Fragments of Wilderness City by Joseph Rykwert

Fragments of Wilderness City by Joseph Rykwert

Fragments of Wilderness City reviews the work of renowned architect Brian Avery. Avery Associates Architects have worked in close collaboration with a diverse range of clients, including universities, commercial developers, government organisations, and charitable trusts. Fragments of Wilderness City presents perspectives from academics and architecture historians, exploring projects in India and the Middle East; major cultural commissions such as the IMAX cinemas in London and Dubai, the National Film Theatre, the Museum of the Moving Image, London Transport Museum, and the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts' headquarters in Bloomsbury, London; masterplanning work for Oxford Street in London, The Horniman Museum, and the Avenue of the Emirates in Abu Dhabi. Alongside profiles of their innovative work in product design and within the workplace is an essay by director Bryan Avery, providing insights into his notion of the sustainable 'wilderness city'.

This manifesto sets out a vision of an accountable architectural and planning approach to the contemporary city, situated in a natural landscape and taking on board references to both the walled cities of the medieval period and the self-contained urban environments of the twentieth century 'new towns'. Fully illustrated with photographs, plans, and technical and conceptual drawings, this volume will appeal to all those interested in architectural innovation at every scale, from planning to design to sustainable developments.

Edwin Heathcote is a British architect and writer based in London. He is the author of many books and writes on architecture for the Financial Times and other specialised architectural and design journals. He published Cinema Builders and guest-edited Furniture and Architecture, an issue of Architectural Design, during his time with Wiley-Academy. He is also the creator and director of izé, a design firm. Sue Barr is a photographer and a lecturer at London's Architectural Association.

Several international journals and periodicals, including Icon and Architectural Design, have published her work. Sue Barr's photography appears in David Heathcote's Barbican: Penthouse over the City and the forthcoming 70s Home, both published by Wiley-Academy.

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ISBN 13	9781904772583
ISBN 10	1904772587
Title	Fragments of Wilderness City
Author	Joseph Rykwert
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Black Dog Press
Year published	2011-07-05
Number of pages	160
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