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Points + lines : diagrams and projects for the city. / txt Points and lines : diagrams and projects for the city. / txt Points plus lines : diagrams and projects for the city. / txt Stan Allen. - 1st edition - 153 p. ill. ;plans. ; 28 cm. book

Include Bibliography

Introduction --
Points of influence and lines of development – K. Michael Hays --
Contextual tactics --
Cardiff Bay Opera House, Cardiff, Wales 1994 --
Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1995/98 --
Infrastructural urbanism --
Reconstruction of the Souks of Beirut, 1994 --
Logistical activities zone, Barcelona, 1996 --
Field conditions --
Korean-American Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1995 --
National Diet Library, Kansai Kan, Japan, 1996 --
Afterword --
Urbanism without architecture – R. E. Somol --
Chronology --
Projects and built works, 1981-98 --

Points + Lines is a book of writings and projects by New York architect Stan Allen, which propose new architectural strategies for the contemporary city. Organized as user's manual, it juxtaposes speculative texts, which outline Allen's general principles, with specific projects from his own practice.

ISBN: 9781568981550 1568981554

LCCN: 98038817

Subjects--Personal Names:
Allen, Stan--Themes, motives.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture, Modern--Themes, motives.--20th century
Architectural practice, International
Architectural drawing
Cities and towns

LC Class. No.: NA737.A44 / A4 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 720.92