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Zusatztext 'Covers a highly topical and timely subject matter and this issue will be appreciated by anyone keen to develop their knowledge in finding alternative pathway to the design of buildings' (Building Engineer! January 2013) Informationen zum Autor Paul Brislin is a practicing architect and Director of the multi-disciplinary architectural practice, Arup Associates. Paul has curated a number of international symposia at the V&A in London with Juhani Pallasmaa dedicated to the topic of an architecture that sustains human identity through its focus on specific culture, place and human experience. Paul is the editor of the work Arup Associates: Unified Design, and is an editorial board member of Architectural Design (AD). Klappentext Featuring a keynote article by Juhani Pallasmaa on the relationship of human experience to place in the creation of architecture, the issue invites other key architectural thinkers and practitioners to explore core themes, such as identity and the economy, scale, sustainable technologies and education.* Contributors include: Juhani Pallasmaa, Peter Buchanan, Ricky Burdett, Farrokh Derakshani, Murray Fraser, Jayne Merkel* Features work from: Arup Associates, Sean Godsell, Bijoy Jain (Studio Mumbai), Rick Joy, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Jonathan Kirschenfeld, Christopher Lee (Serie Architects), Josep Lluis Mateo, Pezo von Ellrichshausen Arquitectos, Woha, Li Xiaodong Atelier, Kongjian Yu (Turenscape).* Includes extended feature on Pritzker Prize 2012 winner Wang Shu. Zusammenfassung Demonstrates that it is possible for architects, designers and engineers to design outstanding buildings that sustain a sense of local identity, both in terms of cultural heritage and the conservation of the environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis EditorIal 5Helen CastleAbout the Guest-Editor 6Paul BrislinINTRODUCTION 8Identity, Place and Human ExperiencePaul BrislinNewness, Tradition and Identity: Existential Content and Meaning in Architecture 14Juhani PallasmaaIn Conversation 22Peter Zumthor and Juhani PallasmaIDENTITY AND LOCALITY 26Appropriating, Reclaiming and Inventing Identity Through Architecture 28Farrokh DerakhshaniA Reflexive Conversation: Bridge School and Liyuan Library 34Li XiaodongIdentity Through the Grounding of Experience in Place 40Rick JoyEarthworks 46Josep Lluís MateoOutlines 52Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von EllrichshausenIDENTITY AND ECONOMY 58The Future is Unwritten: Global Culture, Identity and Economy 60Murray FraserSchool in Gando, Burkina Faso 66Diébédo Francis KéréThe Big Feet Aesthetic and the Art of Survival 72Kongjian YuReading the Wind and Weather: The Meteorological Architecture of Studio Mumbai 78Kazi AshrafPeripatetic Infrastructure 84Jonathan KirschenfeldIDENTITY AND SCALE 90Mapping Scales of Urban Identity 92Ricky BurdettEssence, Scale and Natural Events 98Paul BrislinCommon Artefacts 104Christopher CM LeeThe Breathing Tropical High-Rise 112Wong Mun Summ, Richard Hassell and Alina YeoThe Problem of Scale 116Sean GodsellThe Reluctant Architect: An Interview with Wang Shu of Amateur Architects Studio 122Edward Denison and Guang Yu RenAFTERWORD 130Developing a Sensitivity to Locale and 'Human Experience'Jayne MerkelCOUNTERPOINT 136A Pivotal Point: On the Edge of History 136Peter BuchananContributors 140...
