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British architect Cedric Price (1934-2003) had a lifelong fascination with the mechanization of society and its effect on people's lives. In the 1960s and '70s, Price began to look for answers to some of the pressing problems he saw in society in the tenets of architecture and design. His intense intellectual curiosity soon led him to other disciplines, including the social and natural sciences, while his sense of humor and self-irony-which also extended to his profession-allowed him to keep his ideas in perspective.
Die Stadt und die Architektur des Wandels, Tanja Herdt offers the first comprehensive look back at the life and work of Price. Based on extensive research, including previously unpublished materials, Herdt provides a thorough account of Price's key architectural concepts and visions, and then analyzes his perspectives on the city as a system, the influence of products and contemporary culture on architecture, and the role of science and technology in architecture and design. Apart from providing new insights into Price's well-known projects, such as Fun Palace and Potteries Thinkbelt, Herdt also brings to light many lesser-known works from the 1970s, like McAppy and The Generator. She concludes by refuting the common perception of Cedric Price as an "anti-architect."
Richly illustrated with plans and photographs, many of which have never been published before, Die Stadt und die Architektur des Wandels affords a glimpse into the mind of this highly creative and forwardthinking architect.
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Tanja Herdt ist Architektin mit Schwerpunkt Städtebau und hat an der ETH Zürich über das Werk von Cedric Price promoviert. 2012–2015 leitete sie den Forschungsschwerpunkt «Produkt und Raum» an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK. Seit 2015 leitet sie das Städtebauteam des Planungsunternehmens Metron Raumentwicklung in Brugg und lehrt an der Technischen Universität München.
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Humorvoll und inspirierend: Werk und Theorie des Architekten Cedric Price
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«Das Buch geht weit über die Beschreibung und Analyse von Prices Arbeit hinaus und gibt einen differenzierten Einblick in die Suche des Architekten nach alternativen Gesamtsystemen für ein demokratisches und freiheitliches Zusammenleben.» Judith Block,
form Design Magazine
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«Das Buch geht weit über die Beschreibung und Analyse von Prices Arbeit hinaus und gibt einen differenzierten Einblick in die Suche des Architekten nach alternativen Gesamtsystemen für ein demokratisches und freiheitliches Zusammenleben.» Judith Block, form Design Magazine
