James Stirling: Early Unpublished Writings on Architecture Contributor(s): Crinson, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415550580 ISBN-13: 9780415550581 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: Previously unpublished writings by and about James Stirling (1924-1992), arguably the most influential and controversial post-war British architect. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General |
Dewey: 720.92 |
LCCN: 2009014701 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.89 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: James Stirling (1924-1992) was, arguably, the most influential and controversial post-war British architect. Stirling's reputation is based primarily on such seminal buildings as the Leicester University Engineering Building (1959-63, with James Gowan), at one end of his career, and the Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (1977-83, with Michael Wilford) at the other. Although he denied both labels, his work is seen as central to New Brutalism and Post-Modernism and his buildings attracted commentary and theory from the leading architectural thinkers of the day (including Frampton, Tafuri, Eisenman and Banham). Despite his significance, however, there has been very little recent research or creative re-interpretation of his work. This fascinating insight into Stirling's work presents previously unavailable writings by him as well as new research on his early career, including:
Profusely illustrated, with many photographs taken by Stirling himself, this book gives fresh understanding of Stirling's early career and the reasons why avant-garde architecture in post-war Britain became so widely influential outside the country. |