Aaron Betsky Bücher

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

Ideas, inspirations and principles from the legendary American architect.

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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.

Highlighting Kim Utzon's architectural journey, this monograph showcases twenty-five projects spanning institutional, commercial, and residential designs over thirty-five years. Collaborating with photographer Torben Eskerod, Utzon's work reflects a refined Scandinavian Modern aesthetic, characterized by light-filled spaces and expressive forms. The introduction by Aaron Betsky and a foreword by Gabriel Bauret delve into the joy of architectural experience, while an interview with James Moore McCown traces the firm’s evolution. Utzon's designs prioritize clarity, sensibility, and a harmonious relationship with their surroundings.

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.

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.

An illuminating introduction to the influence of architecture on the world, the environment, and human lives Architecture matters. It matters to cities, the planet, and human lives. How architects design and what they build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand architecture—the deeper we probe the decisions and designs that go into making a building—the better our world becomes. Aaron Betsky, architect, author, curator, former museum director, and currently the dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, guides readers into the rich and complex world of contemporary architecture. Combining his early experiences as an architect with his extensive experience as a jury member selecting the world’s most prominent and cutting-edge architects to build icons for cities, Betsky possesses rare insight into the mechanisms, politics, and personalities that play a role in how buildings in our societies and urban centers come to be. In approximately fifty themes, drawing on his inside knowledge of the architectural world, he explores a broad spectrum of topics, from the meaning of domestic space to the spectacle of the urban realm. Accessible, instructive, and hugely enjoyable, Why Architecture Matters will open the eyes of anyone dreaming of becoming an architect, and will bring a wry smile to anyone who already is.