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The Significance of the Idea in the Architecture of Valerio Olgiati Book

Valerio Olgiati is known as one of the most important exponents of Swiss contemporary architecture. This title answers questions posed to him about the social responsibility of the architect the difference between the earlier generation of architects and that of today and the influence of post-modernity.Read More

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    Markus Breitschmid, Valerio Olgiati

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    This slim ''edition architese'' volume (the fourth in the series) offers unprecedented access to one of the world's preeminent architects: Valerio Olgiati, the award-winning Swiss designer and professor at the architecture academy in Mendriso. In an engrossing interview, Olgiati discusses the social responsibility of the architect, the difference between earlier and modern generations of architects, the influence of post-modernity, and the difficulties that confront an architect as a design is built. Accented with details from some of his most notable works, the book provides a definitive overview of Olgiati's approach to the ''organic unity'' of his ''unrelentingly precise'' architectural style. Architectural historian Markus Breitschmid adds a perceptive essay.

  • 3721206762
  • 9783721206760
  • Markus Breitschmid, Valerio Olgiati
  • 30 September 2009
  • Niggli Verlag
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 80
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