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Studies in tectonic culture : the poetics of construction in nineteenth and twentieth century architecture / Kenneth Frampton ; edited by John Cava.

By: Frampton, Kenneth.
Contributor(s): Cava, John | Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1995Description: xi, 430 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 9780262061735 ; 9780262561495 .Subject(s): Symbolism in architecture | Architecture, Modern -- 19th century | Architecture, Modern -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 724.5
Contents:
Introduction: Reflections on the scope of the tectonic -- Greco-gothic and neo-gothic: the Anglo-French origins of tectonic form -- The rise of the tectonic: core form and art form in the German enlightenment, 1750-1870 -- Frank Lloyd Wright and the text-tile tectonic -- Auguste Perret and classical rationalism -- Mies van der Rohe: avant-garde and continuity -- Louis Kahn: modernization and the new monumentality, 1944-1972 -- Jorn Utzon: transcultural form and the tectonic metaphor -- Carlo Scarpa and the adoration of the joint -- Postscriptum: the tectonic trajectory, 1903-1994 -- The owl of Minerva: an epilogue.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 724.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00115867
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 724.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00157911
General lending MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending 724.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00177707
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is Kenneth Frampton's follow-up to his A Critical History of Modern Architecture.

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, Illinois.

Bibliography: (pages 413-420) and index.

Introduction: Reflections on the scope of the tectonic -- Greco-gothic and neo-gothic: the Anglo-French origins of tectonic form -- The rise of the tectonic: core form and art form in the German enlightenment, 1750-1870 -- Frank Lloyd Wright and the text-tile tectonic -- Auguste Perret and classical rationalism -- Mies van der Rohe: avant-garde and continuity -- Louis Kahn: modernization and the new monumentality, 1944-1972 -- Jorn Utzon: transcultural form and the tectonic metaphor -- Carlo Scarpa and the adoration of the joint -- Postscriptum: the tectonic trajectory, 1903-1994 -- The owl of Minerva: an epilogue.

UCC Fund.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xiii)
  • 1 Introduction: Reflections on the Scope of the Tectonic (p. 1)
  • 2 Greco-Gothic and Neo-Gothic: The Anglo-French Origins of Tectonic Form (p. 29)
  • 3 The Rise of the Tectonic: Core Form and Art Form in the German Enlightenment, 1750-1870 (p. 61)
  • 4 Frank Lloyd Wright and the Text-Tile Tectonic (p. 93)
  • 5 Auguste Perret and Classical Rationalism (p. 121)
  • 6 Mies van der Rohe: Avant-Garde and Continuity (p. 159)
  • 7 Louis Kahn: Modernization and the New Monumentality, 1944-1972 (p. 209)
  • 8 Jorn Utzon: Transcultural Form and the Tectonic Metaphor (p. 247)
  • 9 Carlo Scarpa and the Adoration of the Joint (p. 299)
  • 10 Postscriptum: The Tectonic Trajectory, 1903-1994 (p. 335)
  • The Owl of Minerva: An Epilogue (p. 377)
  • Notes (p. 389)
  • Bibliography (p. 413)
  • Illustration Credits (p. 423)
  • Index (p. 425)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Kenneth Frampton is the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University.