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Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice : 2002 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Glenn Murcutt is Australia's best-known and internationally most-respected architect. He is one of only seven recipients worldwide of the prestigious Alvar Aalto Medal, awarded to architects of the highest distinction.This book explores different contexts; coast, mountains, tropics and desert. Murcutt's design method and philosophy are explored in depth through drawings/concept sketches, working drawings and the sketches he makes to reveal architectural ideas to his clients.A fascinating look at one of the most prominent architects of this century.
- GenresArchitecture
255 pages, Hardcover
Published December 1, 2002
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March 16, 2015
I didn't finish reading when I handed the book back to its owner.
Glenn Murcutt is interesting architect, the way he drives the design into the very nature of functionality and cost. This book explains his transformation over the time, I don't know if the ones here is eventually the creme of the crop but each of them have a very interesting story behind it. A lot of explanation and reasoning of material chosen, and the way he treats it. He said one of his building mistaken as only a shed when supplier dropping off materials for construction, well it look like it is. But it is a knockdown-house, as intended to be when the owner wants to move it down to another area in a very large lot of land.
The way he always limits the thickness of the house so that he can easily control the temperature, made most of his plans appear linear. In his early years he was deeply inspired by Mies van Der Rohe, as was his father. His uncle was in the business too and inherits his methodhical way of designing vented house. So he was, by blood, have advantages of early familiarity with the system. Many of his work here located in a very large plot of land, so having been located in deserted area like that, he wants the building to be as independent as they are, as open to the view while embracing the balance of summer heat and winter cold. He does angled the louver in certain angle depends on location, I believe. I remember one building located in a bushfire-prone location and he specifically designed "a flat roof that is constantly flooded with water" - to refrain it from cracking of too much heat. I don't quite get the idea how he did it - that was before I realize they attached a set of working drawing for each project, AT THE BACK of the book. Bummer.
The thing he can do, because his idea is supported by his evolving knowledge over the course. I found that he constantly using the same engineer over again, meaning that guy was probably an open-minded one who is intrigued by Murcutt and wants to play along. A lot of structure engineers these days think they are like car-selling-salesman. A lot of garbage talk to deceive the architect by their theories - they just don't want to inspect menthod beyond their textbook and sacrifice their working hour.
:) Might need to buy this one afterall.
Glenn Murcutt is interesting architect, the way he drives the design into the very nature of functionality and cost. This book explains his transformation over the time, I don't know if the ones here is eventually the creme of the crop but each of them have a very interesting story behind it. A lot of explanation and reasoning of material chosen, and the way he treats it. He said one of his building mistaken as only a shed when supplier dropping off materials for construction, well it look like it is. But it is a knockdown-house, as intended to be when the owner wants to move it down to another area in a very large lot of land.
The way he always limits the thickness of the house so that he can easily control the temperature, made most of his plans appear linear. In his early years he was deeply inspired by Mies van Der Rohe, as was his father. His uncle was in the business too and inherits his methodhical way of designing vented house. So he was, by blood, have advantages of early familiarity with the system. Many of his work here located in a very large plot of land, so having been located in deserted area like that, he wants the building to be as independent as they are, as open to the view while embracing the balance of summer heat and winter cold. He does angled the louver in certain angle depends on location, I believe. I remember one building located in a bushfire-prone location and he specifically designed "a flat roof that is constantly flooded with water" - to refrain it from cracking of too much heat. I don't quite get the idea how he did it - that was before I realize they attached a set of working drawing for each project, AT THE BACK of the book. Bummer.
The thing he can do, because his idea is supported by his evolving knowledge over the course. I found that he constantly using the same engineer over again, meaning that guy was probably an open-minded one who is intrigued by Murcutt and wants to play along. A lot of structure engineers these days think they are like car-selling-salesman. A lot of garbage talk to deceive the architect by their theories - they just don't want to inspect menthod beyond their textbook and sacrifice their working hour.
:) Might need to buy this one afterall.
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