Screen LibrarySerious fun : the arty-tecture of Will Alsop /
This issue of AD celebrates the extraordinary life and work of British architect Will Alsop (1947-2018), a career and portfolio that is both literally and metaphorically steeped in colour. Characterised as a maverick architect, Alsop was in truth an individualist who was all for the collective, and...
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John Wiley & Sons,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Architectural design (London, England : 1971) ; volume 92, issue 5. 0003-8504 |
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This issue of AD celebrates the extraordinary life and work of British architect Will Alsop (1947-2018), a career and portfolio that is both literally and metaphorically steeped in colour. Characterised as a maverick architect, Alsop was in truth an individualist who was all for the collective, and a non-conformist. His design aim was to replace 'a little misery in the world with a little joy and delight'. Far from diminutive in ambition, many of his built projects caused big shifts in thinking about ways for citizens to perceive, occupy and enjoy their cities. He believed deeply in the active participation of clients to explore their architectual ideas, involving them in workshops and the making of films to help them to see and better understand what design could do for them. His buildings and artworks are as contentious as they have been highly acclaimed, but never fail to amaze and inspire. His continuous engagement in teaching, lecturing and exhibiting throughout his career, with academic posts held in the UK, Germany, Austria, Australia and the US, meant he always remained in touch and was a consistent source of encouragement to new generations of architects entering the profession. This AD aims to harness that creative energy, commitment and camaraderie. |
| Carrier Form: | 128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
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9781119833932 1119833930 |
| Index Number: | NA997 |
| CLC: | TU-865.61 |
| Call Number: | TU-865.61/S485 |
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On the visible spectrum / Notes on a 20-year partnership : challenging architecture and each other / Where there's a will ... / A second course in architecture / Willie Wonky and the arty-tecture factory / Will Power / Yes, this is architecture / Forty B&H and a pork pie : my dad the architect / Collaboration and friendship, art and architecture / Seeing things differently : painting, the object and the art of conversation / The WillS of words : an Alsop mediagraphy / Art of the impossible : a posthumous supercrit / Building knowledge : reflections on Peckham Library / Back to his roots : aLL Design - the legacy of an all-inclusive architect / Five cigarettes or seven / |