In this ground-breaking book, the first to provide an overview of the theory and practice of experimental architecture, Rachel Armstrong explores how interdisciplinary, design-led research practices are beginning to redefine the possibilities of architecture as a profession. Drawing on experts from disciplines as varied as information technology, mathematics, poetry, graphic design, scenography, bacteriology, marine applied science and robotics, Professor Armstrong delineates original, cutting-edge architectural experiments through essays, quotes, poetry, equations and stories. Written by an acknowledged pioneer of architectural experiment, this visionary book is ideal for students and researchers wishing to engage in experimental, practice-based architectural and artistic research. It introduces radical new ideas about architecture and provides ideas and inspiration which students and researchers can apply in their own work and proposals, while practitioners can draw on it to transform their creative assumptions and develop thereby a distinctive "edge" to stand out in a highly competitive profession.
Graphic Assembly considers a range of architects and movements from the 1950s through the early '70s, including Theo Crosby, Hans Hollein, and John McHale; the magazine Clip-Kit; and the groups Archigram, Superstudio, and Utopie.
Considered one of the most innovative experimental architects working today, Lebbeus Woods combines an extraordinary mastery of drawing with a penetrating analysis of architectural and urban form that is fed...
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01 Chairfix, Oscar Wilson 02 Stussy Stool, Pete Fowler 03 Wooly Chair, Sarah Wilson 04 Wooly Chair, Sarah Wilson / Green Chair, Oscar Wilson 05 Sit On My Faces, Akt One 06 The self-assembly kit provides its own packaging, and is easy to ...
"Experimental Architecture in Los Angeles presents, for the first time, the recent work of twenty-two of the most innovative, creative, and challenging young architects on the West Coast of the...
Out There: Experimental architecture
It is important to recognize that the struggle was never simply binary , never simply conservative institution versus radical experiment , fixed administration versus mobile students , new ideas versus old conventions .
This is often expressed through a revival of interest in traditional street patterns, courtyards and gardens.
Independent Projects: Experimental Architecture, Design + Research in New York
This collection discusses the innovative and experimental architecture of Israel during its first three decades following the nation’s establishment in 1948.