Explorations in architecture
Subtitle: teaching, design, research
By: issued by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, Urs Staub ; edited by Reto Geiser.
Contributors: Staub, Urs.; Geiser, Reto.; Switzerland. Bundesamt für Kultur.; International Architectural Exhibition (11th : 2008 Venice, Italy)
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Basel; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9783764389215
Subjects: Architecture -- Study and teaching; Architecture -- Research -- Case studies; Architecture -- Philosophy
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Published in conjunction with the official Swiss contribution to the 11th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Stop making sense / Angelus Eisinger; title: A discourse on method / Sanford Kwinter; title: An ant's view of architecture / Bruno Latour, Albena Yaneva; title: Understanding by design / Daniel Bisig, Rolf Pfeifer; title: Architecutre as membrane / Georges Teyssot; title: Rem Koolhaas / Deane Simpson; title: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies / Kim Förster; title: Venturi, Scott Brown, and Izenour / Martino Stierli; title: Lucius Burckhardt / Martin Josephy; title: Constantinos Doxiadis / Jeannie Kim; title: Team 10 / Tom Avermaete; title: Christopher Alexander / Andri Gerber; title: Aldo Rossi / Filip Geerts; title: Hochschüle für Gestaltund Ulm / Tilo Richter; title: Buckminster Fuller / Mark Wasiuta; title: Eames Office / John Harwood; title: Henry van de Velde / Ole W. Fischer.