#books #architecture | On the path to building : a conversation about architecure with Florian Aicher

On the path to building : a conversation about architecure with Florian Aicher / Gion A Caminada.
Basel : Birkhäuser, 2018.
159 p. : il.
ISBN 9783035615425
/ EN / Libros / Arquitectura – Siglo XX – Suiza / Arquitectura – Siglo XXI – Suiza / Gian A. Caminada
ehuBiblioteka BCG A-72.038(494) ONT
https://ehu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1084271226

[.en] Gion Caminada is well-known far beyond Switzerland's borders: as an architect, whose work is developed out of - and gives new life to - its context. The award-winning renewal of his native community of Vrin, the renaissance of the village of Valendas with its inn and village hall, the buildings in and around Disentis Abbey that contributed to the abbey's revival, and many more. He passes on his experience in his role as a professor of architecture and design at the ETH. His contribution to architecture is being presented at the 2018 Venice Biennale. In this illustrated interview Gion Caminada tells of his path to building, of old villages, of working together with engaged citizens, and of the ideas that drive him forward in life. 

Caminada is known far beyond the boundaries of Switzerland – as an architect who has initiated the design and construction of the award-winning renewal of his home community Vrin in Grisons, and as Professor of Architecture and Design at ETH Zurich. At Valendas, which once was a thriving village but recently suffered from rural exodus, he revitalized – commissioned by a community trust – a country inn, the community hall, and the village square, and has thereby helped to avert the impending death of the village. In this illustrated interview he tells the story of new life in old villages, and how his concepts function in cooperation with committed citizens. Easy to read, the book introduces the subject of village renewal, and can be used as a blueprint for other projects.