Book of the Moment
Phaidon's latest ten-pound tome is a sequel to its successful gathering of ten critics choosing ten cutting-edge architects. 10x10_2 promises to be a jam-packed imagefest of inspiring, built and unbuilt architecture.
This time out, the editors took a looser definition of "critics", also featuring practicing architects. Their refreshingly international 10:
Thanks to Jeff S. for the head's up!
This time out, the editors took a looser definition of "critics", also featuring practicing architects. Their refreshingly international 10:
:: Miguel AdriaVisit the web page for more information and an enticing slideshow.
:: Alberto Campo Baeza
:: Kurt Forster
:: Zaha Hadid
:: Davina Jackson
:: Jong-kyu Kim
:: Frederic Migayrou
:: Toshiko Mori
:: Deyan Sudjic
:: Erwin Viray
Thanks to Jeff S. for the head's up!
Davina Jackson's on Australian architecture typically show her ignorance of the constraints of the building envelopes and design and her references oftenignores the vast body of work produced by a range of Architects over many years.
ReplyDeleteIf we are going to increase architectural awareness and criticism let us have a more informative, less mean-spirited approach than usually comes with Jackson's outbursts.