Analyzing Ambasz
- 作者
- 出版社 The Monacelli Press
- 出版时间 2004年11月
- ISBN 9781580931359
- 定价 257.40
内容简介
Architect，museumcurator，andindustrialdesignerEmilioAmbaszisrenownedforprojectsthatfusearchitectureandlandscape--high-risebuildingsenvelopedinverdantscreensoftreesandplants，housesthatvirtuallydisappearbeneathmoundsofearth.Hishighlyoriginalworkdefieseasycategorizationandanalysis，andAmbaszhashimselfpresentedhisdesignsasspringingfromhisdeeplyfeltmythicalandpoeticdesires，servingnoticeofhisownuncomfortablefitwithconventionalcriticalcategories.Inthispenetratingcollectionofessays，prominentscholarsandarchitectstakeupthechallengeandsetaboutrigorously"analyzingAmbasz."Inadditiontoexploringhisarchitecturalwork，theauthorsexamineAmbasz'sinnovativeindustrialdesigns，includingtheVertebrachairanddozensofotheringeniousobjects.Ambasz'scuratorialwork，particularlytheseminal"NewItalianDesign"exhibitattheMuseumofModernArt，NewYork，isalsodiscussedinanefforttofilloutacomplexpictureoftheman.CompletingthevolumeisSorkin'sinterviewwithAmbaszandEmilio，theself-describedvisionaryandpragmaticsidesofthedesigner'spersonality.PhotographsanddrawingsaccompanythislivelydebatethatdramaticallyexpandsanunderstandingofAmbaszandhiswork.
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