Never Modern
Download or Read eBook Never Modern PDF written by Irénée Scalbert and published by Park Publishing (WI). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Irénée Scalbert |
| Publisher | : Park Publishing (WI) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 3906027244 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783906027241 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Never Modern by : Irénée Scalbert
Book excerpt: In this exceptional book on the London based studio 6a architects, architecture critic Irenee Scalbert looks at the role of narrative, history, appropriation and craft in the work of Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald. The book traces an architectural approach avoiding style, signature, theory and even concept in favour of metis, an ancient form of intelligence combining 'flair, wisdom, forethought, subtlety of mind, deception, resourcefulness, vigilance, opportunism, varied skills, and experience.' Structured around notions of situation, intervention, making, comedy, bricolage, chance and anthropology, the text is mirrored in a visual essay of archive photographs, artworks, film stills and recent projects by the practice.
