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Situation normal-- / Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis.

By: Lewis, Paul, 1966-.
Contributor(s): Tsurumaki, Marc, 1965- | Lewis, David J, 1966-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Pamphlet architecture: no. 21.Publisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c1998Description: 79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1568981546 .Subject(s): Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis | Architectural design -- ResearchDDC classification: 721
Contents:
snafu -- container building -- eavesdropping -- exquisite corpse clothing store -- free lobby, block 1290 -- mies-on-a-beam -- pull of beauty -- skyfill.landfill -- slip space -- sportbars -- video.filmplex.
Summary: Examining common architectural forms (chairs, doors and walls) and programmes (a cinema, a health club and a skyscraper), this text dissects and reconfigures them. The authors create ten projects that draw their power from an oscillation between the recognizable and the surreal. bExamining common architectural forms (chairs, doors and walls) and programmes (a cinema, a health club and a skyscraper), this text dissects and reconfigures them. The authors create ten projects that draw their power from an oscillation between the recognizable and the surreal. Undermining the conventions and norms of contemporary architectural design, the authors pose a direct challenge to the search for styles, arguing that the greatest potential for architecture in the 21st century rests on an imaginative examinatiom of what we take for granted.
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In this volume, the latest addition to the award-winning Pamphlet Architecture series, the authors examine common architectural forms (chairs, doors, and walls) and programs (a cinema, a health club, a skyscraper) in order to dissect and reconfigure them. In the process they create ten new projects that draw their power from an oscillation between the recognizable and the surreal. Cleverly undermining the conventions and norms of contemporary architectural design, the authors pose a direct challenge to the seemingly endless search for new styles, arguing instead that the greatest potential for architecture in the twenty-first century rests on an imaginative examination of what we take for granted. Designed by authors, Situation Normal... weaves together text, photographs, and drawings. An introductory essay establishes the theoretical and historical position of the book.

snafu -- container building -- eavesdropping -- exquisite corpse clothing store -- free lobby, block 1290 -- mies-on-a-beam -- pull of beauty -- skyfill.landfill -- slip space -- sportbars -- video.filmplex.

Examining common architectural forms (chairs, doors and walls) and programmes (a cinema, a health club and a skyscraper), this text dissects and reconfigures them. The authors create ten projects that draw their power from an oscillation between the recognizable and the surreal. bExamining common architectural forms (chairs, doors and walls) and programmes (a cinema, a health club and a skyscraper), this text dissects and reconfigures them. The authors create ten projects that draw their power from an oscillation between the recognizable and the surreal. Undermining the conventions and norms of contemporary architectural design, the authors pose a direct challenge to the search for styles, arguing that the greatest potential for architecture in the 21st century rests on an imaginative examinatiom of what we take for granted.

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Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis (Lewis-Tsurumaki-Lewis) is a collaborative architectural group based in New York City. Their work has been featured in a solo exhibition at StoreFront for Art and Architecture. Paul Lewis teaches at Columbia a

Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis (Lewis-Tsurumaki-Lewis) is a collaborative architectural group based in New York City. Their work has been featured in a solo exhibition at StoreFront for Art and Architecture. Paul Lewis teaches at Columbia a