{"product_id":"ontology-of-construction-on-nihilism-of-technology-and-theories-of-modern-architecture-paperback-9780521586450","title":"Ontology of Construction; On Nihilism of Technology and Theories of Modern Architecture (Paperback) 9780521586450","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOntology of Construction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOn Nihilism of Technology and Theories of Modern Architecture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1994 book explores theories of construction in modern architecture.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGevork Hartoonian (Author), Kenneth Frampton (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521586450, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 March 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e142 pages, 30 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.9 x 0.8 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOntology of Construction, first published in 1994, explores theories of construction in modern architecture, with a particular focus on the relationship between nihilism of technology and architecture. Providing an historical context to the concept of making, the essays collected in this volume articulate the implications of technology in works by such architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos and Mies van der Rohe. Also provided is an interpretation of Gottfried Semper's discourse on the Tectonic and the relationship between architecture and other crafts. Emphasising 'fabrication' as a critical theme for contemporary architectural theory and practice, Ontology of Construction is a provocative contribution to the current debate in these areas.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Montage: recoding the Tectonic\u003cbr\u003e 2. Architecture and the question of technology: two positions and the 'other'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Adolf Loos: the awakening moments of tradition in modern architecture\u003cbr\u003e 4. Métier: Frank Lloyd Wright's tradition of dwelling\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mies van der Rohe: the genealogy of column and wall\u003cbr\u003e 6. Construction of the not yet construed.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theory of architecture [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theory of architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theory%20of%20architecture%20%5BAMA%5D%22\"\u003eAMA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005360689432,"sku":"9780521586450","price":20.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521586450_4d02ceff-2ee4-4623-82e2-0d777ffa4455.gif?v=1691370087","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ontology-of-construction-on-nihilism-of-technology-and-theories-of-modern-architecture-paperback-9780521586450","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}