Beschreibung
Dirty Old River brings together 12 essays penned by British architect Tom Emerson over the past three decades. Written on very different occasions as contributions to books or articles in magazines, they explore a wide range of topics through the lens of architecture. The books title is borrowed from the British rock band The Kinks cult song Waterloo Sunset to symbolize a journey through the interweaving of culture, imagination, and the built environment. Naturally, the architect Emerson writes about architecture: how it is designed, drawn, and built. Yet he also turns his attention to other, wider fields, from the transformation of materials to the nuances of human creativity, the explosive early works of his celebrated fellow architect Frank O. Gehry, and the intimate craftsmanship behind the literary spaces of French writer Georges Perec. Emersons unique approach to writing is often inspired by sideways glances and disciplines beyond architecture. He offers a new perspective on how things are made, why they take shape the way they do, and what these processes reveal about humanity.
Autorenporträt
Tom Emerson ist Architekt und Mitbegründer des Büros 6a architects in London. Er lehrt zu-dem als Professor für Architektur und Entwurf am Departement Architektur der ETH Zürich. Sarah Handelman lebt und arbeitet in London als Autorin und Herausgeberin.
Warnhinweise
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Herstellerkennzeichnung:
Park Books AG
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8001 Zürich
CH
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Produktverantwortlicher / Importeur:
GVA Gemeinsame Verlagsauslieferung
Postfach 2021
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DE
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