Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio: Community Architecture - Brossura

Mockbee, Samuel

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ISBN 10: 093139452X ISBN 13: 9780931394522

Casa editrice: Birmingham Museum of Art, 2003

Riassunto

The architect and teacher Samuel Mockbee, founder of Auburn University's Rural Studio, was an idealist who put into action one of the boldest programs in contemporary architecture. Mockbee led his students in the design and construction of homes, community centers and other essential structures in Hale County, Alabama--one of the poorest counties in the United States. Mockbee believed that architecture could play a determining role in combating the brutalities of poverty. He inspired students to create vanguard designs and utilize an array of innovative, cost-effective building materials that included scraps of carpet baled into rectangular building blocks. This combination of ingenuity and enterprise informed the unique character of Mockbee's undertaking. "Samuel Mockbee and the Rural Studio" appraises Mockbee's unique contribution, assessing how he believed that architecture, practiced as a community-oriented undertaking, could transform the social environment.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Birmingham Museum of Art
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 093139452X
• ISBN 13: 9780931394522
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 112
• Redattore: Moos David, Trechsel Gail
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile