Peter Pran : realizations / statements, Thom Mayne [and others] ; essays, Fumihiko Maki [and others]].
Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia : Images Pub., 2007.
223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
The master architect series
"Peter Pran is one of the foremost advocates of the school of Modernity, an era that has been characterized by a world of constantly increasing complexity and an implicit human will to understand this world rationally. In Pran's work one can see the attraction to modern reason and technology, yet one can also recognize the expression of an artistic movement that embraces a poetic quality." "This beautifully presented publication stands as a testament not only to the influence of Modernity, but the work of an internationally acclaimed architect whose designs build on a fragmentary aesthetic of floating, planar elements that seem to deny gravity and blur distinctions between inside and outside space. Pran's use of curved surfaces in closejuxtaposition to orthogonal lines creates considerable tension within and between spaces." "In Pran's works, which are characterized by sweeping lines and movement, curvature acts horizontally as well as vertically, and spatial dynamism becomes comprehensive, without contradicting the fundamental dichotomy of up and down." "Examples of his extraordinary ability to design spaces that are not only rational but also experiment with more complex forms are the New York State Psychiatric Institute, the New York Police Academy, and most recently, the Telenor Headquarters scheme in Norway, and the Sail@Marina Bay in Singapore. The Telenor building alone is proof of Pran's ability to choreograph a multinational design team through a complex process of experimentation, discovery, and execution."--Jacket.
9781864701944 (hbk.)
1864701943 (hbk.)
Pran, Peter C.
Pran, Peter.
NBBJ (Firm)
NBBJ agence d'architecture.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Maki, Fumihiko, 1928-2024
Mayne, Thom.
Pran, Peter C.
Maki, Fumihiko, 1928-
Provenance. Lambert, Phyllis. Inscription.
Presentation copies. Pran, Peter C. Inscription.
Autographs. Pran, Peter C.
Master architect series.
Peter Pran of NBBJ : realizations
Location: Library main 259152
Call No.: BIB 190015
Status: Available
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