Lives in Architecture: Peter Cook

ISBN-13: 9781859469422 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 176 str.

Peter Cook

Opis

Peter Cook has been a pivotal figure within the architecture world for over half a century. He first came to international renown in the 1960s as a founder of the radical, experimental group Archigram, winners of the 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The provincial 2. The experience of London 3. "This’ll upset them": The Archigram years 4. Becoming European 5. An evolving London base 6. The school as orchestra 7. Los Angeles 8. To the east, west and beyond 9. Drawing and building Answers to unspoken questions

O autorze

Professor Sir Peter Cook RA is a founder of Archigram, former Director of the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), London, and Bartlett School of Architecture (University College London). Awards and accolades include: 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, a knighthood from the Queen in 2007 for services to architecture and an honorary doctorate from Lund University in Sweden. He is currently a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art, London. A familiar voice within cultural institutions around the world, Peter lectures internationally.