jueves, 31 de octubre de 2013

#libri #architettura | Jorn Utzon : architetto della Sydney Opera House



Jorn Utzon : architetto della Sydney Opera House / Françoise Fromonot.
Electa, Milano : 1998.
234 p. : il.
Colección: Documenti di Architettura ; 110
ISBN 8843560336
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-725.81 JOR

Non è filologicamente corretto affermare che Utzon è l'architetto dell'Opera di Sydney; troppe parti di questa costruzione divenuta, a dispetto della sua storia, monumento-simbolo dell'Australia, sono risultati di manomissioni. Ma è giustificato il titolo con cui il volume si presenta in quanto l'immagine che l'Opera offre di sé conserva il carattere del geniale lavoro progettuale dedicatole da Utzon. Françoise Fromonot ha indagato la documentazione relativa a ogni fase di questa impresa, riscoprendo una preziosa collezione di lastre fotografiche che immortalano ogni momento della costruzione, fino a quando il mutare della situazione politica e gretti calcoli professionali hanno indotto i committenti australiani a capitolare di fronte alla sfida che l'architetto danese aveva lanciato. Le pagine di questo libro e le immagini che le accompagnano ricostruiscono tutti i passaggi di un'impresa unica quanto unica è la figura di Utzon, la cui lezione il nostro tempo fatica persino a percepire. Ulteriori informazioni negli Allegati.

miércoles, 30 de octubre de 2013

#books #architecture | Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House


Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House / Katarina Stübe, Jan Utzon. 
Reveal, [Illinois] : 2009.
183 p. : il.

ISBN 9780980612301
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72 UTZON JOR

“Jørn Utzon’s Sydney Opera Hous”e is a photographic essay of the Sydney Opera House. It is the only book about the Sydney Opera House to have the commendation of Jørn Utzon himself. His comments about the photographs and his appreciation of the photographer's interpretation of his edifice contribute in making this a very special edition.

This book is a collaboration between the photographer, Katarina Stübe and Jan Utzon, the son of Jørn Utzon. Jan reveals the influence of the Sydney Opera House on his family's life up until today and shares anecdotes of an era of Australian history.

Many other interesting details are given about the Sydney Opera House including the selection criteria by which the opera house design won the competition. The book also includes sketches, drawings and formerly unpublished photographs from the Utzon archives.

Katarina Stübe has endeavoured to share with the reader the timeless beauty of the Sydney Opera House. Her sensitive approach captures the familiar structure we have come to love in a fresh way. Through her eyes we are able to envisage the poetic beauty of the soaring roof-shells, as she attempts to capture on film some of the spirit apparent in the architect's initial sketches of the sculptural roof structure and other details.

Stübe reveals new angles and challenges the viewer with her point of view of Utzon's masterpiece, at the same time allowing for the detailed beauty of the Opera House to be viewed.

The book is also the story of a young photographer who pursued her dream about a fascinating building and its architect, how she met him and the influence of these meetings on her life and work.

martes, 29 de octubre de 2013

#books #architecture | The saga of Sydney Opera House : the dramatic story of the design and construction of the icon of modern Australia



The saga of Sydney Opera House : the dramatic story of the design and construction of the icon of modern Australia / by Peter Murray.
Spon Press, London [etc.] : 2004.
164 p. : il.
ISBN 0415325226
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-725.82 SAG

Probably the most popular building of the last century, Sydney Opera House is the icon of modern Australia. It has repaid its Au$100 million cost many times over, both as a tourist attraction and as a cultural center; as a brand, it is priceless. The story of its creation is one of both triumph and tragedy: universally loved these days, it was attacked by press and public during its construction. It is a masterpiece of modern architecture, yet Jorn Utzon, its designer, walked out before completion. Opinions are still divided over who was at fault when he resigned after a row with the client in 1966, and the story continues to rouse powerful passions to this day. Now, nearly 40 years later, Utzon has been invited back to oversee the building's refurbishment. Peter Murray's compelling and highly readable biography of the building presents both sides of the story. Using previously unpublished files and papers; Murray has managed to unravel one of the most intriguing architectural controversies of recent times - what really happened when they built Sydney Opera House?

Peter Murray's compelling and highly readable biography of the building presents both sides of the story. Using previously unpublished files and papers, Murray has managed to unravel one of the most intriguing architectural controversies of recent times - what really happened when they built Sydney Opera House?

lunes, 28 de octubre de 2013

#books #architecture | Building design at Arup



Building design at Arup / [editors, Christian Schittich, Christian Brensing]
Detail, München : 2012.
159 p. : il. col.
Colección: Detail Engineering ; 2
ISBN 9783920034751
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72 ARUP BUI

The idea of "Total Architecture", as described by Ove Arup in his vision of design, continues to serve as the maxim for the globally operating engineering firm ARUP and its Building Engineering Department. Drawing on selected projects from recent years, this second volume in the new DETAIL engineering series shows how future-oriented and sustainable civil engineering can be combined with this ideal of a holistic design process – always with the aim of achieving perfect unity of strength and elegance in every structure. The focus is placed on the different processes that have accompanied the presented construction projects. Connections are shown between the individual buildings whose synergies are pursued in an exemplary fashion. The remarkable building projects reveal what continues to drive and inspire the engineers at ARUP to this day: a passion for pioneering work.

domingo, 27 de octubre de 2013

#books #architecture | Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis : intensities


Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis : intensities / Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis.
Princeton Architectural Press, New York : 2013.
192 p. : il., planos
ISBN 9781616890667

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis.
Arquitectura-- Siglo XXI -- Estados Unidos.
Biblioteca Sbc Aprendizaje A-72 LEWIS LEW
http://millennium.ehu.es/record=b1751551~S1*spi

Since the release of their best-selling monograph Opportunistic Architecture in 2007, New York City based Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis has picked up a National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum while continuing to produce work featuring their unique combination of programmatic wit, material fabrication, and construction. “Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Intensities” presents twenty new built and speculative projects ranging from small installations to interior home and office transformations to large cultural institutions and urban renewal plans. Featuring the firm's signature drawings and revealing process shots, Intensities presents case studies for projects in New York City; Austin, Texas; Claremont, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Laramie, Wyoming.

Princeton Architectural Press | Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis : intensities