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Architecture, we like to believe, is an elevated art form that shapes the world as it pleases. Four Walls and a Roof challenges this notion, presenting a candid account of what it is really like to work as an architect, buffeted by external forces that make a mockery of any pretense to visionary authority. Reinier de Graaf draws on his own tragicomic experiences in the field to reveal the world of contemporary architecture in vivid snapshots. He takes us from suburban New York to the rubble of northern Iraq, from the corridors of wealth in London, Moscow, and Dubai to garbage-strewn wastelands that represent the demolished hopes of postwar social housing. We meet oligarchs determined to translate ambitions into concrete and steel, developers for whom architecture is mere investment, and the layers of politicians, bureaucrats, consultants, and mysterious hangers-on who lie between any architectural idea and the chance of its execution. He introduces us to histories of modern architecture that determine--at least as much as individual inspiration--what architects design. And he questions the hubris of those who believe they are the solution to the overwhelming problems of booming megacities. Perhaps the most important myth de Graaf debunks is success itself. To achieve anything, architects must serve the powers they strive to critique, finding themselves in a perpetual conflict of interest. Together, he shows, architects, developers, politicians, and consultants form an improvised world of conflict and compromise that none alone can control.
Architectural practice. --- Architecture. --- 72.01 --- Architectuur (kritiek) --- Architectuurkritiek --- Architecture --- Architectural practice --- Pratique --- 72.071 --- Architectuurtheorie ; over de architectuurpraktijk --- De Graaf, Reinier ; partner bij OMA --- Architectuur ; theorie, filosofie, esthetica --- Architectenberoep --- Sociology of occupations --- architects --- architecture [discipline] --- Architecte - profession --- Ecrit d'architecte --- Histoire de l'architecture --- Pratique. --- 72:349 --- 72.039 --- 72.039 Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- 72.01 Architectuurtheorie. Bouwprincipes. Esthetica van de bouwkunst. Filosofie van de bouwkunst --- Architectuurtheorie. Bouwprincipes. Esthetica van de bouwkunst. Filosofie van de bouwkunst --- 72.01 Theory and philosophy of architecture. Principles of design, proportion, optical effect --- Theory and philosophy of architecture. Principles of design, proportion, optical effect --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Architect and client --- Architectural services --- Design and construction --- Practice --- Vocational guidance
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Leading architect Reinier de Graaf punctures the myths of contemporary architecture with wit and devastating honesty. Architecture, it seems, has become too important to leave to architects. No longer does it suffice to judge a building on its look and feel ; it must be measured and certified. What remains of a discipline once it is reduced to ticking boxes to indicate "excellence", "sustainability", "well-being", "liveability", "placemaking", "creativity", "beauty" and "innovation" ? In Architect, verb, de Graaf dryly skewers the doublespeak and hot air of an industry in search of an identity. Who determines how to measure the greenness of a building ?
331 --- 72.01 --- Architect (beroep) --- Architectuur (theorie) --- Architectuurtheorie --- Architectuur (kritiek) --- Architectuurkritiek --- Architectural criticism. --- Architecture --- Architecture, Modern --- Aesthetics. --- Terminology. --- Social aspects --- WELL-BEING -- 711 --- Architectural criticism --- Analyse et théorie de l'architecture --- Rôle de l'architecte --- Ecrit d'architecte
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Medicine --- Generative organs. --- Médecine --- Organes génitaux --- Early works to 1800 --- Ouvrages avant 1800
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"Leading architect Reinier de Graaf De Graaf punctures the myths behind the debates on what contemporary architecture is, with wit and devastating honesty. Architecture, it seems, has become too important to leave to architects. No longer does it suffice to judge a building solely by its appearance, it must be measured, and certified. When architects talk about "Excellence," "Sustainability," "Well-being," "Liveability," "Placemaking," "Creativity," "Beauty" and "Innovation" what do they actually mean? In Architect, Verb, De Graff dryly skewers the doublespeak and hot air of an industry in search of an identity in the 21st century"--
Architecture --- Architectural criticism --- Data processing.
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