{"id":14423,"date":"2020-06-02T18:18:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/architecture-stuff-more-stuff\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:37:03","slug":"architecture-stuff-more-stuff","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/architecture-stuff-more-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Stuff, More Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em><strong>Architecture Stuff<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n is about a way of looking at architecture. It examines 7 seminal  projects and shows how they might have been conceived with or without  the design architect&#8217;s awareness. More a working method than a theory,  the book deals with questions pertinent to designers as well as to  critics of buildings. <em><strong>More Stuff<\/strong><\/em> then  illustrates how the same sensibility and working method can be used in  the design of buildings as a tool for creating architecture.<\/p>\n<p>The 7  buildings featured are chosen for their breadth of styles and  approaches to architecture, demonstrating that this approach to  architecture can be applied to any building. Presented in reverse  chronological order, the first project, Grace Farms, is a building by  SANAA. Noted for its meandering river form and minimalist detailing, it  is seen to be &#8211; among other things &#8211; a juxtaposition of orthogonal and  sinuous forms. The second project is Villa Dall Ava by Rem Koolhaas\/OMA.  Located in the suburbs, the house is a transition from city to country.  The third project is the Neue Staatsgalerie by James Stirling. The  analysis shows how the &#8216;bad boy&#8217; of architecture subverts conventional  architectural tropes. Robert Venturi&#8217;s Mother&#8217;s House is shown to be a  compressed stately manor and an architect&#8217;s conceit. The Kimbell Art  Museum by Louis Kahn can be understood as simple repetitive forms with  elaborated elements that organize a diverse collection of spaces. Pierre  Chareau&#8217;s Maison de Verre is much more than types of transparency and  mechanisation. One of its major themes is the use of &#8216;L&#8217; shaped spaces.  Finally, St George&#8217;s Bloomsbury by Nicholas Hawksmoor is a parish church  swallowed by a classical temple. The critique exposes how the architect  used that idea to juxtapose the clerical and the civic to develop all  of the details in the building.<\/p>\n<p>These are not singular idea  buildings and, as a way of seeing architecture, there are overlapping  themes in this collection. The history of architecture of specific  periods is a common theme, as is architecture&#8217;s stasis with spaces  expanding or contracting. A dry sense of humour is always appreciated.  What separates these buildings from any other building is the density of  ideas presented.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More Stuff<\/strong><\/em> accounts  for the same working methods as a way to make architecture. Here the  author illustrates eleven projects across the span of his career. Though  often done in collaboration with others, in all cases the author  generated the design ideas. One of the key aspects of architecture stuff  is that it is unpretentious and accessible and these projects are meant  to illustrate that quality. Architecture can be serious and playful at  the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architecture Stuff is about a way of looking at architecture. 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