Name: Promontorio
SKU: 54954903
Price: 70.66 EUR
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Author: Kenneth Frampton
ISBN: 9783775752350

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Physical Book

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Language

English

Pages

448

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

30x22x4.2 cm

Weight

2.22 kg.

ISBN13

9783775752350

Synopsis "Promontorio "

Thirty years of the Portuguese architectural powerhouse behind Harvard Square's new theaterThis publication surveys the projects of Portuguese architectural firm Promontorio from the past 30 years. Formed in 1990 as an experimental studio, the full-service firm has grown into a team of 50 architects, planners, landscape architects, interior designers and graphic designers. Although Promontorio works predominantly within their country of origin, it casts a wide net, geographically and functionally speaking, developing projects across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the US that serve a diverse roster of needs--from schools, museums and cultural institutions to housing, offices, hotels and retail. The practice is distinguished by its penchant for sharp lines and concrete, as emblematized by the Egyptian consulate building in Lisbon (2017), AC Marriott Portsmouth Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (2017) and Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge (2021, with Merge Architects).

Kenneth Frampton

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Kenneth Frampton (1930) studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London and has been a professor at universities around the world. Author of numerous books and essays on the history and theory of architecture, among them is his famous Critical History of Modern Architecture (1980), as well as his more recent Studies on Tectonic Culture (1995) and the collection of essays Labour, Work and Architecture (2002). In 2018, he was awarded for his professional career with the Golden Lion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale.

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