Coop Himmelb(l)au: Central Los Angeles High School 9 for the Visual and Performing Arts

作者 Sylvia Lavin编
出版社 Prestel
出版时间 2006年2月
ISBN 9783791344331
定价 532.60

内容简介

DesignedbythearchitecturalfirmCoopHimmelb(l)au,CentralLosAngelesHighSchool#9fortheVisualandPerformingArtshasgeneratedasmuchcontroversyasexcitement,butthereisnodebateaboutitsvisualimpactontheLAskyline.Thisbooktakesreadersthroughtheevolutionoftheprojectfromthefirstsketchtothefinishedbuilding.Itdiscussestheprinciplesofurbanplanningthatdrovethedesignaswellastheimportantsocialandculturalaspectsofsuchaproject.EssaysbyEliBroadandSylviaLavindiscusstheprocessthatledtoCoopHimmelb(l)au'scommissionanddescribeLosAngeles'suniquegeographicandsocio-economicsituation.Mostimportantlythismonographintroducesreaderstothechallengesandrewardsofbuildinganurbanschoolthatcelebratesaswellasteachesthevisualarts.

作者简介

EliBroadisanAmericanbusinessmanandphilanthropistwholivesandworksinLosAngeles,USA.SylviaLavinistheChairofthePh.D.inArchitectureprogramandProfessorofArchitecturalHistoryandTheoryatUCLA.

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