The Architect : Reconstructing Her Practice -

Mit Pr. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Writing on endpaper. Edgewear and a few chips in DJ. Light tanning. ; 0.94 x 9.06 x 8.11 Inches; 250 pages

Mit Pr, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. In pictorial jacket, 4to, 250pp. Illustrated.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0262082454 .

Mit Pr, 1996-07. Hardcover. Good.

Internal pages are like new. Minor wear on the cover. Shipping from Japan after a brief disinfection. At a moment when the architectural profession is beginning to shift from its traditionally male domination, "The Architect: Reconstructing Her Practice" examines how the introduction of women to the main body of architecture might bring about a reconstruction of the orders that pervade architectural production and consumption. In a collection of autobiographical essays in which practice is both the site and the vehicle for change, 12 American and European architects reflect on the nature of critical practice and its relation to architecture. The contributors were chosen not only for their work, but also for the range of architectural practices they collectively encompass - from the intersection of theory and industry. Together, they present a critique of architectural culture. All show a willingness to transgress the various mediums and territories of architecture, to recover and reopen… Read More

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The Mit Press, 1996. Light wear, flat signed in pencil by author to title page,.. Signed by Author. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 250 pages; Description: xix, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Women-owned architectural firms --Management. Gender identity. Structuralism. Notes: Includes bibliographical references.