Three Cultural Ecologies: Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472435532 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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David Leatherbarrow is Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, where he serves as Chairman of the Graduate Group in Architecture (Ph.D. Program). His essays and reviews have been published in Architectural Research Quarterly,Critical Juncture,Harvard Design Magazine, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Rassagna, Res, and VIA.. He has previously taught at the University o
Instead, studies based on the natural sciences must be complemented by descriptions and interpretations of historical narratives, cultural norms, and individual expressions. Previously unpublished images and new interpretations will allow readers to rediscover works they thought they knew; Villa Savoye, Taliesin, La Tourette, and Ocatilla; as well as projects that are less well known: by Wright, the House on the Mesa and the City Residential Plan, and by Le Corbusier, the Immeuble-Villas and Ilôt Insalubre projects. A basic premise of this book’s arguments is that cultural patterns cannot be adequately conceptualized in the terms that typically define ecology today. Three Cultural Ecologies reverses common conceptions of modern architecture. The conditions brought about by societal and technological modernization and confronted by modern architecture have not disappeared in our time, but have intensified, making the task of imagining how some measure of equilibrium between culture and ecology might be achieved even more pressing.. It reveals how selected works of two modern architects, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, embraced environmental and cultural conditions as reciprocal and complementary. More broadly, this study
He has previously taught at the University of Illinois, University of Notre Dame, and Harvard University. His recent books include Architecture Oriented Otherwise, Topographical Stories: studies in landscape and architecture, and Uncommon Ground: architecture, technology and topography.Richard Wesley is Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, where he serves as Undergraduate Chair in the Department of Architecture and teaches architectural design and theory. Program). About the AuthorDavid Leatherbarrow is Professor of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, where he