
Right to Difference - The Architecture of Jean Renaudie
The Architecture of Jean Renaudie
Irenee Scalbert(Author)
Architectural Association Publications (Publisher)
Published on 17. January 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
175 pages
978-1-902902-36-4 (ISBN)
Description
In France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alternatives, Jean Renaudie showed an originality and a daring unrivalled up to this day. Conceived along structuralist principles, informed by research in molecular biology, his urban projects overturned the logic of the vast housing estates that were being steamrolled across France by the State. In the place of uniform tower blocks, he designed developments in which every dwelling was unique. Diversity - the spanner in the works of mass production - was for him a moral obligation. No concession was made in the name of type, be it human or architectural.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
762 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-902902-36-4 (9781902902364)
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