Ornament: the politics of architecture and subjectivity
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Main Author: Picon, Antoine 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom Wiley, A John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Publication [2013]
Series:AD primers
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Online Access:DE-Aug4
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161) and index
Once condemned by Modernism and compared to a 'crime' by Adolf Loos, ornament has made a spectacular return in contemporary architecture. This is typified by the works of well-known architects such as Herzog & de Meuron, Sauerbruch Hutton, Farshid Moussavi Architecture and OMA. There is no doubt that these new ornamental tendencies are inseparable from innovations in computer technology. The proliferation of developments in design software has enabled architects to experiment afresh with texture, colour, pattern and topology. Though inextricably linked with digital tools and culture, Ant
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (168 pages)
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