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Fame is the lifeblood of architecture.Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes.In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this.Some kind of public rofile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice.Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind the fame game in architecture, examining it from a historical perspective, its impact on education and the way in which contemporary architects negotiate it. This outstanding issue also includes interviews with world famous architects including Lord Foster of Thames Bank.
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Fame is the life blood of architecture. Throughout history fame has motivated architects and their clients to build ever more ambitious schemes.
In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public profile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice.
Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind this fame game. It looks closely at its impact historically and in the present. Education is highlighted as well as the way that architects choose to negotiate fame. The treatment is thorough and direct - academic articles are included as well as interviews with world famous architects. Those such as Diller + Scofidio, Lord Foster, Sean Griffiths of FAT and John Outram - all at very different points in their career - give their own unique stances on the subject of fame.
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In recent years, the power of the media and the force of celebrity have intensified this. Some kind of public profile or degree of publicity has become essential to any thriving architectural practice.
Fame and Architecture examines the dynamics behind this fame game. It looks closely at its impact historically and in the present. Education is highlighted as well as the way that architects choose to negotiate fame. The treatment is thorough and direct - academic articles are included as well as interviews with world famous architects. Those such as Diller + Scofidio, Lord Foster, Sean Griffiths of FAT and John Outram - all at very different points in their career - give their own unique stances on the subject of fame.
Julia Chance and Torsten Schmiedeknecht are the authors of Fame + Architecture, published by Wiley.
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- PublisherAcademy Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0470842296
- ISBN 13 9780470842294
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages112
- EditorChance Julia, Schmiedeknecht Torsten
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