Author

Publication

2000 - Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, Basel

Language

English

Word Count

87,500 words, Guess

Page Count

350 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing157793
  • Goodreads1464486

Classifications

  • DDC720/.92
  • LCCNA737.H56 A4 2000

Description

"Parallax traces Holl's ideas on topics as diverse as the "chemistry of matter" and the "pressure of light," and shows how they emerge in his architectural work: "strange attractors" at Cranbrook, "porosity" in his new dormitory at MIT, "tripleness" in the new Bellevue Art Museum in Washington. The result is a book that provides a personal tour of the work of one of the world's most esteemed architects."--Jacket. "Parallax traces Holl's ideas on topics as diverse as the "chemistry of matter" and the "pressure of light," and shows how they emerge in his architectural work: "strange attractors" at Cranbrook, "porosity" in his new dormitory at MIT, "tripleness" in the new Bellevue Art Museum in Washington. The result is a book that provides a personal tour of the work of one of the world's most esteemed architects."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

For over thirty years, emerging discoveries in science have stretched earthbound horizons.

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  • ParallaxBirkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture2000-01-01

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