Jørn Utzon and transcultural essentialism. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Adrian Carter and Marja Sarvimäki.
• Authors: Carter, Adrian, 1959-; Sarvimäki, Marja
• Contents: List of figures Preface Foreword Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Understanding transcultural essentialism Early modernism, the international style and "the other tradition" of modern architecture Jørn Utzon: architect of the third generation and beyond Poetics and phenomenology of architecture The role of critical regionalism, tectonic culture, and transcultural architecture Chapter 2: Craft tradition and embodied knowledge A desire for experiential understanding Craft practice, making, and mastery Parallels to boatbuilding in form and technique Sailing, nature, and the mind of the hunter Drawing and the eye of the artist Becoming an architect The nature of architecture Chapter 3: The experience, inspiration of and work within other cultures Origins in the Nordic realm Early formative travels in Europe and Beyond Learning from Asia-Pacific The unfilled dream of Australia A profound affinity to the Arab world A Mediterranean homecoming Chapter 4: Thematic analysis Learning from global vernacular A cross-cultural sense of dwelling Universal themes of courtyards, podiums, and floating roofs Poetic transcultural synthesis Essentialist tectonic integrity and innovation Abstraction and the essential A return to the cave Transcultural poetics of site, materiality, and light The essential beauty of nature and the beautiful idea An essentially organic architecture The transcultural essentialism of Utzon’s visions for an additive architecture Poetic metaphor and the arche of architectural design Tectonic analogy and the techne of construction A return to roots: the final essential transcultural synthesis Chapter 5: Transcultural essentialism: an emergent direction in architecture The continuing relevance of Utzon’s beautiful ideas Influence and continuity amongst contemporary practitioners Future directions Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 725.822099441; Essentialism (Philosophy); Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000457933; 9781000457902; 9781003094180
• Related ISBNs: 9780367555870
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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