Title & Author:

Snooze : immersing architecture in mass culture / [Studio Sputnik ; with an introduction by Lars Lerup].

Publication:

Rotterdam : NAi Publishers, ©2003.

Description:

176 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series:

Block book

Notes:
Text by Jaakko van 't Spijker.
Color illustrated pages folded and uncut. Most pages perforated to form a top and bottom half to each page.
Preface: On Loops, Lars Lerup -- Introduction: The Stuff That Surrounds You -- I.1. Observation: Mass Culture -- II.1. Analysis #1: Specificity, Open and Closed -- II.2. Analysis #2: Experience and Time -- II.3. Conclusion/Hypothesis: The Condition of Snooze: Radical Everyday -- III.1. Benchmark: Past Perfect? -- III.2. Strategy: Immersing Architecture in Mass Culture.

Summary:

"Mass Culture is a Fact. Its Irresistible Vitality and Force are Enthusiastically Exploited by all Manner of Enterprises, Whether Network Providers for Mobile Phones, Hip Lifestyle Magazines or Trendy Fashion Labels. Oddly Enough, Architecture and Urban Planning Have so Far Failed to Exploit the Potential Offered by Mass Culture. This Book Presents the Findings of a Study by Studio Sputnik, a Rotterdam-Based Architecture Practice, into the Opportunities That Mass Culture Presents for Architecture. Snooze is a Lavish Book That Analyses Products Successful in Consumer Society and Relates the Patterns Behind Their Success to the City. The Nature and Importance of Communication Proves to Be Pivotal to Architecture's Role in This. What Does a Building Signify, What Does it Actually Want to Communicate? Snooze is Not about Style or Form, Nor is it about Commercial Motives or Technical Ingenuity. Snooze Employs Insights into the Experience Economy and Links Design Criteria to Them. It Adds a New Voice to Architectural Discourse at the Intersection of Theory and Design. The Surprising Insights That This Book Offers are Presented in a Highly Visual Essay That Reflects the Snooze Condition in its Design. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

9056623133 (pbk.)
9789056623135 (pbk.)

Subject:

Studio Sputnik (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Architecture and society.
Architecture Psychological aspects.
City planning.
Architecture et société.
Architecture Aspect psychologique.
Urbanisme.
urban planning.
Architekturtheorie
Massenkultur
Architektur
Soziologie
Bouwkunst.
Populaire cultuur.
Omgevingspsychologie.
Architectural practice Netherlands Rotterdam.
Architecture Aspect social.
Urbanisme Dessins et plans.

Form/genre:

Dust jackets 21st century.
Artists' books Netherlands 21st century.

Added entries:

Spijker, Jaakko van 't.
Studio Sputnik.
Block book.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 236914
Call No.: NA44.S9335.23 S6 2003
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main 232572
Call No.: NA44.S9335.23 S6 2003
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available