Architecture's New Strangeness - A 21st Century Cult of Peculiarity

"This book arose from two observations: that building design in these first decades of the 21st century has come to accept and pursue some increasingly odd and disturbing trends; and that there seems to be insufficient architectural criticism that calls these trends to account. Its mission is to take up that neglected role with respect to some specific exemplars of these trends, with subjects coming primarily from the worlds of commercial and institutional architecture"--

About the author

Following a year abroad as a Paris Prize recipient and interning with The Architects Collaborative, Kenneth Moffett co-founded of the award-winning Tennessee architecture firm BullockSmith, where he has spent a career as Design Director.

Summary

The book is a systematic critique, sometimes acerbic, of some 21st century trends in architectural design, trends that have become assertively extreme (or indefensibly peculiar) in their approaches to form.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Moffett
• Publisher: Oro Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781951541729
• ISBN: 978-1-951541-72-9
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 279 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Illustrations: 120 Illustrations, black and white
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture