Uncommon Ground: Architecture, Technology, and Topography

by David Leatherbarrow

Book Overview

Although both are central to architecture, siting and construction are often treated as separate domains. In Uncommon Ground, David Leatherbarrow illuminates their relationship, focusing on the years between 1930 and 1960, when utopian ideas about the role of technology in building gave way to an awareness of its disruptive impact on cities and culture. He examines the work of three architects, Richard Neutra, Antonin Raymond, and Aris Konstantinidis,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262122308
• ISBN13: 9780262122306
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.3"