Figments of the architectural imagination : and other essays / Todd Gannon ; introduction by Joe Day ; [with contributions by Graham Harman [and four others]].

Main entry:

Gannon, Todd, author.

Title & Author:

Figments of the architectural imagination : and other essays / Todd Gannon ; introduction by Joe Day ; [with contributions by Graham Harman [and four others]].

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

[Novato, California] : ar+d, Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions, [2022]
©2022

Description:

284 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Series:

ORO editions

Notes:
Place of publication from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

Gathering twenty essays written over twenty years, 'Figments of the Architectural Imagination' explores the frontiers of speculative architectural design, theory, and pedagogy to offer clear-eyed and incisive treatments of some of the most important projects, practices, and polemics at work making contemporary architecture contemporary. 0These sharp and insightful texts, whether addressing the impact of digital technology, the design of an effective hotel, the emergence of the Los Angeles vanguard, or the proper execution of a thesis project, combine frontline reportage, archival scholarship, trenchant prose, and impressive critical acumen to cut through the cacophony of recent architectural discourse with uncommon clarity, intelligence, rigor, and wit. 0Taken together, these essays provide essential orientation for practitioners, academics, students, and aficionados hoping to understand how contemporary architecture came to be where it is and to speculate on where it might go next.

ISBN:

1954081979 (paperback)
9781954081970 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture Philosophy.
Imagination (Philosophy)
Architecture Philosophie.
architectural theory.

Added entries:

Day, Joe, 1967- writer of introduction.
Harman, Graham, 1968- contributor.
Hayles, N. Katherine, 1943- contributor.
Ruy, David, contributor.
Wiscombe, Tom, contributor.
Zago, Andrew, contributor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316654
Call No.: 316654
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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