
Radical Games
Popping the Bubble of 1960s Architecture
NAI Publishers
Published in March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-90-5662-678-5 (ISBN)
Description
Through three radical critiques of Modernist architecture, illustrated by the iconic--and very different--works of the Situationist International, Venturi Scott Brown and Archigram, Radical Games offers new perspectives on the architecture of the 1960s. It illuminates some of the pitfalls of contemporary architectural thought and questions a number of preconceptions that remain with us from the prevalent discourses of the 1960s. Perched on the cusp of Postmodernism and global capitalism, the critiques in this volume demonstrate a perceptive understanding of Modernism, as well as contemporary conditions, such as our increasingly image-saturated society. It is also clear, however, that these radical projects were so entwined with Modernism that the architectural conversation of the 1960s was driven to an impasse, which the contemporary debate has not yet been able to escape.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers)
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-5662-678-5 (9789056626785)
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