Summary
In the 1970s, a void opened at the heart of architecture. In hotels, offices, public buildings, and commercial centers, the atrium emerged globally to challenge the modernist legacies of form and function, altering the pattern and experience of cities. While often appearing at vast scale and to striking effect, the atrium also became omnipresent and mundane.
In this lively critique, Charles Rice charts the atrium’s appearance in the 1970s and its development through the 1980s, as it a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048330 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262048337 |
| Author: | Charles Rice |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 7 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 652g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 186mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“Despite being a brisk read, the volume Rice has produced fills the void, so to speak. Atrium brims with architectural episodes that deftly balance lofty ideas with technical, nitty-gritty nuance.”—Architectural Record
About The Author
Charles Rice
Charles Rice is Professor of Architecture at the University of Technology Sydney. He is author of The Emergence of the Interior- Architecture, Modernity, Domesticity and Interior Urbanism- Architecture, John Portman and Downtown America.
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