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Nanoarchitecture: A New Species of Architecture [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

John M. Johansen (Author), L. Woods (Foreword)

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Publication Date: November 22, 2002

John Johansen, now 85 years old, has been one of the preeminent architects in the United States for more than half a century. After studying under Walter Gropius (who became his father-in-law) at Harvard, he embarked on an extraordinary career marked by experimental domestic and public design. Since retiring from practice, Johansen has devoted himself to producing futuristic architecture that looks to the newest technologies science has to offer--from nanotechnology to magnetic levitation to material science--for its inspiration. Nanoarchitecture presents eleven of Johansen's most inspired visions. A floating conference center, an apartment building that sprouts from the earth and grows on its own, and a levitating auditorium all demonstrate Johansen's capricious yet thought-provoking ideas. Taken together, they offer an antidote to much of today's form-driven practice. The projects in Nanoarchitecture are presented through a series of idiosyncratic models, drawings, and computer animations suggesting what it would be like to inhabit these fantastic spaces. Nanoarchitecture is designed by the award-winning practice COMA."[Johansen] points toward the creation of a new vernacular, a new fabric of space and time in which modern experience can increase, expand, and deepen." --Lebbeus Woods

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Lebbeus Woods is widely regarded as the most exciting and original architectural visionary today. His body of theoretical work and extraordinary drawings have served as inspiration for architects, artists, and legions of students.

John M. Johansen is an architectural visionary whose built works around the world include the US Embassy in Dublin. He lives in Stanfordville, NY.

Product Details

Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Princeton Archit.Press; 1 edition (November 22, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568983018
ISBN-13: 978-1568983011
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, September 16, 2009

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If you are interested in the subject matter, this is a very interesting book. The colours and models are odd, but I like that about it. The essays are informative and are really more a base for exploring the subject further. I'd like to see more in-depth books on the topic of organic architecture and nanotechnology's applications to building.

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4.0 out of 5 stars expect more!!!, May 16, 2007

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grood book but i expected more about the writer view about the concept of nanoarchitecture i found most of the book projects of his imagination of future forms ...but i like the direction of his think and expect more in the next days...well done

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On first meeting, John Johansen is an unlikely prophet of a new millennial architecture based on the latest revolutions in science and technology. Read the first page

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This book cites 3 books:

Modern Architecture: A Critical History (World of Art) by Kenneth Frampton on page 20
Weekend Utopia: Modern Living in the Hamptons by Alastair Gordon on page 20
The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard on page 10

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