内容简介
Aplaceacquiresmeaningthroughhumaninterventionandtransformation.Raisedtothelevelofarchitecturethesetransformationsinterpretandrepresentsocietysvaluesandaspirations.FJMThasareputationasanideas-drivenpracticewithanagendaforstrongpublicengagementandresolutionoftectonics.FormMaterialAssemblydocumentsthisabilitytouncovertherealandoftencontradictoryissuesandpotentialsofaprojectthroughaverycarefulanalysisofpurposeandplace.
作者简介
KennethFramptonisWareprofessorofArchitecture.HehasearnedDipl.Arch.,Dipl.Trop.,ArchitecturalAssociation(London)in1956;A.R.I.B.A.,1957;andanHonoraryDoctorateinEnvironmentalStudies,UniversityofWaterloo,1995.HeisrecipientofMedailledOr,AcademiedArchitectureParisandACSATopazMedalforexcellenceinarchitecturaleducation,1990.HeisalsoAssociateoftheA.I.A.,1993,andamemberoftheRussianAcademyoftheConstructionalScience,1995.Heteachesthecourse"ComparativeCriticalAnalysisofBuiltForm",andisauthorofModernArchitecture:ACriticalHistory(Thames&Hudson,2000).RichardFrancis-JonesisfjmtsdesigndirectorandisresponsibleforthedesignofsomeofAustraliasmostacclaimedbuildings.RecentfjmtprojectsdesignedbyRichardhavereceivedAustraliashighestarchitecturalawardsincludingtheSirZelmanCowan,Sulman,LloydReesandGreenwayAwards.Francis-JonesgraduatedfromtheUniversityofSydneywithaBachelorofScience(Architecture)in1981andaBachelorofArchitecturewithFirstClassHonoursandtheUniversityMedalin1985.HeattendedColumbiaUniversityonanITTFellowship,wherehestudiedunderKennethFrampton,completingaMasterofScienceinArchitectureandBuildingDesignin1987.HesubsequentlytaughtatColumbiaUniversityasanAdjunctAssociateProfessorofArchitecture.In2004hewasappointedVisitingProfessorattheUniversityofNewSouthWales.Francis-JoneswasthecreativedirectoroftheAustralianInstituteofArchitects2008NationalConference,CriticalVisions:FormRepresentationandtheCultureofGlobalisation,andisaneditorofSkyplaneandContent:ajournalofarchitecture.Francis-JoneswasPresidentoftheRAIA(NSWChapter)from20012002andwasamemberoftheNSWArchitectsRegistrationBoardfrom2001-2004.
