Architecture As a Craft

We are very pleased to announce that on February the 4th, 2011 the book Architecture As a Craft will be presented by Professor Michiel Riedijk. The 15 essays in ‘Architecture as a Craft’ present a vision of the architectural discipline in which the essence is sought in the craft itself. The book is based on the symposium of the same name that the Delft University of Technology organized in 2009. Design without external influences Society imposes stringent demands on the designs of architects, for example in the field of sustainability. Programmes of requirements are drawn up for this purpose that exert a strong influence on the design. The contributors to ‘Architecture as a Craft’, however, consider that it is necessary to grasp the structure of a design without these external influences playing a role. Three perspectives The craft of the architect is approached in this book from three perspectives: the Position adopted by the architect in the design and construction process, the Composition of the design, and the choice of Materials of the design. Design drawings, scale models and texts play an important role in this process. They are the products with which architects explain their position, the composition and the choice of materials of the design to others. Contributors Michael Maltzan, Enrique Walker, Joan Ockman, Giorgio Grassi, Kersten Geers, Ungers, Emre Alturk, Gregg Pasquarelli, Sou Fujimoto, Mark Linder, Jan De Vylder, Alper Alkan, Stefano Milani, Michiel Riedijk, Christoph Gantenbein.

M. Riedijk

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