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Author: Gregotti, Vittorio
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by Vittorio Gregotti; Lydia G. Cochrane (Translator)

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Vittorio Gregotti--the architect of Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, Milan's Arcimboldi Opera Theater, and Lisbon's Centro Cultural de Belm, among many other noted constructions--is not only a designer of international repute but an acclaimed theorist and critic. Architecture, Means and Ends is his practical and imaginative reflection on the role of the technical aspects of architectural design, both as part of the larger process of innovation and in relation to the mythic opposition between vision and construction.

Interweaving the seemingly irreconcilable concerns of aesthetics, meaning, and construction, Architecture, Means and Ends reflects Gregotti's overarching claim that buildings always have a symbolic, cultural content. In this book, he argues that by making symbolic expression a primary objective in the design of a project, the designer will produce a practical aesthetic as well as an ethical solution. Architecture, Means and Ends embraces that philosophy and will appeal to those, like Gregotti, working at the intersections of the history of design, art criticism, and architectural theory.

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Title Architecture, Means and Ends
Author Vittorio Gregotti; Lydia G. Cochrane (Translator)
Binding Hardback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 152
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Publication date 2010-11
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9780226307589 / 0226307581
Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 1.78 cm)
Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Architectural
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
Category Architecture
Library of Congress subjects Architecture - Technological innovations, Architecture and technology
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010007672
Dewey Decimal Code 720.105

About the author

Victorio Gregotti is professor of architecture at the University of Venice and principal in the architectural firm Gregotti Associati International. He is the author of Inside Architecture and New Directions in Italian Architecture, among other books. Lydia Cochrane is the translator of numerous books for the University of Chicago Press.

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