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Author | : Farshid Moussavi |
Publisher | : Actar D, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 601 |
Release | : 2021-04-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1638409331 |
What is the function of style today? If the 1970s were defined by Postmodernism and the 1980s by Deconstruction, how do we characterize the architecture of the 1990s to the present? Some built forms transmit affects of curvilinearity, others of crystallinity; some transmit multiplicity, others unity; some transmit cellularity, others openness; some transmit dematerialization, others weight. Does this immense diversity reflect a lack of common purpose? In this book, acclaimed architect and theorist Farshid Moussavi argues that this diversity should not be mistaken for an eclecticism that is driven by external forces. The Function of Style presents the architectural landscape as an intricate web in which individual buildings are the product of ideas which have been appropriated from other buildings designed for the different activities of everyday life, ideas which are varied to produce singular buildings that are related to one another but also different. This network of connections is illustrated on the cover of this book (and in more detail inside). Moussavi argues that, by embracing everyday life as a raw material, architects can change the conventions of how buildings are assembled, to ground style, and the aesthetic experience of buildings, in the micro-politics of the everyday. The third volume in Moussavi’s ‘Function’ series, The Function of Style provides an updated approach to style which can be used as an invaluable and highly productive tool by architects today. Assistant Editors: Marco Ciancarella, Jonathan A. Scelsa, Mary Crettier, Kate Kilalea
Author | : Christopher Breward |
Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2016-04-15 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 1780235585 |
A beautifully tailored history of this fashion staple—at once a garment of tradition, power, and subversion. The Suit unpicks the story of this most familiar garment, from its emergence in western Europe at the end of the seventeenth century to today. Suit-wearing figures such as the Savile Row gentleman and the Wall Street businessman have long embodied ideas of tradition, masculinity, power, and respectability, but the suit has also been used to disrupt concepts of gender and conformity. Adopted and subverted by women, artists, musicians, and social revolutionaries through the decades—from dandies and Sapeurs to the Zoot Suit and Le Smoking—the suit is also a device for challenging the status quo. For all those interested in the history of menswear, this beautifully illustrated book offers new perspectives on this most mundane, and poetic, product of modern culture.
Author | : Hadley Wickham |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 669 |
Release | : 2015-09-15 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 1498759807 |
An Essential Reference for Intermediate and Advanced R Programmers Advanced R presents useful tools and techniques for attacking many types of R programming problems, helping you avoid mistakes and dead ends. With more than ten years of experience programming in R, the author illustrates the elegance, beauty, and flexibility at the heart of R. The book develops the necessary skills to produce quality code that can be used in a variety of circumstances. You will learn: The fundamentals of R, including standard data types and functions Functional programming as a useful framework for solving wide classes of problems The positives and negatives of metaprogramming How to write fast, memory-efficient code This book not only helps current R users become R programmers but also shows existing programmers what’s special about R. Intermediate R programmers can dive deeper into R and learn new strategies for solving diverse problems while programmers from other languages can learn the details of R and understand why R works the way it does.
Author | : Farshid Moussavi |
Publisher | : Actar |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2018-06-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781940291888 |
Comprehensively compiles a set of material systems, analyzing ways in which they can be tessellated to produce novel forms.
Author | : Ray Hemachandra |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9781600590573 |
More than merely practical places upon which to set coffee cups, the 500 tables selected for inclusion in this exquisitely illustrated book are remarkable works of art. They offer surprise, innovation, craftmanship and beauty. Artists will find inspiration in the inventiveness inherent in each individual table and readers and collectors will delight in the breadth and scope of the entire collection.
Author | : David Ian Birch |
Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Author | : Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott |
Publisher | : Lark Books |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Plates (Tableware) |
ISBN | : 1579906885 |
For must of us, plates and chargers are primarily vessels for serving and holding food. In the eyes of the talented artists whose works are showcased in this collection, these objects are spectatular pieces to display on a table, sideboard or hutch.
Author | : Clara Berg |
Publisher | : Museum of History and Industry |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 9780692043509 |
Organized into four main sections, Seattle Style surveys key influences on local clothing. "Nature and Place" explores the relationship with our environment and garments designed for outdoor adventures; "Growth and Aspiration" tells stories about how clothing options expanded as Seattle became increasingly metropolitan; "Northwest Casual" takes a deeper look at the city's affinity for casualwear and its leadership in the casual clothing industry; and "Innovators and Rule Breakers" celebrates Seattle's creative problem solvers and nonconformists. Alone, few of these elements are unique to Seattle, but woven together, a distinct local story emerges.
Author | : Farshid Moussavi |
Publisher | : Actarbirkhauser |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2015-06 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781940291697 |
A graphic guide to ornaments of 20th century building envelopes.
Author | : Heinrich Hubsch |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1996-07-11 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0892361999 |
Hubsch's argument that the technical progress and changed living habits of the nineteenth century rendered neoclassical principles antiquated is presented here along with responses to his essay by architects, historians, and critics over two decades.