CoopHimmelb(L)AU: Central Los Angeles Area High School # 9 for the Visual and Performing Arts - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 3791344331 ISBN 13: 9783791344331

Casa editrice: Prestel Pub, 2010

Riassunto

Coop Himmelblau is not a color but an idea, of creating architecture with fantasy, as bouyant and variable as clouds (1968).

"For us, it was very important to make a statement. First, we had the chance to contribute to the rising imagae of downtown. Second was the content. This is a high school for the arts. I think it's the one and only school that brings together the content and the architecture in this way."-Wolf D. Prix

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Eli Broad is an American businessman and philanthropist who lives and works in Los Angeles, USA. Sylvia Lavin is the Chair of the Ph.D. in Architecture program and Professor of Architectural History and Theory at UCLA.

Product Description:

Designed by the architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, Central Los Angeles High School #9 for the Visual and Performing Arts has generated as much controversy as excitement, but there is no debate about its visual impact on the LA skyline. This book takes readers through the evolution of the project from the first sketch to the finished building. It discusses the principles of urban planning that drove the design as well as the important social and cultural aspects of such a project. Essays by Eli Broad and Sylvia Lavin discuss the process that led to Coop Himmelb(l)au's commission and describe Los Angeles's unique geographic and socio-economic situation. Most importantly this monograph introduces readers to the challenges and rewards of building an urban school that celebrates as well as teaches the visual arts.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Prestel Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3791344331
• ISBN 13: 9783791344331
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 187