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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132205103321

Autore

Picon Antoine

Titolo

Ornament : the politics of architecture and subjectivity / / Antoine Picon ; Miriam Swift, project editor ; Calver Lezama, assistant editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-118-65832-9

1-118-58824-X

1-118-58753-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Collana

AD Primers

Disciplina

729

Soggetti

Decoration and ornament, Architectural

Symbolism in architecture

Architectural design - Data processing

Architecture - Psychological aspects

Architecture and society - History - 21st century

Architecture, Modern - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction: Architecture as Ornament?; References; Chapter 1: A Problematic Return; The Ornamental Revival in Contemporary Architecture; Textures, Patterns and Topology: A Different Ornament; The Subjective and the Political; References; Chapter 2: Ornament and Subjectivity; The Visage of Architecture; The Architect, between Rules and Invention; Artists, Craftsmen and the Fabrication of Ornament; From Clients to Passers-By; Industrialisation and the Ornamental Impulse; The Ghost of Ornament; References

Chapter 3: Politics of OrnamentFrom Economics to Politics; Communication and Style; The Power of Architectural Décor; References; Chapter 4: Reinventing the Meaning of Ornament; A New Architectural Subject; Political Uncertainties; Meaning and Symbols; References; Bibliography; Index; Picture Credits; EULA



Sommario/riassunto

Once condemned by Modernism and compared to a 'crime' by Adolf Loos, ornament has made a spectacular return in contemporary architecture. This is typified by the works of well-known architects such as Herzog & de Meuron, Sauerbruch Hutton, Farshid Moussavi Architecture and OMA. There is no doubt that these new ornamental tendencies are inseparable from innovations in computer technology. The proliferation of developments in design software has enabled architects to experiment afresh with texture, colour, pattern and topology. Though inextricably linked with digital tools and culture, Ant