Dennis Crompton Ed (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 270 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm. This book is the first to document the remarkable history of the International Institute of Design (IID), an independent school of architecture founded and directed by Alvin Boyarsky from 1970 72, and highlights a pivotal episode in the career of Boyarsky, best known for his subsequent role as chairman of the Architectural Association (1971 90). Launched in the wake of the institutional upheavals that had swept schools of architecture during the late 1960s, the IID introduced an alternative model of architectural instruction: one that brought together a range of teaching methods, design strategies, theories and projects alongside an international assortment of protagonists. In Progress details this short-lived experiment through a trove of previously unpublished material, and reveals how three informal architectural gatherings, held over three successive summers, can be seen to have established not only a network of architects and discourses, but a new model for architectural education.

Small softcover, 168 pages; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Book is in excellent condition, with very light scuffing only to creaseless covers and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 167 pages in small format with a great many graphics: color and b&w photos, line drawings, architectural details. A revised survey of the influential 1960s British architectural group, presenting their visionary projects for walking cities, plug-in capsule towers, and instant cities, assembled by founding members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton. Keywords: Peter Cook, Ron Herron, Walking City, Plug In City, Instant City, Experimental Architecture, 1960s Utopia, Warren Chalk, David Greene, Michael Webb, Capsule Architecture, Megastructure.