Peter Eisenman

by Peter Eisenman

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Published 1988 by A + U Publishing Co. in Tokyo .
Written in

Subjects:

• Eisenman, Peter, -- 1932-,
• Architecture -- United States -- 20th century

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Edition Notes

Statement	editor Toshio Nakamura = Pītā Aizenman / henshūsha Nakamura Toshio
Series	A + U, Architecture and urbanism -- 1988/8
Contributions	Nakamura, Toshio
The Physical Object
Pagination	180 p. :
Number of Pages	180
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL14636173M

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Peter Eisenman, 70, is one of the founding theorists of postmodern architecture and a distinguished practicing architect who will probably be best remembered for his Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe (view images from the Archinect gallery) currently under construction in Berlin. Thus it was. A presentation of writings by and about Peter Eisenman, arguably the most significant architect working today. The book analyzes the whole spectrum of subjects covered in the architect/philosopher's oeuvre. Seminal texts are included that show how his theories have developed over time.

Nov 17,  · In Peter Eisenman’s professional activity, architectural criticism and theory have been integral with the production of built form. In the s he developed a theory of architecture antithetical to most modernist theory. Eisenman was the main exponent of the group known as the New York Five (or Five Architects) - taken from the name of their collective exhibition at MoMA () and the book Five Architects () - alongside John Hejduk, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey and Richard Meier. The group was inspired by Le Corbusier’s work and Modernism in general. Peter Eisenman was born on August 12, , in Newark, New Jersey. He attended the Cornell University, and graduated in He then attended the Columbia University, New York for his master’s degree, which he received in

Peter Eisenman You would be better qualified to answer that question than I would. The energy of Terragni permeated my early work; House I is certainly Terragni, but House II is much more influenced by, say, Rosalind Krauss’s writing on contemporary art at the time and the idea of sculpture in the expanded field and the work of minimalist. It has been said that Peter Eisenman considers architecture a form of shock therapy; whatever his intent, Peter Eisenman has indeed created one of the most controversial bodies of work of any contemporary American architect. Eisenman's architecture, along with the complex, genre-straddling. By Peter Eisenman Contribution by Giuseppe Terragni and Manfredo Tafuri By Peter Eisenman Contribution by Giuseppe Terragni and Manfredo Tafuri. Best Seller. Category: Arts & Entertainment. Hardcover $ Also included in the book are an essay by Terragni and a critique by Manfredo Tafuri. In the end, it is the dual protagonists — the.