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.