
The Miralles Projection
Thinking and Representation in the Architecture of Enric Miralles
Javier Fernandez Contreras(Author)
ORO Applied Research + Design (Publisher)
Published on 24. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-1-943532-67-4 (ISBN)
Description
It is impossible to dissociate the
evolution of Enric Miralles' architecture from the development of his
own system of representation. Founded on an initial position inherited
from his training at the Barcelona School of Architecture and his
practice at the office of Viaplana-Pinon, where he acquired a liking for
precision in drawing and a graphic style based exclusively on lines of
the same thickness, Miralles soon developed a method defined by a
customised use of orthographic projections, connected to a fragmented
conception of the architectural plan and space itself.
The Miralles Projection
explains both the origin and evolution of Miralles' system of
representation, from his time as an architecture student and
collaborator at Viaplana-Pinon to the latest projects he designed with
Benedetta Tagliabue, including the significant period with Carme Pinos.
With a curated selection of previously unpublished drawings, it
demonstrates on a fundamental level how the evolution of his
architecture ran parallel to that of representation, thus illustrating
their indissolubility and mutual interdependence
evolution of Enric Miralles' architecture from the development of his
own system of representation. Founded on an initial position inherited
from his training at the Barcelona School of Architecture and his
practice at the office of Viaplana-Pinon, where he acquired a liking for
precision in drawing and a graphic style based exclusively on lines of
the same thickness, Miralles soon developed a method defined by a
customised use of orthographic projections, connected to a fragmented
conception of the architectural plan and space itself.
The Miralles Projection
explains both the origin and evolution of Miralles' system of
representation, from his time as an architecture student and
collaborator at Viaplana-Pinon to the latest projects he designed with
Benedetta Tagliabue, including the significant period with Carme Pinos.
With a curated selection of previously unpublished drawings, it
demonstrates on a fundamental level how the evolution of his
architecture ran parallel to that of representation, thus illustrating
their indissolubility and mutual interdependence
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Rafael
United States
Publishing group
Oro Editions
Illustrations
200 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 267 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
936 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-943532-67-4 (9781943532674)
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Javier Fernandez Contreras (Dipl. ETSAM 2006, PhD 2013)
is an architect, critic and dean of the Department of Interior
Architecture at HEAD Geneve. His work explores the relationship between
architecture, representation and media, with a specific focus on the
role of interiors in the construction of contemporaneity. He is author
of the books Fragmentos de Planta y Espacio (Ediciones Asimetricas, 2019), The Miralles Projection (Oro Editions, 2020), and Manifest of Interiors (HEAD Publishing, 2020). His critical essays have been published in different specialised books and journals, including Massilia
Annuaire des Etudes Corbuseennes, Marie-Jose Van Hee architecten,
Perspectives in Metropolitan Research, 306090, Drawing Matter, RA
Revista de Arquitectura.
is an architect, critic and dean of the Department of Interior
Architecture at HEAD Geneve. His work explores the relationship between
architecture, representation and media, with a specific focus on the
role of interiors in the construction of contemporaneity. He is author
of the books Fragmentos de Planta y Espacio (Ediciones Asimetricas, 2019), The Miralles Projection (Oro Editions, 2020), and Manifest of Interiors (HEAD Publishing, 2020). His critical essays have been published in different specialised books and journals, including Massilia
Annuaire des Etudes Corbuseennes, Marie-Jose Van Hee architecten,
Perspectives in Metropolitan Research, 306090, Drawing Matter, RA
Revista de Arquitectura.