Gnostic Architecture

by Eric Owen Moss

The definitive statement of Eric Owen Moss's design theory, Gnostic Architecture seeks to expand the discussion of contemporary architecture beyond debates over style or ideology. It does so, however, not by turning to conventional site analysis or fashionable intellectual trends for support but by emphasizing the architect's personal approach to the act of building. "Gnostic architecture," Moss says, "is not about faith in a movement, a methodology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580930190
• ISBN13: 9781580930192
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.0" x 12.0"