Emerson, Tom: Dirty Old River

Dirty Old River brings together 12 essays penned by British architect Tom Emerson over the past three decades. Written on very different occasions as contributions to books or articles in magazines, they explore a wide range of topics through the lens of architecture. The book's title is borrowed from the British rock band The Kinks' cult song Waterloo Sunset to symbolize a journey through the interweaving of culture, imagination, and the built environment. Naturally, the architect Emerson writes about architecture: how it is designed, drawn, and built. Yet he also turns his attention to other , wider fields, from the transformation of materials to the nuances of human creativity, the explosive early works of his celebrated fellow architect Frank O. Gehry, and the intimate craftsmanship behind the literary spaces of French writer Georges Perec. Emerson's unique approach to writing is often inspired by sideways glances and disciplines beyond architecture. He offers a new perspective on how things are made, why they take shape the way they do, and what these processes reveal about humanity. EAN: 9783038604044 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 23.01.2025 Autoren: Emerson, Tom Redaktion: Handelman, Sarah Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 168 Abbildungen: 29 farbige und 31 s/w-Abbildungen Keyword: 6a architects; Architect; Architectural design; Architecture; Architekt; Architektur; Architektural drawing; Architekturentwurf; Architekturzeichung; Bauen; Building; Dirty Old River; Human creativity; Menschliche Kreativität; Sarah Handelman; The Kinks; Tom Emerson; Transformation of materials; Transformation von Materialien Fachschema: Architektur - Baukunst~Bau / Baukunst~Entwurf / Architektur~Architektur / Geschichte, Regionen Fachkategorie: Geschichte der Architektur Länge: 225 mm Breite: 160 mm Höhe: 17 mm Gewicht: 418 gr Produktform: Kartoniert