Main entry:

Francis-Jones, Richard, author.

Title & Author:

Truth and lies in architecture / Richard Francis-Jones ; foreword by Kenneth Frampton.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

[Novato,California] : ORO Editions, [2022]
©2022

Description:

208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Kenneth Frampton -- Acknowledgement of country -- Prologue: melancholy of the architect -- The theory of architecture and the intuition of the architect -- The truth of architecture and the lies of the architect -- The slowness of architecture and the speed of the architect -- The face of architecture and the mask of the architect --The nature of architecture and the extinction of the architect -- The fall of the architect -- True and not true: the architecture of nothing -- The consciousness of the architect -- The fencing of architecture and the villa of the architect -- The search for the universal in the placelessness of the architect -- The (de)evolution of the public realm -- Architecture, time and identity -- Bridges of Lebab -- Epilogue: virus without vaccine.

Summary:

This is a collection of provocative essays that journey into the vexed circumstance of contemporary architectural practice. The nature of the great cultural, social, political, environmental, and consumerist challenges facing the contemporary architect are explored, interpreted, and questioned, while drawing connections from architecture theory, philosophy, science, literature, and film sources in an attempt to negotiate the territory between the truth and lies in architecture. These essays written by a leading Australian architect represent a level of comprehensive critical awareness rarely found within the architectural profession and one would be hard pressed to find another comparable figure in contemporary architectural practice. The entire argumentation is impressive, challenging, intellectually at the highest level and beautifully written.--Page 4 of cover.

Biographical note:

Richard Francis-Jones is a highly awarded practicing Australian architect. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Sydney and has taught in many schools of architecture. Kenneth Frampton trained as an architect at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. He has taught at a number of leading institutions in the field, including the Royal College of Art in London, the ETH in Zürich, the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam, EPFL in Lausanne, and the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio. From 1972 to 2019 he served as Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, New York.

ISBN:

9781954081659 paperback
1954081650 paperback

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architecture Philosophy.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Architectural practice.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Mensonge.
Architecture Philosophie.
Architecture, Modern

Added entries:

Frampton, Kenneth, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315469
Call No.: 315469
Copy: 1
Status: Available