{"product_id":"studies-in-tectonic-culture-the-poetics-of-construction-in-nineteenth-and-twentieth-century-architecture-9780262561495","title":"Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eComposed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic \u003ci\u003eA Critical History of Modern Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e is certain to influence any future debate on the evolution of modern architecture. \u003ci\u003eStudies in Tectonic Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than a rethinking of the entire modern architectural tradition. The notion of tectonics as employed by Frampton--the focus on architecture as a constructional craft--constitutes a direct challenge to current mainstream thinking on the artistic limits of postmodernism, and suggests a convincing alternative. Indeed, Frampton argues, modern architecture is invariably as much about structure and construction as it is about space and abstract form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present. He clarifies the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken in the work of such architects as Perret, Wright, Kahn, Scarpa, and Mies, and shows how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression of their work. Frampton also demonstrates that the way in which these elements are articulated from one work to the next provides a basis upon which to evaluate the works as a whole. This is especially evident in his consideration of the work of Perret, Mies, and Kahn and the continuities in their thought and attitudes that linked them to the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrampton considers the conscious cultivation of the tectonic tradition in architecture as an essential element in the future development of architectural form, casting a critical new light on the entire issue of modernity and on the place of much work that has passed as \"avant-garde.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA copublication of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies and The MIT Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mit Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262561495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.58w x 0.94d","brand":"Kenneth Frampton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635415347356,"sku":"9780262561495","price":50.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3b925691-f58c-4e19-b9a5-109f55f16c6b.jpg?v=1603839486","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/studies-in-tectonic-culture-the-poetics-of-construction-in-nineteenth-and-twentieth-century-architecture-9780262561495","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}