Massimiliano Fuksas (Contemporary World Architects) [Paperback]

Massimiliano Fuksas (Author)

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Series: Contemporary World Architects | Publication Date: January 1998

There is neither a singular point of view, nor any preferred direction for viewing the architecture of Italian-born Massimiliano Fuksas. Always attentive to materials, Fuksas chooses those that, while classic, are rediscovered, used differently, and rendered unconventional in his hands. One such material is the tuff, an ancient volcanic stone discovered by the Etruscans. At the Fuksas-designed Cemetery in Orvieto, Italy, the tuff is cut at 45-degree angles and used "dry," without cement between each block. Zinc can be found in several projects: prelacquered black for his Media Library in Reze, all white for Saint-Exupery College in Noisy-le-Grand, or natural for the large "wave" of housing in Candie Saint-Bernard, a stone's throw from the Bastille. Other examples include the pre-oxidized copper for the Arts Center in Bordeaux and the Cor-ten steel for the great wings of that strange prehistoric animal at the entrance of the Cave Painting Museum in Niaux, in the Pyrenees. The projects shown in this collection of Fuksas's European work represent a diversity of styles, colors, and perspectives always mindful of context, yet unique in their own individual ways.-Aaron Betsky

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About the Author

Massimiliano Fuksas studied architecture at the University "La Sapienza," where he graduated in 1969. He opened his first studio in Rome (where he was born in 1944) in 1967 and his studio in Paris in 1989. From 1971 to 1978, he held the position of professor of History of Architecture at La Sapienza University in Rome. He has also taught at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste of Stuttgart, 1988; the Special School of Architecture of Paris, 1990; Columbia University of New York, 1990/91; and the Institut fuer Entwerfen und Architektur of the University of Hanover, 1993.

He currently teaches at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, and serves architect-consultant at the Urban Commission of Berlin (the "Beirat fur Stadtgestaltung"); and the Urban Commission of Salzburg (the "Gestaltungsbeirate"). For a long time, he has been particularly interested in studying the urban problems especially concerning suburbia. His projects are regularly published in architectural magazines and newspapers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 131 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Pub (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564963616
• ISBN-13: 978-1564963611
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,328,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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