The Tragic in ArchitectureISBN: 978-0-471-89274-8
Paperback
112 pages
January 2001
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Is modern architecture no longer equipped to deal with the 'great
themes' in architecture? By focusing on the tragic genre, this
title asks some of the most far-reaching questions about the
meaning of contemporary architecture. Has a modern delight in
functionalism and repression of figuration put paid to the
expression of human themes and narrative content? When put to the
test, what has been the approach of contemporary architects who
have been called upon to tackle the most abject horrors of our age
such as the Holocaust?
By holding the classical form of the tragic up for scrutiny, the texts in this title explore the ways that architects have also been seeking to deal with the incomplete, the fragmented and partial, the historicisation of nature and the appearance of the popular culture. There are substantial essays on the theme by Robert Maxwell, John Outram, David Hamilton Eddy and Richard Patterson. Buildings are also analysed, which express some of the great human themes or tragedies in our time. These include, among others, Foster's Berlin Reichstag, Libeskind's Jewish Museum and Chipperfield's designs for the San Michele Cemetery in Venice.
Architects
David Chipperfield
Peter Eisenman
Foster and Partners
James Ingo Freed
Daniel Libeskind
John Outram
By holding the classical form of the tragic up for scrutiny, the texts in this title explore the ways that architects have also been seeking to deal with the incomplete, the fragmented and partial, the historicisation of nature and the appearance of the popular culture. There are substantial essays on the theme by Robert Maxwell, John Outram, David Hamilton Eddy and Richard Patterson. Buildings are also analysed, which express some of the great human themes or tragedies in our time. These include, among others, Foster's Berlin Reichstag, Libeskind's Jewish Museum and Chipperfield's designs for the San Michele Cemetery in Venice.
Architects
David Chipperfield
Peter Eisenman
Foster and Partners
James Ingo Freed
Daniel Libeskind
John Outram