Aaron Betsky Bücher

Visionary proposals for a mythic and strange architecture—or anarchitecture—through which we can imagine other and better worlds. Lurking under the surface of our modern world lies an unseen architecture—or anarchitecture. It is a possible architecture, an analogous architecture, an architecture of anarchy, which haunts in the form of monsters that are humans and machines and cities all at once; or takes the form of explosions, veils, queer, playful spaces, or visions from artwork and video games. In The Monster Leviathan, Aaron Betsky traces anarchitecture through texts, design, and art of the twentieth and early twenty-first century, and suggests that these ephemeral evocations are concrete proposals in and of themselves. Neither working models nor suggestions for new forms, they are scenes just believable enough to convince us they exist, or just fantastical enough to open our eyes. The Monster Leviathan gives students and lovers of architecture, as well as those hoping to construct a better, more sustainable, and socially just future, a set of tools through which they can imagine that such other worlds are possible. As Betsky eloquently articulates, anarchitecture already exists and does not exist at all. It is the myth of building, and all we have to do is find it.

Katalog výstavy v Galerii Jaroslava Fragnera, 5. srpna - 25. září 2016

This expanded and up-to-date volume showcases Zaha Hadid's remarkable and inspiring work over the course of her career

When Joep van Lieshout (b. 1963) founded the art and architecture studio that bears his name, he set in motion what has been described as "a new Dutch architectural style… dirty, delicious and direct." Now Atelier Van Lieshout is 10, and the first major monograph devoted to it, A Manual (1997), has been sold out for years. This new overview brings readers into AVL's contrarian applied art via luxuriously appointed "mobile homes," autonomous communes and surreal art projects, with equal time given to AVL-Ville (2001), a "free state" in Rotterdam's port, complete with its own flag, its own constitution and its own currency, and the revealing minutia of AVL's portfolio, from furniture to the "Bar Rectum," a perverse take on the Oscar-Meyer Weiner Mobile. The idea of art that can be used for a self-sufficient and independent lifestyle hits a uniquely high point in AVL-Ville, a culmination of all the work AVL has done before. And it lives After a successful and tumultuous year of work, AVL has recently located its first AVL-Ville export product in Park Middelheim in the AVL Franchise Unit. This richly illustrated survey tracks AVL's serious and often provocative portfolio through a crucial period in its growth and development.

Ideas, inspirations and principles from the legendary American architect.

This work presents a combative fusion of ideas and graphic design, mixing contemporary theories on spatiality, technology, literature and art. It contains 28 discussions revolving around the notion that architecture is an example of technology acting as a form of poetry.

Features photographs of the artist's work beyond his exhibition about Depression-era poverty, including photographs taken during the early 1930s, for the Fortune magazine, and with a Polaroid camera in the 1970s.

Set against the backdrop of climate crisis and housing shortages, the book advocates for a transformative approach to architecture by emphasizing the importance of reusing materials. It challenges conventional construction practices and presents innovative solutions that prioritize sustainability and resourcefulness. Through visionary ideas, it seeks to inspire a shift towards more responsible building methods that can address pressing environmental issues while meeting societal needs.

Newly available in a special hardback edition, Landscrapers is a stunningly designed and illustrated exploration of global 'geotecture' - the way in which architects are building into the earth, merging man-made form with the contours of the land. Four central chapters explore the different ways in which geotecture respond to, interacts with, becomes a part of and is integrated into our natural landscape. A reference section includes useful project and architect information, along with further reading.