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Patrick Berger - Animal?
Patrick Berger - Animal?
Author | Patrick Berger |
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Publisher | Les Presses Du Reel |
ISBN | 9782840666981 |
Idea Code | 14159 |
A manifesto for an organic architecture that provides a new reading of Parisian architect Patrick Berger’s proposal for the Canopy of Les Halles in Paris, this publication also delves into the main research and experiments he has undertaken. By comparing architectural and biological structures in an examination of early human constructions with those found in nature, and by placing them on the same level, Berger suggests that the notion of economy is key to manifestations of organic life. The optimisation of materials, productive energy and environmental advantages or constraints together yield a singular geometry for each species and situation – or urban context.
156 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 23 cm, pb, English |
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