Black Abstraction in Architecture
112 Seiten
Lieferzeit: Vorbestellbar
Erscheint am: 17.05.2024
The inaugural volume of Thought Forms, a new series of provocative essays that analyze and reimagine the built and managed environments through the lenses of social and environmental justice.
Thought Forms is a new series featuring provocative essays that analyze and reimagine the built and managed environments through the lenses of social and environmental justice. Edited by Esther Choi and featuring established and emerging BIPOC voicesboth scholars and practitioners re-envisioning architectures expanded fieldthe series positions architecture within social, cultural, environmental, economic, and political landscapes, and invites readers to consider spatial practices through situated perspectives. The authors encourage us to engage with architecture and space as dynamic and potent platforms for justice, community, and innovation. Taken together, the essays look to history and philosophy to understand the recent past and, importantly, embrace a spirit of speculation in which worldmaking can aspire to heal and repair the planet towards collectivized futures. In this inaugural volume of Thought Forms , architect and scholar Sean Canty focuses on the social implications of abstraction in architectural form, drawing parallels and insights from the world of Black abstraction as seen in the works of three notable painters. His contributions reflect a deep engagement with form, space, and the sociopolitical narratives that shape them, presenting a unique perspective that blends academic rigor with creative exploration.
Sean Canty führt sein Architekturbüro Studio Sean Canty in Cambridge, MA, und lehrt als Assistenzprofessor für Architektur an der Harvard Graduate School of Design. Er ist ausserdem Mitbegründer des experimentellen Architekturkollektivs Office III. Esther Choi lebt in New York, von wo aus sie als international bekannte Architekturaktivistin und Forscherin an der Schnittstelle von Architektur, Kunst und Politik tätig ist.
Autor | Canty, Sean |
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Verlag | Park Books |
ISBN | 9783038603832 |
ISBN/EAN | 9783038603832 |
Lieferzeit | Vorbestellbar |
Erscheinungsdatum | 17.05.2024 |
Lieferbarkeitsdatum | 20.02.2025 |
Einband | Kartoniert |
Seitenzahl | 112 S. |
Weitere Informationen
Verlag | Park Books |
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ISBN | 9783038603832 |
Erscheinungsdatum | 17.05.2024 |
Einband | Kartoniert |
The inaugural volume of Thought Forms, a new series of provocative essays that analyze and reimagine the built and managed environments through the lenses of social and environmental justice.
Thought Forms is a new series featuring provocative essays that analyze and reimagine the built and managed environments through the lenses of social and environmental justice. Edited by Esther Choi and featuring established and emerging BIPOC voicesboth scholars and practitioners re-envisioning architectures expanded fieldthe series positions architecture within social, cultural, environmental, economic, and political landscapes, and invites readers to consider spatial practices through situated perspectives. The authors encourage us to engage with architecture and space as dynamic and potent platforms for justice, community, and innovation. Taken together, the essays look to history and philosophy to understand the recent past and, importantly, embrace a spirit of speculation in which worldmaking can aspire to heal and repair the planet towards collectivized futures. In this inaugural volume of Thought Forms , architect and scholar Sean Canty focuses on the social implications of abstraction in architectural form, drawing parallels and insights from the world of Black abstraction as seen in the works of three notable painters. His contributions reflect a deep engagement with form, space, and the sociopolitical narratives that shape them, presenting a unique perspective that blends academic rigor with creative exploration.
Sean Canty führt sein Architekturbüro Studio Sean Canty in Cambridge, MA, und lehrt als Assistenzprofessor für Architektur an der Harvard Graduate School of Design. Er ist ausserdem Mitbegründer des experimentellen Architekturkollektivs Office III. Esther Choi lebt in New York, von wo aus sie als international bekannte Architekturaktivistin und Forscherin an der Schnittstelle von Architektur, Kunst und Politik tätig ist.
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