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Frampton, Kenneth Brian was born on November 20, 1930 in Woking, Surrey, England. Arrived in United States, 1965. Son of William Henry and Nora Elizabeth (Foster) Frampton.
( Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classi...)
Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic A Critical History of Modern Architecture is certain to influence any future debate on the evolution of modern architecture. Studies in Tectonic Culture is nothing less than a rethinking of the entire modern architectural tradition. The notion of tectonics as employed by Frampton -- the focus on architecture as a constructional craft -- constitutes a direct challenge to current mainstream thinking on the artistic limits of postmodernism, and suggests a convincing alternative. Indeed, Frampton argues, modern architecture is invariably as much about structure and construction as it is about space and abstract form. Composed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present. He clarifies the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken in the work of such architects as Perret, Wright, Kahn, Scarpa, and Mies, and shows how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression of their work. Frampton also demonstrates that the way in which these elements are articulated from one work to the next provides a basis upon which to evaluate the works as a whole. This is especially evident in his consideration of the work of Perret, Mies, and Kahn and the continuities in their thought and attitudes that linked them to the past. Frampton considers the conscious cultivation of the tectonic tradition in architecture as an essential element in the future development of architectural form, casting a critical new light on the entire issue of modernity and on the place of much work that has passed as "avant-garde." A copublication of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies and The MIT Press.
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(This acclaimed survey of 20th-century architecture and it...)
This acclaimed survey of 20th-century architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Now revised, enlarged and expanded, Kenneth Frampton brings the story up to date and adds an entirely new concluding chapter that focuses on four countries where individual talent and enlightened patronage have combined to produce a comprehensive and convincing architectural culture: Finland, France, Spain and Japan. The bibliography has also been reviewed and extended, making this volume more indispensable than ever. 362 illus.
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Collins provides a thorough history of the new nineteenth century material and goes on to examine the theories on its architectural expression, focussing on determining role of the reinforced concrete frame. He argues that Perret provides the first rational and effective expression of classical principles in modern construction. Published in 1959 and out of print since 1975, this new edition of "Concrete" includes a foreword by Kenneth Frampton, a scholarly introduction by Rejean Legault, and several additional essays on Perret by Peter Collins. From the Foreword by Kenneth Frampton: '"Concrete" remains a valuable historical text that in many respects has never been given its due. It is an unmatched pioneering history of the development of reinforced concrete up to 1914. It records and analyses the densely articulated, if provincial, English debate with respect to the aesthetic challenge posed by the increasing popularity of concrete from around 1870 onwards.Finally, until very recently it was the only readily available monograph on Auguste Perret in English. In this regard, it is particularly valuable as a thorough and perceptive assessment of Perret's life and career, one that still stands as a point of departure for all current attempts to situate this seminal architect within the wider trajectory of twentieth-century culture.'
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(Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic ...)
Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic A Critical History of Modern Architecture is certain to influence any future debate on the evolution of modern architecture.Studies in Tectonic Culture is nothing less than a rethinking of the entire modern architectural tradition. The notion of tectonics as employed by Frampton -- the focus on architecture as a constructional craft -- constitutes a direct challenge to current mainstream thinking on the artistic limits of postmodernism, and suggests a convincing alternative. Indeed, Frampton argues, modern architecture is invariably as much about structure and construction as it is about space and abstract form.Composed of ten essays and an epilogue that trace the history of contemporary form as an evolving poetic of structure and construction, the book's analytical framework rests on Frampton's close readings of key French and German, and English sources from the eighteenth century to the present. He clarifies the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken in the work of such architects as Perret, Wright, Kahn, Scarpa, and Mies, and shows how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression of their work. Frampton also demonstrates that the way in which these elements are articulated from one work to the next provides a basis upon which to evaluate the works as a whole. This is especially evident in his consideration of the work of Perret, Mies, and Kahn and the continuities in their thought and attitudes that linked them to the past.Frampton considers the conscious cultivation of the tectonic tradition in architecture as an essential element in the future development of architectural form, casting a critical new light on the entire issue of modernity and on the place of much work that has passed as "avant-garde."A copublication of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies and The MIT Press.
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Modern Architecture and the Critical Present is comprised mostly of several essays: The Status of Man and the Status of His Objects; Avant-Garde and Continuity; Place, Production and Architecture; The Isms of Contemporary Architecture; and The Resistance of Architecture - and so much more.
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"One of the most important works on modern architecture we have today."―Architectural Design This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For the fourth edition Kenneth Frampton has added a major new section that explores the effects of globalization on architecture in recent years and examines the phenomenon of international celebrity architects who are increasingly active all over the world. The bibliography has been updated and expanded, making this volume more complete and indispensable than ever. 420 illustrations
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This beautiful, authoritative book celebrates great American residential design. Its wide-ranging content highlights the most important works by the influential architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Presented are approximately forty-five icons of modern architecture, including the Greene brothers’ arts-and-crafts Gamble House; Michael Graves’ neoclassical villa; Richard Neutra’s California Modern Kaufmann House; and three Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieces: Fallingwater, and the Storer and Sturges houses, as well as masterpieces by Richard Meier, Frank Gehry, and Peter Eisenman. First published in 1995, this expanded and updated edition includes twelve important additions to the canon. Works by a new generation of influential architects include Zoka Zola’s award-winning Pfanner House; Michael Bell’s Binocular House; and Peter Bohlin’s Ledge House. It is the ultimate compendium of great American house design.
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Frampton, Kenneth Brian was born on November 20, 1930 in Woking, Surrey, England. Arrived in United States, 1965. Son of William Henry and Nora Elizabeth (Foster) Frampton.
Diploma in Architecture, School Architecture, London, 1956. Diploma in Tropical Architecture, School Architecture, London, 1956. Doctor in Technology (honorary), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1991.
Doctor in Environmental Studies (honorary), University Waterloo, 1995. Doctor in Environmental Studies (honorary), California College of Arts and Crafts, 1999.
Associate architect Douglas Stephen & Partners, London, 1961-1966. Associate professor Princeton University, 1967-1972. Professor architecture Columbia University, New York City, since 1972, chair division architecture, 1986—1989, director postgraduate program architecture history and theory, since 1993, Ware professor architecture.
Visiting tutor Royal College Art, London, 1961—1964, senior tutor, 1974—1977. With British Army.
( Modern Architecture and the Critical Present is compris...)
(Collins provides a thorough history of the new nineteenth...)
( Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classi...)
(Kenneth Frampton's long-awaited follow-up to his classic ...)
(This acclaimed survey of 20th-century architecture and it...)
(This beautiful, authoritative book celebrates great Ameri...)
( "One of the most important works on modern architecture...)
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Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: Architectural Association London, American Institute Architects (associate), Royal Institute British Architects.