Houses of Cards

Name: Houses of Cards
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ISBN: 9780195051308

ISBN-10: 0195051300

ISBN-13: 9780195051308

Edition: 1987

Authors: Peter Eisenman, Rosalind Krauss, Manfredo. Tafuri

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Peter Eisenman is known internationally for his innovative and provocative architecture and writings. One of the "New York Five," he has been a leading figure in the architectural community for many years, as teacher, as founder and former director of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, and as builder. This long-awaited book is a rich and complex investigation of his first six houses, which he calls "Houses of Cards" and specifically about House IV and House VI. In these houses, Eisenman has tried to strip architecture of its traditional meanings and associations, making the planes, walls, and elements of the houses as valueless as an arrangement of playing cards. This book…

Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/10/1987
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 10.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English