Overview
This is the fifth book in a series of publications documenting the recent work ofthe award-winning, London- and Singapore-based architectural practice Eric Parry Architects. Volume 5 explores cultural, residential and commercial projects, from London'sFen Court, 30 St James's Square,Vicarage Gate and Buckingham Palace Roadto Cambridge Assessment, One Chamberlain Square in Birmingham, Wilmar Headquarters in Singapore, and many more. With an introduction by the renowned architectural writer and academic DavidLeatherbarrow and main text by the internationally acclaimed author andacademic Dagmar Motycka Weston, volume 5 features striking photography and focuses on the practice's approach to craft and materials in a variety of contextual interventions.
Full Product Details
Author: Dagmar Motycka Weston ,
David Leatherbarrow
Publisher: Artifice Press
Imprint: Artifice Press
ISBN: 9781911339533
ISBN 10: 1911339532
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 24 October 2023
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Dagmar Motycka Weston Dagmar Motycka Weston trained as an architect in Toronto before undertakinggraduate studies at the Architectural Association and the University ofCambridge. She holds a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Architecturefrom the latter. She has taught architectural history and design at theUniversity of Edinburgh (where she is now an Honorary Fellow), specialisingin early 20th-century art and architecture. She has published widely on thethemes of modern culture, including spatiality, architecture and Surrealism,the artist's studio and Le Corbusier. David Leatherbarrow David Leatherbarrow has taught theory and design at the University of Pennsylvania since 1984, and before that at the University of Cambridgeand the University of Westminster (formerly PCL) in England. He lecturesthroughout the world and has held honorary professorships in Denmark,Brazil and China. In 2020, he was awarded the Topaz Medallion, the highest award given by the AIA and ASCA for excellence in architectural education. He has also been the recipient of the Visiting Scholar Fellowship from the Canadian Center of Architecture (199798) and two Fulbright Fellowships.Some of his books include:Building time: architecture, event, and experience;20th Century Architecture;Three Cultural Ecologies(with R Wesley);Architecture Oriented Otherwise;Topographical Stories;Surface Architecture(with Mohsen Mostafavi);Uncommon Ground;The Roots of Architectural Invention; andOn Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Timefocuses on the history and theory of architecture, gardens and the city.
