Rob Krier, Architectural Composition

Rob Krier

ISBN 10: 3936681392 / ISBN 13: 9783936681390

Published by Edition Axel Menges Jul 2010, 2010

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Neuware - Rob Krier is a unique voice in todays architectur-al discourse through his commitment to developing a relevant and pragmatic theory of architecture based on his own experience and observations of architectural practice and opposed to the easy, abstract theorising so common in contemporary architectural writing. Together with his brother Leon, he has perfected a form of presentation in which the potency of his thinking finds its perfect counterpoint in detailed drawings and sketches which argue his case visually through the power of example. Fol-lowing the success of his widely acclaimend Ur-ban Space, a work which looked at the problems of our cities from a historical, theoretical and practical standpoint, Krier now applies his particular, highly influential mode of didactic criticism to contemporary architecture in continuing search for fundamental architectural truths. Architectural Composition is both a theoretical and visual analysis which clearly illustrates the creative process which informs Kriers vision and praxis. The culmination of a lifetimes thought and experience by one of Europes most important architectural theorists, it is without doubt a major achievement and is a standard work of reference for both students and practising architects. The book, published for the first time in 1988 by Academy Editions in London, has been supported by funds from the Fond zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung der Republik Österreich, and it was carried out at Kriers former Institut für Gestaltungslehre at the Technische Universität in Vienna.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rob Krier, Architectural Composition
• Publisher: Edition Axel Menges Jul 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3936681392
• ISBN 13: 9783936681390
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 257W x 248H x 30D millimeters 257 millimeters width by 248 millimeters height by 30 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1904 grams

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Synopsis

Architectural Composition is both a theoretical and visual analysis which clearly illustrates the creative process which informs Krier's vision and praxis. The culmination of a lifetime's thought and experience by one of Europe's most important architectural theorists, it is without doubt a major achievement and is a standard work of reference for both students and practising architects. The book, published for the first time in 1988 by Academy Editions in London, has been supported by funds from the Fond zur Forderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung der Republik Osterreich, and it was carried out at Krier's former Institut fur Gestaltungslehre at the Technische Universitat in Vienna.

About the Author

Rob Krier is an architect and influential theorist for architecture and urban planning. Born and raised in Luxembourg, he moved to Vienna after having studied in Munich and worked for Oswald Mathias Ungers and Frei Otto. Today he resides in Berlin and Liguria. After teaching posts in Stuttgart and Lausanne, he was a professor of architecture at Vienna Technical University from 1976 to 1998 and, in 1986, held a guest professorship at Yale University in New Haven, Mass. Besides his work as an architect, Rob Krier creates sculptures and statuary arts primarily for public spaces.