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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789082303321

Autore

Galletti Olivier <1963->

Titolo

Galletti & Matter [[electronic resource] ] : collection of places : buildings & projects / / [translation into English, David Linford]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : Birkhäuser, c2005

ISBN

3-0346-0858-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

Collection Archigraphy Lémaniques

Classificazione

ZH 4800

Altri autori (Persone)

MatterClaude <1964->

LinfordDavid

Disciplina

720

Soggetti

Architecture - Switzerland - History - 20th century

Architecture - Switzerland - History - 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 (p. 141).

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Spirit of materials -- Galletti & Matter: a serene architecture / Croset, Pierre-Alain -- Strategy and planning / pragmatism and imagination / Matter, Claude / Galletti, Olivier -- Place watching -- On the edge -- Spirit of place -- Permanent places Ephemeral places -- Taking stock -- Awards for completed works. Exhibitions - TV reports -- Main publications -- List of main collaborators. List of other collaborators

Sommario/riassunto

Innovative, flexible and pragmatic: the award-winning office of Galletti & Matter.Claude Matter and Olivier Galletti, two young Swiss architects, have developed an essentially pragmatic approach based on sensitivity to location. They begin with an initial concept, not a definitive answer, open to modification during the construction process. The creation of various and distinctive spaces corresponding to situations and demands that crystallize on location, rather than the realisation of a preconceived homogeneous design.This volume, the first in a new series on young architects from Suisse Rom