Architectures Of The Technopolis: Archigram And British High Tech Annette Fierro Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

Comparing The Work Of Archigram And High-Tech Architects Thematically This Book Explores Historical Cultural Context London To Reveal Their Influences Interconnections Why Two Such Radical Groups Emerged From A Seemingly Conservative City Examines Relationships Between That British Were Based In Developing 1960S 70S While One Group Consisted Academics Artists Known For Humour Eccentricity Other Deadly Serious Emerging International Proliference Argues They Shared Uncannily Similar Impulses There Is Self-Evident Commonality Language: Overblown Machines Kits-Of-Parts Pieces Components Disintegration Building As Object Favour Constituent Elements Underlying Both Movements Mutual Undying Optimism Technological Process Expression Set Within Rich History Culture Makes Its Comparisons By Exploring Central Ideas: Utopia Engineering Theatricality Infrastructure Narrative Iconography War Machinery Σελίδες: 224 Διαστάσεις: 19X19Cm