Focusing on the innovative work of Bernard Tschumi Architects, this essential resource explores the interplay of concept, context, and program, highlighting how these elements merge with intuition to create unique architectural experiences. It delves into the unexpected intersections that define Tschumi's approach, offering insights into his creative process and design philosophy.
NOTATIONS (Diagrams and Sequences) offers a unique view into the working process of Tschumi and his office. influenced international architectural culture.
Bernard Tschumi is a border crosser in the field of contemporary architecture. Equally present in Europe and the United States, he laid the cornerstone for his influential body of work two decades ago with a project that combines architecture and landscape architecture, theory and practice: the Parc de la Villette in Paris. Dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture in New York for many years and the author of numerous books on architectural theory, Tschumi possesses a body of work that is presented here in overview for the first time. His current projects include a high-rise apartment building in New York, the Zénith Concert Hall in Limoges, and the new Acropolis Museum in Athens. Gilles de Bure, the author of numerous architectural publications on Jean Nouvel, Dominique Perrault, Christian de Portzamparc, and others, presents an in-depth analysis of Tschumi’s work.
Containing examples from recent projects by Bernard Tschumi, 'Event-Cities 3' describes how concept, context and content interact in architecture
This collection brings together the essays of avant-garde theorist and architect, Bernard Tschumi, from 1975-1990. These essays develop themes in contemporary theory as they relate the actual making of architecture, attempting to realign the discipline with late-20th-century world culture.
Architekten aus den Vereinigten Staaten planen für Berlin = Architects from the United States Planning for Berlin