书目

Robert A. M. Stern:Buildings & Projects 2004-2009

内容简介

Ithinkthatallarchitecturecomesfromwhatwentbefore.Andhowcarefullyonehewstoprecedentorhowmanylibertiesonetakes,inmyview,ispartofalargersetofjudgmentsastowhatis,orcouldbecalled,“appropriate.”Appropriatefromeverypointofview,especiallyfromthesite,theculturalexpectationsofacommunityandofthespecificclient.—RobertA.M.SternCentraltotheworkofRobertA.M.Sternisacommitmenttoanarchitecturethatreinterpretsthepasttoservecontemporarylife.Thismonograph,thefifthvolumesinceSternopenedhispracticein1969,explorestheapplicationofthisprincipletoawiderangeofbuildingtypes,includinglibraries,universitybuildings,culturalcenters,offices,towers,andprivateresidences.Focusedontheyears2004through2009,anexceptionallyproductiveperiodforStern’sfirm,thisvolumeincludesdesignsfortheMiamiBeach,Jacksonville,andClearwaterPublicLibrariesinFlorida,thevastZubiarteretailcomplexinBilbao,Spain,twonewresidentialcollegesatYaleUniversity,thewidelyacclaimed15CentralParkWestcondominiuminNewYork,Comcast,acrystallineadditiontothePhiladelphiaskyline,andtheGeorgeW.BushPresidentialCenterinDallas,Texas.InaconversationwithrenownedarchitecturecriticPaulGoldberger,Sterndiscussestheprinciplesthathaveguidedthefirmsinceitsinception,focusingonthecollaborativenatureoftheworkandtheimportanceofprecedentandcontext.Healsodescribeshisownroleasaneducator,asdeanofthearchitectureschoolatYaleUniversity,andhisdeepinterestinthehistoryofarchitecture,firstawakenedduringhisstudentdaysatYale.

作者简介

RobertA.M.Stern,theprincipalpartnerofthearchitecturalpracticehefoundedin1969,isalsodeanoftheYaleSchoolofArchitecture.Inadditiontomonographsonthefirm'swork,SternhaswrittenaseriesofbooksonNewYork'sarchitectureandurbanism,includingNewYork1880,NewYork1900,NewYork1930,andNewYork1960.,,,,

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