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Architecture and Surrealism: A Blistering Romance
Neil Spiller
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Description for Architecture and Surrealism: A Blistering Romance
Hardback. In a world where 'smart' objects can talk to each other and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the conditions for contemporary design are nothing if not surreal. This book charts the development of this fertile relationship, revealing how these ideas are being put to use by contemporary architects in extraordinary ways. Num Pages: 256 pages, 300 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 290 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1592.
In a world where `smart' objects can talk to each other and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the conditions for contemporary design are nothing if not surreal. The long-standing interaction between architecture and Surrealism is being reinvigorated by the technological paradigm shift that makes the protocols, concepts and otherworldliness of Surrealism more relevant to architects than the dogmas of architectural modernism. This book charts the development of this fertile relationship, revealing how these ideas are being put to use by contemporary architects in extraordinary ways. It opens with an introduction on the precursors ... Read more
In a world where `smart' objects can talk to each other and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the conditions for contemporary design are nothing if not surreal. The long-standing interaction between architecture and Surrealism is being reinvigorated by the technological paradigm shift that makes the protocols, concepts and otherworldliness of Surrealism more relevant to architects than the dogmas of architectural modernism. This book charts the development of this fertile relationship, revealing how these ideas are being put to use by contemporary architects in extraordinary ways. It opens with an introduction on the precursors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500343203
SKU
9780500343203
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99-2
About Neil Spiller
Neil Spiller is Hawksmoor Chair of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Greenwich, London. He is the author of Visionary Architecture and Digital Architecture Now, both published by Thames & Hudson. His architectural design work and research has been widely published and exhibited worldwide.
Reviews for Architecture and Surrealism: A Blistering Romance
'Mind-blowing' - Elle Decoration 'A completely fascinating journey through the changing landscape of architecture in reference to the Surrealist movement ... a captivating portrayal of the beautiful, abstracted dreamscapes that are yet to be built ' - Aesthetica