Archaeology of Tomorrow [Hardcover]

Travis Price (Author), Wade Davis (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2006

Applying cutting-edge analysis and three decades of experience as an architect, philosopher, and educator, the renowned design pioneer Travis Price presents a visually rich and thought provoking view into the worlds of design, architecture, and modern life. The Archaeology of Tomorrow offers an innovative perspective on the enduring nature of design and architecture, identifying the principles of the "mythic modern" and employing the "three lenses of architecture"; to define the nature of design through the influence and inspiration of architect Frank Gehry, sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, and mythologist Joseph Campbell. Travis Price is a multiple award-winning architect and innovator in environmentally sound architecture. A former consultant for the Carter administration on alternative energy policy, he is credited with coining the term "passive solar". Price designed the world's largest solar office building - TVA's one million square foot complex, planned new urbanist town developments from Virginia to Uganda, designed an array of stunning individual residences, commercial properties and institutional monuments, and created a line of furniture. He has received numerous AIA design awards, been featured in several films and television programs, and is widely published in journals and books internationally. www.TravisPriceArchitects.com

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From the Publisher

* Visionary architect Travis Price's survey of great architectural works from modern and ancient times, with more than 160 gorgeous full-color photographs. * A thought-provoking intersection of the worlds of design, architecture, and modern living.

About the Author

A former consultant to the Carter administration on alternative energy policy, TRAVIS PRICE has been an award-winning innovator in the field of environmentally oriented architecture for more than 30 years. A popular lecturer at Yale and Harvard and adjunct faculty member at Carnegie Mellon and the Catholic University of America, Price has received numerous AIA design awards, has been featured in several films and television programs, and is widely published. He is based in Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Earth Aware (October 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193277193X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932771930
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,403,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting text, but projects don't live up to the hype., May 7, 2009

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I found Price's writings pretty interesting and he had some poignant critiques of the void of meaning in mass produced architecture today. But... most of his architectural projects were disappointingly bland. A few were interesting, but I found most of them to be generic modern structures that looked slightly post-modern. I felt a lot of the pictures in the book were just eye candy and seemed more as if they were glorifying the mass suburban sprawl that he was criticizing.