The city and the architecture of change : the work and radical visions of Cedric Price / concept, Tanja Herdt ; copy editing, Helen Ferguson.

Zurich : Park Books, [2017]
©2017

205 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Der britische Architekt Cedric Price (1934?-2003) setzte sich zeitlebens mit der Technisierung der Gesellschaft auseinander und suchte zu Beginn der Informations- und Dienstleistungsgesellschaft der 1960er- und 1970er-Jahre nach einer neuen Sprache der modernen Architektur. Sein interdisziplinärer und auch humorvoller Umgang mit der eigenen Fachrichtung führte Price sowohl in die Welt der Kunst als auch in die Welt der Sozial- und Naturwissenschaften.0Diese neue Werkbiografie veranschaulicht erstmals umfassend die architektonischen Konzepte und gesellschaftlichen Zukunftsbilder von Price. Im Fokus stehen seine Betrachtung der Stadt als sozio-technisches System, der Einfluss von Produkt und Alltagskultur auf die Architektur und die Rolle von Wissenschaft und Technik im architektonischen Entwurf. Basierend auf bisher nicht publiziertem Material stellt das Buch bekannte Projekte wie Fun Palace (1961) oder 'Potteries Thinkbelt' (1964) im Kontext neu gewonnener Erkenntnisse dar. Mit der Analyse bisher kaum bekannter Arbeiten wie 'McAppy' (1973?-1975) und The Generator (1976) lässt der Band zudem die weitverbreitete These vom 'Anti-Architekten' Cedric Price in gänzlich neuem Licht erscheinen.
British architect Cedric Price (1934-2003) had a lifelong fascination with the mechanization of society and its effect on people's­ lives. In the 1960s and '70s, Price began to look for answers to some of the pressing problems he saw in society in the tenets of architecture and design. His intense intellectual curiosity soon led him to other disciplines, including the social and natural sciences, while his sense of humor and self-irony -- which also extended to his profession -- allowed him to keep his ideas in perspective. With The City and the Architecture of Change, Tanja Herdt offers the first comprehensive look back at the life and work of Price. Based on extensive research, including previously unpublished materials, Herdt provides a thorough account of Price's key architectural concepts and visions, and then analyzes his perspectives on the city as a system, the influence of products and contemporary culture on architecture, and the role of science and technology in architecture and design. Apart from providing new insights into Price's well-known and studied projects, such as Fun Palace and Potteries Thinkbelt, Herdt also brings to light many lesser-known works from the 1970s like McAppy and The Generator. She concludes by refuting the common perception of Cedric Price as an "anti-architect." Richly illustrated with plans and photographs, many of which have never been published before, The City and the Architecture of Change affords a glimpse into the mind of this highly creative and forward-thinking architect.

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Price, Cedric Criticism and interpretation.
Price, Cedric.
Architecture Great Britain History 20th century.
City planning Great Britain History 20th century.
Architecture Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture.
City planning.
Architecture and technology
Great Britain.
Centre canadien d'architecture Collection

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Herdt, Tanja.
Ferguson, Helen (Translator)

Work and radical visions of Cedric Price

Location: Library main 294870
Call No.: BIB 240772
Copy: c. 1
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Location: Library main 294871
Call No.: BIB 240772
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available