Tschumi, Bernard 1944-

Event-cities 3 : txt Event-cities three Bernard Tschumi. - 637 p. ill. ; plans ; 23 cm. book

Includes bibliographical (p. [628]-[636]) references.

Contents:
Introduction: Concept, Context, Content 11 --
New York, Urban Glass House, 2000: Vision Glass 16 --
A. Tactical Indifference --
Angouleme, Exhibition Center, 2000: Concept Decontextualized 30 --
Geneva, Vacheron Constantin Headquarters, 2001-04: Manufacturing Time 44 --
Strasbourg, Concert Hall, 2003: Megaspan 84 --
B. Reciprocity and Conflict --
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Science Center, 2000: Phagocyte 112 --
Limoges, Concert Hall, 2003 Concept Recontextualized 138 --
Vendee, International Sports Center, 2001: Double Content 172 --
C. Contextualizing Concept --
Rome, Italian Space Agency, 2000: Fractal Cantilever 192 --
Antwerp, Museum aan de Stroom, 2000: Fractal Matrix 212 --
Sao Paulo, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2001: A Vertical Museum Sketchbook 236 --
Troy, Electronic Media and Performing Arts Center, 2001: Double Envelope 306 --
D. Conceptualizing Context --
New York, Museum for African Art, Version 1, 2000-02: Wood Curves, Glass Box 334 --
New York, Museum for African Art, Version 2, 2003-04: The tower vs. the Museum 368 --
Cincinnati, Athletic Center, 2001-: Contextual Free Form 390 --
Athens, New Acropolis Museum, 2000-: Paradoxes, Paraboxes 428 --
E. Context Becoming Concept --
Nice, Sophia Antipolis Campus, 2004: Camouflage 478 --
F. Large Scale: Concepts Becoming Contexts --
Paris, Expo 2004, 2001: Virtual City of Images 498 --
Toronto, Downsview Park, 2000: Natural Artifice 538 --
New York, Tri-Towers of Babel: Questioning Ground Zero, 2002: Whose Context? 552 --
Beijing, Factory 798, 2003 Superposition 582 --
Project Teams 621 --
Project List 624 --
Bibliography 628 --



Containing examples from recent projects by Bernard Tschumi, 'Event-Cities 3' describes how concept, context and content interact in architecture --

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Tschumi, Bernard 1944-


Architecture, Modern--21st century
Architecture--Philosophy.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.

NA1353.T78 / A35 2005

NA1353.T78 / A35 2005