Main entry:

Pelli, Cesar.

Title & Author:

Observations for young architects / Cesar Pelli.

Publication:

New York : Monacelli Press, 1999.

Description:

207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Covers extend to form two additional leaves (c. 1).
Introduction: -- The art of architecture -- Legitimacy -- Rules and beliefs -- Connections: -- Eight connections -- Disconnections -- Time: -- Our time -- Modern architecture -- The crystal palace -- The modern past -- Postmodernism -- Construction: -- Construction and practice -- Construction and ideology -- Stone masonry -- Frame and enclosure -- The Greek temple -- Permanence -- Appearance and reality -- Huts -- Construction and form -- Aesthetic expression -- Our task -- Place: -- Parts of something larger -- Design and context -- City design -- Schools, signatures, and cities -- Foreground and background -- Urban character -- Preservation -- The American campus -- Purpose: -- Functions -- Form and purpose -- Artistic purposes -- Culture : architectural culture: -- Education -- Architecture schools -- Apprenticeship -- Writings -- Culture : the art world: -- The reinvention of painting -- Their art and ours -- Other arts -- Artistic collaborations -- A sturdy art -- Design process: -- Teamwork -- Giving form -- Alternatives -- Pre-design -- Design decisions -- The finished building -- The workplace -- Associations -- Constituency: -- Client -- Users -- Society -- the public -- The media -- Oneself: -- Ourselves and others -- Stylistic consistency -- Ideologies -- A social compact -- Individual responsibility.
Also issued online.
Library c. 2: author's autograph presentation copy to Phyllis Lambert.
Dust jacket (c. 2).

Summary:

"World-renowned architect Cesar Pelli has distilled the wisdom and experience gained through his many years of practice and teaching into this deeply felt book intended for those interested in or about to embark upon the profession of architecture."--Jacket.
"Pelli focuses on the unique position of architecture among the arts. He analyzes eight "connections" that influence both the artistic and practical aspects of architecture: time, construction, place, purpose, culture, design process, constituency, and oneself. Pelli discusses each connection, drawing on historic and contemporary examples, and then turns to first-person commentary, illustrating his experiences with his own buildings and projects, including such important buildings as Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the world's tallest buildings), the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, and Washington National Airport."--Jacket.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

158093031X
9781580930314

Subject:

Pelli, Cesar 1926-2019
Pelli, Cesar.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture Philosophie.
architectural theory.
Architektur
Architekturkritik
Architekturtheorie
Bauentwurf
Quelle
Ästhetik
architectuur
architecture
Landscape Architecture (General)
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)

Form/genre:

Writings.

Added entries:

Provenance. Lambert, Phyllis. Inscription.
Presentation copies. Pelli, Cesar. Inscription.
Autographs. Pelli, Cesar.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 208780
Call No.: NA44.P391.A35 1999
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main 208779
Call No.: NA44.P391.A35 1999
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available