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The Significance of the Idea In the Architecture of Valerio Olgiati Paperback – July 1, 2009

by Valerio Olgiati (Author), Markus Breitschmid (Author)
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This slim ''edition architese'' volume (the fourth in the series) offers unprecedented access to one of the world's preeminent architects: Valerio Olgiati, the award-winning Swiss designer and professor at the architecture academy in Mendriso. In an engrossing interview, Olgiati discusses the social responsibility of the architect, the difference between earlier and modern generations of architects, the influence of post-modernity, and the difficulties that confront an architect as a design is built. Accented with details from some of his most notable works, the book provides a definitive overview of Olgiati's approach to the ''organic unity'' of his ''unrelentingly precise'' architectural style. Architectural historian Markus Breitschmid adds a perceptive essay.
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  1. Print length
    80 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Verlag Niggli
  4. Publication date
    July 1, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    6.61 x 0.24 x 8.82 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    3721206762
  7. ISBN-13
    978-3721206760
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Valerio Olgiati (born 1958 in Chur, Switzerland) graduated with a diploma in architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1986. He has operated architecture practices in Zurich (1988-1993), Los Angeles (1993-1995 with Frank Escher), and again in Zurich, Chur, and Flims since 1998. Since 2001, he has been Professor at the Accademia di Architettura of the Universita della Svizzera Italiana in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Olgiati's oeuvre has been published widely in international architectural journals and monographs.

Markus Breitschmid is a trained architect and architectural historian. Since 2004, he has taught architectural history, theory, and design at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verlag Niggli (July 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3721206762
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3721206760
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.61 x 0.24 x 8.82 inches

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Markus Breitschmid

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Markus Breitschmid is an internationally active architecture theorist and author. He is a professor of architecture at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech).

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