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Aprominentarchitectconsidershiscontemporaries—JamesStirling, RobertVenturi,AldoRossi,PeterEisenman,AlvaroSiza,FrankGehry, RemKoolhaas,andHerzog&DeMeuron—inalavishlyillustrated seriesofprofiles.TheinternationallyacclaimedarchitectRafaelMoneo isknowntobeacourageousarchitect.Hismajorworksincludethe HoustonMuseumofFineArt,DavisArtMuseumatWellesleyCollege, theStockholmMuseumofModernArtandArchitecture,andthe PotzdammerPlatzHotelinBerlin.NowMoneowillbeknownasa daringcriticaswell.Inthisbook,helooksateightofhis contemporaries—allarchitectsofinternationalstature—anddiscusses thetheoreticalpositions,technicalinnovations,anddesigncontributions
ofeach.Moneo'sdiscussionoftheseeightarchitects—JamesStirling, RobertVenturi,AldoRossi,PeterEisenman,AlvaroSiza,FrankGehry, RemKoolhaas,andthepartnershipofJacquesHerzogandPierreDe Meuron—hasthecolloquial,engagingtoneofaseriesoflectureson modernarchitecturebyamasterarchitect;thereaderhearsnotthe dispassionatetheorizingofanacademic,butMoneo'sowndeeplyheld convictionsasheconsiderstheworkofhiscontemporaries.Morethan 500illustrationsaccompanythetext.Discussingeachoftheeight architectsinturn,Moneofirstgivesanintroductoryprofile, emphasizingintentions,theoreticalconcerns,andconstruction procedures.Hethenturnstothework,offeringdetailedcriticalanalyses oftheworksheconsiderstobecrucialforaninformedunderstandingof thisarchitect'swork.Themanyimagesheusestoillustratehispoints resembletherapid-fireflashofslidesinalecture,butMoneo's perspectiveisuniqueamonglecturers.Theseprofilesarenotwhat Moneocallsthe"tacittreatises"thatcanbefoundontheshelvesofa universitylibrary,butlivelyencountersofarchitecturalequals. Read more