ISBN: 9780802158321
Editorial: Atlantic Monthly Press
Autor: Safdie, Moshe
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 368
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Product DescriptionOne of the world’s greatest and most thoughtful architects recounts his extraordinary career and the iconic structures he has built—from Habitat in Montreal to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore—and offers a manifesto for the role architecture should play in societyOver more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world’s most influential and memorable structures—from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as “Habitat” and the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel, to the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas and the Marina Bay Sands development and extraordinary Jewel Changi airport interior garden and waterfall in Singapore. For Safdie, the way a space functions is fundamental; he is deeply committed to architecture as a social force for good, believing that any challenge, including extreme population density and environmental distress, can be addressed with solutions that enhance community and uplift the human spirit. Safdie always refers to the “silent client” an architect must ultimately serve: the people who live in, work in, or experience a building.If Walls Could Speak takes readers behind the veil of an essential yet mysterious profession to explain through Safdie’s own experiences how an architect thinks and works—“from the spark of imagination through the design process, the model-making, the politics, the engineering, the materials.” Relating memorable stories about what has inspired him—from childhoods in Israel and Montreal to the projects and personalities worldwide that have captured his imagination—Safdie reveals the complex interplay that underpins every project and his vision for the role architecture can and should play in society at large. Illustrated throughout with drawings, sketches, photographs, and documents from his firm’s voluminous archives that illuminate his stories, If Walls Could Speak ends with a chapter outlining seven projects Safdie would pursue around the world if resources and will were no issue and the choices were his to make.A book like no other, If Walls Could Speak will forever change the way you look at and appreciate any built structure.ReviewPraise forIf Walls Could Speak:“The renowned architect reflects on his life designing famous structures such as Montreal’s Habitat ’67 and Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands and argues for an architectural philosophy that focuses not only on truth and beauty but also on social engagement.”—New York Times Book Review“Who knew that one of the world’s premier architects could possess such an engaging and warm voice as he recounts his life and explains what he tries to achieve in his work? . . . It is a measure of Safdie’s humanity that everything he designs puts his concern for the user above all other considerations, and the book’s photographs do full justice to his work.”—Air Mail“As this warmly reflective memoir shows, ideas around human rights, socialization and access to nature have continued to underpin the urban and architectural philosophy of Safdie, now in his 80s.”—Globe and Mail“Engaging . . . Safdie has a nice narrative touch. He’s eloquent when explaining how architecture can enhance a community or a venue, and, without pretension, outlining how it can be a force for social good.”—Douglas J. Johnston, Winnipeg Free Press“Marvelous . . . In prose unburdened by pretension, Safdie articulates his artistic philosophy against the backdrop of a changing world, maintaining that architecture should be both intentional and socially engaged. The result yields a brilliant defense of architecture as an expression of truth and beauty.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“The internationally renowned architect chronicles his life and describes the evolution of his ideas and major projects . . . In this engaging narrative, he offers intriguing details of design and construction, as well as photos and drawings, for a variety of major projects . . . A thoughtful, appealing memoir of architectu
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