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Writing Architecture: Fantomas Fragments Fictions - An Architectural Journey through the 20th Century
Helsinki : Rakennuskirja,
1989
In good condition
In good condition
463 lk. : ill. ; 30 cm
In this tantalizing work, Roger Connah explores the peculiar odyssey of twentieth-century architecture through the buildings and writings of Finlands iconoclastic architect, Reima Pietila. Among architects, Pietila is a cult figure, a respected but often misunderstood outsider and "arctic shaman," only recently granted the international acclaim and appreciation that are his due. Pietila's complex, geomorphic structures have been compared to the work of Gaudi and Bruce Goff and variously labeled surrealistic, romantic, or expressionistic.