The Structure of Modernity: Edvard Ravnikar and His Quests
The Structure of Modernity: Edvard Ravnikar and His Quests
| Author | Miloš Kosec |
|---|---|
| Publisher | MAO - Museum of Architecture and Design |
| ISBN | 9789617247060 |
| Idea Code | 251028 |
The Structure of Modernity: Edvard Ravnikar and His Quests explores how architect Edvard Ravnikar grounded creativity in doubt, analysis, and critical engagement with social change. More than a figure of modernism, Ravnikar emerges as a thinker whose process reveals how architects shape the world through drawing, space, and reflection. The book gathers new research that shifts attention from his built works to his methods, highlighting five pivotal aspects of his practice—from innovative memorial designs and the synthesis of modernism and tradition to radical urban proposals and experimental housing pedagogy. It also examines the stewardship of his archive and the contemporary condition of his built legacy.
| 258 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 24 cm, pb, Slovenian/English |
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