Aaron Betsky Knihy

Katalog výstavy v Galerii Jaroslava Fragnera, 5. srpna - 25. září 2016

Published on the celebration of the United Nations' sixtieth anniversary. When it was completed in 1952 on a site on New York's East River, the United Nations building stood as a symbol of world humanitarianism, a beacon of unity after the Second World War. One of the most historic commissions of the twentieth century was seen through by architect Wallace Harrison, whose triumph put him on the cover of Time magazine.Today, more than fifty years later, the building is regarded as one of the pinnacles of mid-century modernism. Its magnificent public spaces and assembly halls, as well as its artworks by Picasso, Chagall, and many others, make it one of the most visited sites in New York.This publication presents a portrait of this fascinating building, through specially commissioned photography and illuminating essays that bring alive the historic events, speeches, and gatherings that have been central to the world's development since 1945. 200 illustrations in color and black and white.

Visionary proposals for a mythic and strange architecture—or anarchitecture—through which we can imagine other and better worlds. Lurking under the surface of our modern world lies an unseen architecture—or anarchitecture. It is a possible architecture, an analogous architecture, an architecture of anarchy, which haunts in the form of monsters that are humans and machines and cities all at once; or takes the form of explosions, veils, queer, playful spaces, or visions from artwork and video games. In The Monster Leviathan, Aaron Betsky traces anarchitecture through texts, design, and art of the twentieth and early twenty-first century, and suggests that these ephemeral evocations are concrete proposals in and of themselves. Neither working models nor suggestions for new forms, they are scenes just believable enough to convince us they exist, or just fantastical enough to open our eyes. The Monster Leviathan gives students and lovers of architecture, as well as those hoping to construct a better, more sustainable, and socially just future, a set of tools through which they can imagine that such other worlds are possible. As Betsky eloquently articulates, anarchitecture already exists and does not exist at all. It is the myth of building, and all we have to do is find it.

This expanded and up-to-date volume showcases Zaha Hadid's remarkable and inspiring work over the course of her career

Droog's debut and subsequent immense success at the 1993 International Furniture Fair in Milan proved that simplicity does not have to be boring. The number of products in the Droog collection has now grown to over 150. With a new 700 sq. metre headquarters in Amsterdam within their sights, a review of the last 10 years' exhibitions, ideas, and designers is well timed. Informative, illustrative and a complete documentation of their entire range. Includes a Droog Design biography and articles.

Fourteen cinematic vignettes highlight projects as personified characters that have their own histories, dreams, secrets and stories to tell. Each vignette emphasises this relational culture and the practice of Chybik + Kristof in working with the common bonds within a space as being more important than any individual arguments and divisions within it. The first monograph of the Brno-based studio, this volume marks an exciting collaboration between Chybik + Kristof, Lukas Kijonka and ExLovers Studio, Adrian Madlener and Frame Publishers. With a passion for experimentation from all parties, the resulting pages stand apart from traditional monographs. From the design to the prose, the values of relationality and human-centric approaches are imbued in the pages, creating a cinematic reference guide to the practice of Chybik + Kristof.

An hour north of Rotterdam, Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos lead the 45-person UN Studio, founded in 1998. With a partner's declaration that "the box is dead," they have built a network of researchers and specialists focused on architecture, urban development, and infrastructure, aiming to create projects that integrate brief, construction, infrastructure, circulation, form, and space. Their Erasmus Bridge, a sinuous roadway suspended from a single pylon, has become a symbol of modern Rotterdam. The science center for Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh features a Euclidean grid of beams and columns, described by van Berkel as "a sock being pulled back on itself." Following the success of their three-volume publication Move, UN Studio seeks new perspectives with UNFOLd. This work includes documentation of recent projects and a critical examination of previously unpublished designs, such as the Arnhem station area, a generating station in Innsbruck, a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance laboratory in Utrecht, and the winning design for Ponte Parodi in Genoa. With a personal touch, UNFOLd immerses readers in the firm's design process through texts by Bos and innovative architectural photography.

When Joep van Lieshout (b. 1963) founded the art and architecture studio that bears his name, he set in motion what has been described as "a new Dutch architectural style… dirty, delicious and direct." Now Atelier Van Lieshout is 10, and the first major monograph devoted to it, A Manual (1997), has been sold out for years. This new overview brings readers into AVL's contrarian applied art via luxuriously appointed "mobile homes," autonomous communes and surreal art projects, with equal time given to AVL-Ville (2001), a "free state" in Rotterdam's port, complete with its own flag, its own constitution and its own currency, and the revealing minutia of AVL's portfolio, from furniture to the "Bar Rectum," a perverse take on the Oscar-Meyer Weiner Mobile. The idea of art that can be used for a self-sufficient and independent lifestyle hits a uniquely high point in AVL-Ville, a culmination of all the work AVL has done before. And it lives After a successful and tumultuous year of work, AVL has recently located its first AVL-Ville export product in Park Middelheim in the AVL Franchise Unit. This richly illustrated survey tracks AVL's serious and often provocative portfolio through a crucial period in its growth and development.

Ideas, inspirations and principles from the legendary American architect.

This work presents a combative fusion of ideas and graphic design, mixing contemporary theories on spatiality, technology, literature and art. It contains 28 discussions revolving around the notion that architecture is an example of technology acting as a form of poetry.

Features photographs of the artist's work beyond his exhibition about Depression-era poverty, including photographs taken during the early 1930s, for the Fortune magazine, and with a Polaroid camera in the 1970s.

Set against the backdrop of climate crisis and housing shortages, the book advocates for a transformative approach to architecture by emphasizing the importance of reusing materials. It challenges conventional construction practices and presents innovative solutions that prioritize sustainability and resourcefulness. Through visionary ideas, it seeks to inspire a shift towards more responsible building methods that can address pressing environmental issues while meeting societal needs.

An illuminating introduction to the influence of architecture on the world, the environment, and human lives Architecture matters. It matters to cities, the planet, and human lives. How architects design and what they build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand architecture—the deeper we probe the decisions and designs that go into making a building—the better our world becomes. Aaron Betsky, architect, author, curator, former museum director, and currently the dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, guides readers into the rich and complex world of contemporary architecture. Combining his early experiences as an architect with his extensive experience as a jury member selecting the world’s most prominent and cutting-edge architects to build icons for cities, Betsky possesses rare insight into the mechanisms, politics, and personalities that play a role in how buildings in our societies and urban centers come to be. In approximately fifty themes, drawing on his inside knowledge of the architectural world, he explores a broad spectrum of topics, from the meaning of domestic space to the spectacle of the urban realm. Accessible, instructive, and hugely enjoyable, Why Architecture Matters will open the eyes of anyone dreaming of becoming an architect, and will bring a wry smile to anyone who already is.

Newly available in a special hardback edition, Landscrapers is a stunningly designed and illustrated exploration of global 'geotecture' - the way in which architects are building into the earth, merging man-made form with the contours of the land. Four central chapters explore the different ways in which geotecture respond to, interacts with, becomes a part of and is integrated into our natural landscape. A reference section includes useful project and architect information, along with further reading.

Highlighting Kim Utzon's architectural journey, this monograph showcases twenty-five projects spanning institutional, commercial, and residential designs over thirty-five years. Collaborating with photographer Torben Eskerod, Utzon's work reflects a refined Scandinavian Modern aesthetic, characterized by light-filled spaces and expressive forms. The introduction by Aaron Betsky and a foreword by Gabriel Bauret delve into the joy of architectural experience, while an interview with James Moore McCown traces the firm’s evolution. Utzon's designs prioritize clarity, sensibility, and a harmonious relationship with their surroundings.

BLOX opened its doors on the Copenhagen waterfront in 2018. Funded and built by the philanthropic association Realdania and designed by Dutch architects OMA, the building is a programmatic mix of functions that creates a new destination in this very central and challenging location. BLOX hosts the Danish Architecture Centre and also BLOXHUB, an interdisciplinary environment promoting innovation and sustainable urban development. This monograph offers an in-depth look at the project and its context, and includes essays by Aaron Betsky and Carsten Thau, plus conversations with representatives of OMA, Realdania, and the Danish Architecture Centre.

Design NL laat zien hoe hedendaagse ontwerpers vernieuwen en experimenteren. Zij zetten met hun Dutch Design Nederland internationaal op de kaart. Denk aan de Rotterdamse kubuswoningen van Piet Blom, stoffen van Hella Jongerius en bijzondere werkcapsules van Marcel Wanders. Ook werk van Rem Koolhaas, Lidewij Edelkoort, Gerrit Rietveld, Viktor & Rolf, Piet Hein Eek en vele anderen wordt getoond en beschreven. Het boek zelf is eveneens een fraai stuk Dutch Design. Veel geprezen grafisch kunstenaar Irma Boom tekende voor het ontwerp. De heldere beschouwingen van auteurs Aaron Betsky en Adam Eeuwens maken Design NL tot het boek over Dutch Design. Engelse versie: False Flat

The aim of this first all-encompassing survey of the Pacific region's contemporary architecture is to show how 33 of the most cutting-edge and innovative architecture and design studies have created buildings by drawing on the stylistic conflicts and dynamism that reverberate across the Pacific. Presented thematically, each studio is profiled in depth, with texts, photographs, line drawings, sketches and extended captions. In counterpoint to the book's thematic structure, three essays by internationally recognized architecture and design writers Aaron Betsky, Davina Jackson and Akira Suzuki consider the regional characteristics of western America, Oceania and Asia.