Deconstructivist Architecture

Johnson, Philip, and Wigley, Mark

ISBN 10: 087070298X / ISBN 13: 9780870702983

Published by Museum of Modern Art; New York Graphic Society, New York and Boston, 1988

About this Item

104 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition, "Deconstructivist Architecture," June 23 to August 30, 1988, directed by Philip Johnson, guest curator, and Mark Wigley, associate curator, assisted by Frederieke Taylor. A good reading copy with highlighting & underlining to page 30. Age toning. Profusely illustrated. *** "This book presents a radical architecture, exemplified by the recent work of seven architects. Illustrated are projects for Santa Monica, Berlin, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Paris, Hamburg, and Vienna, by Frank O. Gehry, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhaas, Peter Eisenman, Zaha M. Hadid, Bernard Tschumi, and the firm of Coop Himmelblau." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Foreword, by Stuart Wrede; Preface, by Philip Johnson; Deconstructivist architecture, by Mark Wigley; Projects, by commentaries by Mark Wigley; Frank O. Gehry, Frank O. Gehry and Associates, Inc. Gehry House, Santa Monica, California, 1978-88; Familian House, Santa Monica, California, 1978; Daniel Libeskind. City Edge, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, 1987; Rem Koolhaas, Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Apartment building and observation tower, Holland, 1982; Peter Eisenman, Eisenman Robertson Architects. Biocenter for the University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1987; Zaha M. Hadid. The Peak, Hong Kong, 1982; Coop Himmelblau. Rooftop remodeling, Vienna, Austria, 1985; Apartment building, Vienna, Austria, 1986; Skyline, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1985; Bernard Tschumi. Parc de La Villette, Paris, France, 1982-85. Size: Folio.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deconstructivist Architecture
• Publisher: Museum of Modern Art; New York Graphic Society, New York and Boston
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087070298X
• ISBN 13: 9780870702983
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • A BARGAIN BASEMENT
  • Movements::Constructivism
  • Movements::Post-Modernism
  • Architecture::History
  • XXL::Extra Extra Large

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Synopsis

Rear cover notes: "This book presents a radical architecture, exemplified by the recent work of seven architects. Illustrated are projects for Santa Monica, Berlin, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Paris, Hamburg, and Vienna, by Frank O. Gehry, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhaas, Peter Eisenman, Zaha M. Hadid, Bernard Tschumi, and the firm of Coop Himmelblau. 104 pages, 153 illustrations."

About the Author

Mark Wigley is a Professor of Architecture and Dean Emeritus of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He is a historian and theorist who explores the intersection of architecture, art, philosophy, culture, and technology.