Since founding RoTo Architecture in 1991, Michael Rotondi and Clark Stevens have demonstrated that the applications of vibrant avant-garde style can be both wide-ranging and successful. The presumptive post-Frank Gehry flag bearer of L.A. modernism, Roto has earned international recognition for its expertise in community planning in rural areas, city parks, and on campuses. Featuring essays by architecture critic Mildred Friedman and design theorist Michael Benedikt, RoTo Architecture illustrates the breadth and depth of the firm's commissions, including a memorial for the L.A. Fire Department, an experimental theater complex in La Jolla, California, a large Buddhist stupa in Santa Cruz, California, and a city planning project in Louisville, Kentucky, where a seventy-acre industrial site was transformed into an extension of the city's center. RoTo Architecture is a testament to the grace and imagination with which Rotondi consistently meets his disparate clients' demand for cutting-edge designs that are sound and skillful.
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Michael Rotondi was a founding partner of Morphosis and served for ten years as the director of SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture).Michael Benedikt is a professor of architecture at Arizona State University and at SCI-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture). Mildred Friedman is the editor of Rizzoli's The Architecture of Frank Gehry and Gehry Talks.Clark Stevens leads the design and planning effort for Roto Architecture's conservation projects from his base in Montana.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
About time!,
This review is from: RoTo Architecture: Still Points (Hardcover)
I've been waiting for a comprehensive monologue from Roto for a while. While the personal analysis is great, it still does not compare to the interview they gave Global Architecture for a clear out-working of methodology. However, they do delineate the problems that brought to bear on each project. Rotondi's optimistic philosophy about architecture is refreshing, as is the celebrative aspects of their work. A great insight into the thought processes of Michael and Clark.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: RoTo Architecture: Still Points (Hardcover)
This book has some great projects in it and makes for a good inspiration book. However, the picture quality can be a let down. Some appear to be blurry and the attention to detail in the picture seems lost in some cases. The text supplement in the book is just about right, giving a better understanding of the project. Overall, if you're a Rotondi fan or even a MORPHOSIS fan, you should enjoy this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!!!,
By Pasconi "China" (Arizona, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: RoTo Architecture: Still Points (Hardcover)
The price of the book was incredible considering that it is a brand new one. I received my book very fast and safely shipped. Thank you so much.
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