Main entry:

Garcia, Cruz, 1983- author.

Title & Author:

Narrative architecture : a kynical manifesto / Cruz Garcia & Nathalie Frankowski.

Publication:

Rotterdam : nai010 publishers, [2019]
©2019

Description:

131 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
"WAI Architecture Think Tank."
Includes bibliographical references.
A sort of introduction to this kynical manifesto -- Part I: Ideology : Modernism ; Plans ; Media ; Icon(oclast) -- Part II: Cynicism : Après-garde ; 1956 ; Lessons-- Part III: Kynicism : Narrative ; Unmaskings ; Postscript -- Appendix: Kynical Conclusions : The beautiful ceremony ; Post-colonial prose -- Notes images.

Summary:

Narrative Architecture' reveals a stream of remarkable architectural and urban visions in the twentieth century that culminated in the construction of one of the most powerful, misunderstood and underutilized weapons of architectural and urban critique, thinking and representation. This historical genealogy in three parts weaves inseparable modern architecture and narrative critique through never before seen images of half a century of utopian, heroic, commercial, ironic and critical projects by Le Corbusier, Team 10, Constant, Victor Gruen, Yona Friedman, Archizoom, Superstudio and Rem Koolhaas. Alluding to Diogenes, the ancient kynic who wandered with a lantern in search of an honest man, through narrative, archival and provocative images and texts, the book lays the groundwork in search of an honest architecture able to question the pressing challenges of our times.

ISBN:

9789462085244 (paperback)
9462085242 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Visionary architecture.
Architecture Political aspects.
Critical theory.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Architecture visionnaire.
Architecture Aspect politique.
Théorie critique.
visionary architecture.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
critical theory (sociological concept)
Architecture, Modern

Added entries:

Frankowski, Nathalie, author.
WAI Architecture Think Tank.

Kynical manifesto

Holdings:

Location: Library main 317262
Call No.: 317262
Status: Available