'It is my aim to rehabilitate an architecture that has become dishonoured and disgraced.' Rob Krier is a unique voice in today's architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a relevant and pragmatic theory of architecture based on his own experience and observations of architectural practice and opposed to the easy, abstract theorising so common in contemporary architectural writing. Together with his brother Leon, he has perfected a form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its ...
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'It is my aim to rehabilitate an architecture that has become dishonoured and disgraced.' Rob Krier is a unique voice in today's architectural discourse through his commitment to developing a relevant and pragmatic theory of architecture based on his own experience and observations of architectural practice and opposed to the easy, abstract theorising so common in contemporary architectural writing. Together with his brother Leon, he has perfected a form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its perfect counterpoint in detailed drawings and sketches which argue his case visually through the power of example. Following the success of his widely acclaimed "Urban Space," a work which looked at the problems of our cities from a historical, theoretical and practical standpoint, Krier now applies his particular, highly influential mode of didactic criticism to contemporary architecture in a continuing search for fundamental architectural truths. "Architectural Composition" is both a theortetical and visual analysis which clearly illustrates the creative process which informs Krier's vision and praxis. The culmination of a lifetime's thought and experience by one of Europe's most important architectural theorists, it is without doubt a major achievement and will become a standard work of reference for both students and practising architects.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Square Quarto Hardcover with dust jacket-full blue cloth over boards with gold lettering stamped on spine and gold figure stamped on front. Glossy illustrated white DJ with doubled edges. Sewn binding. 344 pages, with over 500 b/w and color text illustrations, architectural drawings, and 13 double gatefolds of 24 color plates; index, and bibliography. 1st American Edition (1988), 2nd Printing (1991). CONDITION: Book VERY GOOD, binding square and tight, interior pages bright and unmarked; former owner's name on front paste-down and bottom of text block, else FINE; DJ VERY GOOD, sun-tanned spine, light rubbing and shelf wear, sticker ghost on back, small dimple on front that extends to board, not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: A theoretical and visual analysis of architectural style using the author's unique form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its perfect counterpoint in detailed drawings and sketches that argue his case visually through the power of example. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.
