Contributions

  • Ritchie, Ian, 1947- - Contributor

Publication

1998 - Whitney Library of Design, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

23,750 words, Guess

Page Count

95 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98086725
  • Goodreads2610998

Classifications

  • LCCNA997.I2 R6313 1998

Alternate Titles

  • Technoecology

Description

"This book presents fully illustrated case studies of 12 of Ian Ritchie's most innovative projects, including the soaring circulation towers in the Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art in Madrid; the Main Hall of the International Exhibition Center in Leipzig, Germany, which was designed to explore new potentialities for transparency; and the now-famous experimental greenhouse at Terrasson-Lavilledieu in France, where the structure was literally carved out of the surrounding topography."--BOOK JACKET. "All the illustrations are accompanied by detailed descriptions of the design process, and interspersed with the case studies are mini-essays by Ritchie himself, which eloquently express the philosophical and architectural principles that inform his work. The illustrations and text exemplify Ritchie's belief that the architect has a duty to use the newest technology and best materials in a way that "carries the signature of the designer," working all the time within an environmentally driven aesthetic."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Ian Ritchie: technoecologyWhitney Library of Design1998-01-01

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