Observations for young architects /
Pelli, Cesar.
New York : Monacelli Press,
1999.
Introduction: The art of architecture ; Legitimacy ; Rules and beliefs -- Connections: Eight connections ; Disconnections -- Time: Our time ; Modern architecture ; The crystal palace ; The modern past ; Postmodernism -- Construction: Construction and practice ; Construction and ideology ; Stone masonry ; Frame and enclosure ; The Greek temple ; Permanence ; Appearance and reality ; Huts ; Construction and form ; Aesthetic expression ; Our task -- Place: Parts of something larger -- Design and context -- City design -- Schools, signatures, and cities ; Foreground and background ; Urban character ; Preservation ; The American campus -- Purpose: Functions ; Form and purpose ; Artistic purposes -- Culture : architectural culture: Education ; Architecture schools ; Apprenticeship ; Writings -- Culture : the art world: The reinvention of painting ; Their art and ours ; Other arts ; Artistic collaborations ; A sturdy art -- Design process: Teamwork ; Giving form ; Alternatives ; Pre-design ; Design decisions ; The finished building ; The workplace ; Associations -- Constituency: Client ; Users ; Society--the public ; The media -- Oneself: Ourselves and others ; Stylistic consistency ; Ideologies ; A social compact ; Individual responsibility.
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