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About The Architect
About The Architect
Peter Eisenman
(born August 11, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American architect of global renown. Eisenman's professional work is often referred to as formalist, deconstructive, late avant-garde, late or high modernist, etc. A certain fragmenting of forms visible in some of Eisenman's projects has been identified as characteristic of an eclectic group of architects that were (self-)labeled as deconstructivists, and who were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art by the same name. The heading also refers to the storied relationship and collaborations between Peter Eisenman and post-structuralist thinker Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida. Peter Eisenman is one of the most famous and influential living architects, whose contributions to the practice and discourse of Modern Architecture may only be rivaled by Philip Johnson, Le Corbusier, Claude Nicholas Ledoux, or Andrea Palladio himself. read more on wiki
(born August 11, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American architect of global renown. Eisenman's professional work is often referred to as formalist, deconstructive, late avant-garde, late or high modernist, etc. A certain fragmenting of forms visible in some of Eisenman's projects has been identified as characteristic of an eclectic group of architects that were (self-)labeled as deconstructivists, and who were featured in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art by the same name. The heading also refers to the storied relationship and collaborations between Peter Eisenman and post-structuralist thinker Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida. Peter Eisenman is one of the most famous and influential living architects, whose contributions to the practice and discourse of Modern Architecture may only be rivaled by Philip Johnson, Le Corbusier, Claude Nicholas Ledoux, or Andrea Palladio himself. read more on wiki
Eisenman first rose to prominence as a member of the New York Five (also known as the Whites, as opposed to the Grays of Yale: Bob Stern, Charles Moore, etc.), five architects (Eisenman, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk, Richard Meier, and Michael Graves) some of whose work was presented at a CASE Studies conference in 1967. Eisenman received a number of grants from the Graham Foundation for work done in this period. These architects' work at the time was often considered a reworking of the ideas of Le Corbusier. Subsequently, the five architects each developed unique styles and ideologies, with Eisenman becoming more affiliated with the Deconstructivist movement. Read more on wiki .
Find out more on Eisenman Architects official website
Eisenman Architects: Selected and Current Works (Master Architect Series) (Vol 9)
Product Details
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Books Nippan (January 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1875498214
- ISBN-13: 978-1875498215
- Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.2 x 1.2 inches
