Radical Reconstruction [Paperback]

Lebbeus Woods (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1568982860 | ISBN-13: 978-1568982861 | Publication Date: March 1, 2001

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. Radical Reconstruction, now available in paperback for the first time, contains projects that address the relationships between architecture and war, political revolution/reaction, and natural disasters. These projects define new approaches to the reconstruction of buildings and urban fabric damaged by unpredictable and largely uncontrollable forces of both human and natural origin.

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America's leading visionary architect, whose work resonates with the radition of Frank Lloyd Wright and Buckminster Fuller. Aaron Betsky

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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568982860
• ISBN-13: 978-1568982861
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 12 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars woods is brilliant, June 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Radical Reconstruction: (Hardcover)

lebbeus woods' visions cross the border between real and apocalyptic. his highly evocative renderings are rooted in his surrounding environment, but they move us to the realm of fantasmic architecture. brilliant.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, but still good, November 21, 2001

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"commoner03" (San Carlos, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Radical Reconstruction (Paperback)

Lebbeus Woods is perhaps unequalled, and definitely the most imitated renderer in the architectural world. With that said, this book is just a shadow of his masterpiece, "Anarchitecture: Architecture as a Political Act"

I recommend this for thos who already know Woods and can't get enough of him, but as an introduction, definitely read Anarchitecture.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice to have, but save your money., October 27, 2003

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This review is from: Radical Reconstruction (Paperback)

One of the first architectural books I bought, because it was different. I didn't know who he was at first or if he was an architect. I thought comic would be a great branch into architecture. This books show many of this theoretical project that is base of a post-apocalypse society. This book displays his great hand work skills. He used mediums of color-pencil, ink sketches and some very powerful chip-board models. 85% of the book is artworks. There are some texts on this philosophy for his reasoning if you would believe it or not. I went to his lecture at SciArt and his new stuff is just as similar in style to his older works in his book. I no longer regard Wood as much of an architect or nor a artist. This book was good in time of my interest in the subject, but now it has no resourceful information.