Eric Owen Moss: Leading Architest (Leading Architects of the World)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1864707135 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Provides in-depth analysis of Eric Owen Moss' philosophical and engineered solutions to architecture and design, often representing paradigm shifts in focusCovers projects from around the world, including China, Finland, United States, Russia, Mexico and across EuropeTraces the forty-year career of this prolific industry leader, and presents works with detailed descriptions, accompanied by sketches, diagrams, plans and photographs in full color throughoutThe work of Eric Owen Moss Architects is about making it new and the aspiration to uncover new ways to think, to feel, to see, and to understand architecture and this essential concept is the departure point for Eric Owen Moss Architects. Spanning four decades, Eric Owen Moss Architects has designed a variety of award-winning buildings that continue to re-shape the discourse of international architecture. The Eric Owen Moss office works across a range of typologies and continues to educate through prolific engagement, including master planning, building designs, exhibits, lectures, publications, and teaching around the world.. This book delves into how the firm is fascinated both by individual buildings, and that evolving inter-relationship between building and city, and the interrogation of that urban/building exchange in a search/research of alternative design tactics, methods, and techniques
He holds Masters Degrees in Architecture from both the University of California at Berkeley, College of Environmental Design and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. In 2014, Moss was featured as a Game Changer in Metropolis Magazine, inducted into the National Academy, and received a PA Award for a master plan to revitalize an abandoned rail yard in Albuquerque, New Mexico. . He received the AIA/LA
. In 2016, Moss received the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art. Moss has held teaching positions at major universities around the world including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and the Royal Academy in Copenhagen. Brunner Memorial Prize, recognizing a distinguished history of architectural design. He holds Masters Degrees in Architecture from both the University of California at Berkeley, College of Environmental Design and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. He received the AIA-LA Educator of the Year in 2006, and the Most Admired Educator Award from the Design Futures Council in 2013. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles. Moss has been a longtime professor at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and served as its director from 2002 to 2015. He received the AIA/LA Gold Medal in 2001, and was a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award fro