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Points + Lines: Diagrams and Projects for the City

by Stan Allen

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Publisher Comments:

"Points + Lines: Diagrams and Projects for the City is a book of New York architect Stan Allen's writings and projects that propose new architectural strategies for the contemporary city. Organized in the form of a user's manual, it juxtaposes speculative texts outlining Allen's general principles with specific projects created by his office. The book's title refers to this interplay of practice and theory, evoking not only the points of activity and the paths of movement found in a contemporary city but also the points of speculation and lines of argument in theoretical discourse. Projects include the Cardiff Bay Opera House, Wales; the Korean-American Museum of Art, Los Angeles; the Museo del Prado, Madrid; and White Columns Gallery, New York. Each project is accompanied by explanatory text as well as numerous drawings, models, photographs, and computer renderings. K. Michael Hays contributes an introductory essay; R. E. Somol writes the postscript.

Synopsis:

Stan Allen's writings and projects propose new architectural strategies for the contemporary city.

Synopsis:

With Points + Lines: Diagrams and Projects for the City, influential architect and theorist Stan Allen proposes a series of new architectural strategies for the contemporary city. Organized in the form of a user's manual, it juxtaposes texts outlining Allen's theoretical principles with his projects, in which those principles are demonstrated in practice. Finding inspiration in the artistic minimalism and postminimalism of the 1970s, Allen uses the city's vitality and infrastructure to support projects that reflect and augment the urban experience. Included in this volume are three essays by Allen along with six projects, including his designs for the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Souks of Beirut, the Logistical Activities Zone of Barcelona, the Korean-American Museum of Art in Los Angeles, and the National Diet Library in Kansai Kan, Japan. Allen's work is introduced by K. Michael Hays; R.E. Somol provides an afterword. In addition, the book contains a complete, illustrated chronology of Allen's projects.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781568981550
Subtitle:
Diagrams and Projects for the City
Author:
Allen, Stan
Publisher:
Princeton Architectural Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Planning
Subject:
City Planning & Urban Development
Subject:
Architecture, modern
Subject:
Individual Architect
Subject:
Themes, motives
Subject:
Architectural practice, International
Subject:
Individual Architects & Firms - General
Subject:
Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Publication Date:
January 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
10.75x8.00x.49 in. 1.35 lbs.
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