Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky, Life as a Voyage

Wien, A. - Ed. (Bernard Rudofsky)

ISBN 10: 3764383607 / ISBN 13: 9783764383602

Published by Birkhauser, Basel, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky, Life as a Voyage
• Publisher: Birkhauser, Basel
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3764383607
• ISBN 13: 9783764383602
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

Setting out from the assumption that the design of every single room in a house is based on a physical function: one place to lie the body down to rest, another to take in food, a third to step into a tub to bath, Bernard Rudofsky believed architecture served to stimulate the senses and refine everyday culture. The rich visual material conveys his philosophy: «I believe that sensory pleasure should take precedence over intellectual pleasure in art and architecture.»

About the Author

Bernard Rudofsky (1905–88) was a trained architect but was also active as a designer, exhibition curator, author, and cultural critic.