Architectures of the Technopolis by Annette Fierro

Architectures of the Technopolis by Annette Fierro

Comparing the work of Archigram and High-Tech architects thematically, this book explores the historical and cultural context of London to reveal their influences and interconnections and why two such radical groups emerged from a seemingly conservative city. This book examines the relationships between the work of Archigram and that of the British High-Tech architects, groups that were based in London and developing in the 1960s and 70s. While one group consisted of academics and artists known for their humour and eccentricity and the other were a group of deadly serious architects emerging to international proliference, this book argues that they shared uncannily similar impulses. There is the self-evident commonality of language: overblown machines, kits-of-parts of pieces and components, and a disintegration of building as object in favour of the constituent elements. Underlying both movements is a mutual, undying optimism in technological process and technological expression. Set within the rich history and culture of London, the book makes its comparisons by exploring central shared ideas: utopia, engineering, theatricality, infrastructure and narrative, and the iconography of war machinery.

Annette Fierro is Associate Professor of Architecture at the Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

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ISBN 13	9781848226319
ISBN 10	1848226314
Titel	Architectures of the Technopolis
Autor	Annette Fierro
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-11-16
Seitenanzahl	224
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.