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Familiar and the Unfamiliar in Twentieth-Century Architecture

  • ISBN-13: 9780252075612
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Jean La Marche
  • Price: AUD $86.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/10/2008
  • Format: Paperback 168 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Architecture [AM]
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This ambitious study uses the concept of the familiar and the avant-garde practice of defamiliarization to reexamine some of the most important buildings of the twentieth century. The Familiar and the Unfamiliar in Twentieth-Century Architecture examines the work--written and built--of four seminal twentieth-century architects and firms: Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Aldo Rossi, and the partnership of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. In approaching the history of twentieth-century Western architecture from the perspective of the architectural subject--the person architects imagine experiencing their work--Jean La Marche reveals new insights into the ways humans are imagined in relation to architecture.
''La Marche's assertions are challenging, his bibliography impressive, and his citations thoughtful.'' Azure ''The topic of The Familiar and the Unfamilar in Twentieth-Century Architecture is an important and provocative one that has not been fully explored in architecture. The book is well written, clear, articulate, and logically organized... Jean La Marche's use of language is fresh and without jargon.'' Dana Cuff, author of Architecture: The Story of Practice
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