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Thames & Hudson Ltd - Making Architecture: The Work Of John Mcaslan + Partners - Hardcover
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Description: The first survey in nearly two decades of the work of John Mc Aslan + Partners. Making Architecture both provides an up - to - date account of the work of John Mc Aslan + Partners one of Britain's most respected and dynamic architectural practices and analyses the culture of a studio that has made a remarkable contribution to architecture place - making and the lives of individuals for four decades. A series of thematic chapters includes detailed fully illustrated descriptions of many recent and ongoing international projects from Central and Waterloo stations in Sydney and ten new stations for Delhi Metro to the transformation of King's Cross station in London; from the sensitive restoration of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill - on - Sea East Sussex to the new Doha Mosque and nearby Msheireb Museums in Qatar. It also includes the pioneering initiatives for which the Mc Aslan studio has become well known and that underline the practice's humanity and sense of social responsibility: the urgent restoration of the Iron Market in Port - au - Prince Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010; the Hidden Homelessness initiative begun in 2017; the N 17 project that provided a pop - up design studio in Tottenham London after the riots of 2011, with the aim of inspiring young people to become engaged in the regeneration of their own community; and many others. Edited by Chris Foges with a foreword by Kenneth Frampton and an introduction by Alan Powers and with contributions by architectural specialists this beautifully designed book offers the key to understanding the development and philosophy of one of the world's most socially engaged architectural practices.
Title: Making Architecture: The Work Of John Mcaslan + Partners
Brand: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Barcode: 9780500025024
Pages: 352 Pages, 540 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 9/26/2023
Category: Individual Architects & Architectural Firms
Description: The first survey in nearly two decades of the work of John Mc Aslan + Partners. Making Architecture both provides an up - to - date account of the work of John Mc Aslan + Partners one of Britain's most respected and dynamic architectural practices and analyses the culture of a studio that has made a remarkable contribution to architecture place - making and the lives of individuals for four decades. A series of thematic chapters includes detailed fully illustrated descriptions of many recent and ongoing international projects from Central and Waterloo stations in Sydney and ten new stations for Delhi Metro to the transformation of King's Cross station in London; from the sensitive restoration of the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill - on - Sea East Sussex to the new Doha Mosque and nearby Msheireb Museums in Qatar. It also includes the pioneering initiatives for which the Mc Aslan studio has become well known and that underline the practice's humanity and sense of social responsibility: the urgent restoration of the Iron Market in Port - au - Prince Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010; the Hidden Homelessness initiative begun in 2017; the N 17 project that provided a pop - up design studio in Tottenham London after the riots of 2011, with the aim of inspiring young people to become engaged in the regeneration of their own community; and many others. Edited by Chris Foges with a foreword by Kenneth Frampton and an introduction by Alan Powers and with contributions by architectural specialists this beautifully designed book offers the key to understanding the development and philosophy of one of the world's most socially engaged architectural practices.
Title: Making Architecture: The Work Of John Mcaslan + Partners
Brand: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Barcode: 9780500025024
Pages: 352 Pages, 540 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 9/26/2023
Category: Individual Architects & Architectural Firms
