Architecture: Art (Hardcover)

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The title of this book calls to mind the analogy portion of a standardized test, implying a relationship between art and architecture and the increasingly fuzzy line between the two. It's far from a new concept, something this book partially makes up for by providing dazzling photographs of artistically impressive architecture, including Richard Meier's Jubilee Church in Rome and a Santiago Calatrava-designed planetarium in Spain. There's also a heavy dose of architecture-themed art such as "Sitting on the Wall - Shenzen 1," by Weng Fen, a depiction of a girl looking at tall, imposing skyscrapers in China; and Andreas Gursky's "Shanghai," a rendition of an imposingly monolithic hotel lobby. "The number of examples that could be chosen to illustrate the intimate links between art and architecture throughout history is almost limitless," the author writes. "Indeed, there may be as many ways to define this relationship as there are cases in point." But the narrow mix of works collected (architecture that is especially artistic, or art that involves architecture), though visually appealing, offers little new to readers studied on contemporary architecture. 300 illustrations.
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"Both art lovers and architecture enthusiasts will enjoy reading about this gallery of works and their creative inspirations." -- Array, February 2006

"Lavishly illustrated." -- Art Times, November 2005

"Must-have[s] for design addicts." -- Chicago Tribune, April 2006

"Photos effectively document the projects’ coevolution within surrounding architecture," -- Library Journal, February 2006

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3791332791
• ISBN-13: 978-3791332796
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,046,464 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The similarity of architecture and art is more important than their differences...?, March 12, 2006

By	H. J. Lee "hjl studio" (Seoul, Korea) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Prestel publishes quality books both in terms of construction quality as well as its context. This book is no exception. The question as to when is architecture art and art architecture has been debated since their birht. Instead of providing an answer to this debatable topic, this book provides a compilation of projects that acts as a reference so that the reader can surmise his own. Projects include Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Gates, Frank Gehry's DG Bank, Eric Owen Moss' The Umbrella, etc. Each project is laid out in either a 2 or 4 page spread with text featuring the designer's background as well as the project description. After reading this book, one has to realize that it is not so important to categorize these projects into absolutes, but rather both/and instead of either/or.

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