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Jean Tschumi: Architecture at Full Scale is the first book on the Swiss architect who, after his training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, entered the polemical field of modernity and its technological expression. Interrupted by his tragic death in 1962 at the age of 57, Tschumi’s work is rich in theoretical questions. What is the meaning of design at full scale, not just for carpets, tables, or armchairs? Why does the architect study his compositions at the minimal scale of a "postage stamp"? Is furniture the starting point of architecture? Why should the project be studied through the systematical use of variants? Does the future of the city lie in the planning of deep underground systems?
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Jacques Gubler taught as a visiting professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, and at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
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A book lovingly devoted to the too-brief career of a Swiss architect who stood outside the conventions of the post-war era.
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- PublisherSkira
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 885720071X
- ISBN 13 9788857200712
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
- EditorGubler Jacques
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 'Jean Tschumi: Architecture at Full Scale' is the first book on the Swiss architect who, after his training at the ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, entered the polemical field of modernity and its technological expression. Interrupted by his tragic death in 1962 at the age of 57, Tschumi's work is rich in theoretical questions. What is the meaning of design at full scale, not just for carpets, tables, or armchairs? Why does the architect study his compositions at the minimal scale of a 'postage stamp'? Is furniture the starting point of architecture? Why should the project be studied through the systematical use of variants? Does the future of the city lie in the planning of deep underground systems?. Seller Inventory # 20110111121238
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