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The Prodigious Builders: Notes Toward a Natural History of Architecture with Special Regard to Those Species that are Traditionally Neglected or Downright Ignored
Hardback book with dust jacket titled THE PRODIGIOUS BUILDERS.
383 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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Bernard Rudofsky
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Bernard Rudofsky (Austrian-American, 1905–1988) was an architect, curator, critic, exhibition designer, and fashion designer whose entire oeuvre was influenced by his lifelong interest in concepts about the body and the use of our senses. He is best known for his controversial exhibitions and accompanying catalogs, including Are Clothes Modern? (Museum of Modern Art [MoMA], 1944), Architecture without Architects (MoMA, 1964), and Now I Lay Me Down to Eat (Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1980). He was also famous for his mid-20th-century Bernardo sandal designs, which are popular again today.
Bernard Rudofsky (Austrian-American, 1905–1988) was an architect, curator, critic, exhibition designer, and fashion designer whose entire oeuvre was influenced by his lifelong interest in concepts about the body and the use of our senses. He is best known for his controversial exhibitions and accompanying catalogs, including Are Clothes Modern? (Museum of Modern Art [MoMA], 1944), Architecture without Architects (MoMA, 1964), and Now I Lay Me Down to Eat (Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1980). He was also famous for his mid-20th-century Bernardo sandal designs, which are popular again today.
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December 24, 2007
This is the big one! A follow up to his MoMA exhibit and book Architecture without Architects, this is far more comprehensive. Here Rudofsky is able to expand upon his point and really begin to express his general anti-cultural attitude (as perhaps expressed by the book's lengthy subtitle). Great stuff!
May 18, 2013
A great, jumbo-version of Architecture Without Architects. As I mention in my review of Commonsense Architecture: A Cross-Cultural Survey of Practical Design Principles, these two books pair together nicely.
November 30, 2010
One of my favorites!
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