Rogers
Marvel Architects / Rob Rogers and Jonathan Marvel.
Princeton
Architectural Press, New York : cop. 2011.
191 p. :
il. col., planos
ISBN 9781568989990
Materias:
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72 ROGERS MARVEL ROG
New York City-based Rogers Marvel Architects has garnered
high praise for its distinctive blend of elegance, technical mastery, and civic
consciousness. Rogers Marvel Architects, the firm's first monograph, showcases
recent and award-winning work, from large-scale public projects such as their
contest-winning entry (along with West 8 from Rotterdam) to the redesign of New
York City's Governors Island to institution specific buildings such as the
recently completed Westchester Reform Temple.
When doing research for my Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture,
just about any project in the five boroughs by Rogers Marvel
Architects was in the running for inclusion. Not only are they extremely
good architects, but their work is almost exclusively focused on the
public realm, from schools and libraries to housing and even
streetscapes. Sure, single-family residential projects are part of their
oeuvre, but they are outnumbered by the projects that, even if not open
to the public, help shape the public realm through their presence. This
first monograph, introduced by Michael Sorkin, splits the projects into
three sections: buildings, adaptations, and public spaces. Working
primarily in New York City, the second chapter makes a lot of sense, as
does the fact that the buildings in the first chapter are mainly found
outside the city. The public spaces, such as the security streetscapes
in Battery Park City and near the NYSE, respond to the militarization of
urban spaces, but they do it simply and beautifully. These and other
projects are clearly the result of architects caring for the public, not
just considering them.
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