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Inaki Abalos and Juan Herreros established the rewned architectural firm Abalos & Herreros in Madrid in 1984. At the time, following the end of the Franco regime, architects were valued more for their technical ability than for their contributions to theoretical research. In this context, Abalos and Herreros s melding of design with a range of publications and curatorial projects presented a remarkable challenge to assumptions about the role of an architect. In 2012, the Canadian Centre for Architecture obtained the Abalos & Herreros archive, which contains documents related to more than 160 projects. The material comprises sketches, slides, models, collages, and drawings. The archive presents a compelling opportunity to reconstruct Abalos and Herreros s planning and design process. Each of the book s three contributors two of whom worked with Abalos and Herreros approaches the archive with specific questions, and their essays explore topics including the architects fascination with industrial architecture, their capacity to construct a hybrid materiality without recourse to building techlogy as language, and their invative visions for landscape architecture. While many have written about the work of Abalos and Herreros, previous books have been based mainly on their built projects and ongoing research. <i>Abalos & Herreros Selected by Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen, Juan Jose Castellon and SO IL </i>is the first book to draw on the firm s archive to offer a new take on this important architectural practice.Product Identifiers
PublisherPark Publishing (Wi)
ISBN-10303860030x
ISBN-139783038600305
eBay Product ID (ePID)228348782
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameAP 164: Ábalos and Herreros : Selected by Kersten Geers and David Van Severen, Juan José Castellón González, Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, with an Interpretation in Photography by Stefano Graziani
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectArchitecture
TypeTextbook
AuthorGiovanna Borasi
Subject AreaArt, Architecture
FormatTrade Paperback (Us) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound, Paperback / Softback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight30.2 Oz
Item Length12.5 in
Item Width9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication15/09/2016
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Spine18mm
Edited byGiovanna Borasi
GenreArchitecture
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author Biography<b>Giovanna Borasi</b> is an architect and curator of contemporary architecture at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.