Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction To Non-Pedigreed Architecture
Rudofsky Bernard
ISBN 10: 0826310044 ISBN 13: 9780826310040
Published by University of New Mexico Press 1987 (reprint), 1987
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24 x 21.5cm. 155pp. B&W illustrations. very good+ paperback & cover Discusses the art of building as a universal phenomenon introducing the reader to communal architecture provided by the spontaneous and continuing activity of a whole people with a common heritage acting within a community. Seller Inventory # 20730529
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In this book, Bernard Rudofsky steps outside the narrowly defined discipline that has governed our sense of architectural history and discusses the art of building as a universal phenomenon. He introduces the reader to communal architecture--architecture produced not by specialists but by the spontaneous and continuing activity of a whole people with a common heritage, acting within a community experience. A prehistoric theater district for a hundred thousand spectators on the American continent and underground towns and villages (complete with schools, offices, and factories) inhabited by millions of people are among the unexpected phenomena he brings to light.
The beauty of "primitive" architecture has often been dismissed as accidental, but today we recognize in it an art form that has resulted from human intelligence applied to uniquely human modes of life. Indeed, Rudofsky sees the philosophy and practical knowledge of the untutored builders as untapped sources of inspiration for industrial man trapped in his chaotic cities.
From the Back Cover: A unique examination of building and culture.
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Title: Architecture Without Architects: A Short ...
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press 1987 (reprint)
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Soft cover
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