: challenged by other professions and a culture of conservatism, architecture is in danger of losing its prized status as one of the pre-eminent visual arts. Transgression opens up new possibilities for practice. It highlights the positive impact that working on the architectural periphery can make on the mainstream, as transgressive practices have the ... Read more

Contributors: Can Altay, Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren, Kim Dovey, Chris Jenks, David Littlefield, Silvia Loeffler, Alistair Parvin, Louis Rice, Patrik Schumacher and Robin Wilson

Featured architects: atelier d’architecture autogérée, Lina Bo Bardi, Construire/La Machine, EXYZT, Didier Faustino/Bureau des Mésarchitectures, Lacaton & Vassal, N55, Catie Newell/*Alibi Studio, Wang Shu, Superflex and Bernard Tschumi

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Series
Architectural Design
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781118361795
SKU
V9781118361795
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Rachel Sara
Jonathan Mosley is a practicing artist/architect and senior lecturer in the Department of Planning and Architecture at the University of the West of England. His collaborative studio with artist Sophie Warren produces events, constructions, exhibitions and publications that bring conceptual art processes to the exploration of architectural concerns. They are currently editing Beyond Utopia a multi-contributor book for Los Angeles ... Read more

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