An Architecture of Invitation: Colin St John Wilson
Author:   Sarah Menin ,  Stephen Kite
Publisher:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9780754637837


Pages:   360
Publication Date:   15 April 2005
Format:   Hardback
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The ethic identified in the book takes Wilson beyond technocratic obsessions or transient pre-occupations with style, towards a more radical agenda than many would recognize. This is evidenced in Wilson's concern to address both the 'inner' (the psyche, physiological needs, and patterns of use) and the 'outer' (the humanist polis) in his architecture. Such agendas are timely and throw a significant challenge to the pervasive individualism of the object-city of 'landmark' architecture.

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Author:   Sarah Menin ,  Stephen Kite
Publisher:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9780754637837


ISBN 10:   0754637832
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   15 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword, Juhani Pallasmaa; Introduction: the examined life; Framing a life; London: building the 'new world'; Wall and court: the Cambridge years; The 'carving' of space: Cornford House; Shaping the Polis; Master Builder: the British Library; Architecture and art; A time to profess: return to Cambridge; An ethical line: ethics and aesthetics; Conclusion: The Aedicular offering - ordering the in-between; Chronology of buildings, projects and competitions; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

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Sarah Menin is Lecturer at the School of Architecture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Stephen Kite is Architect and Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

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