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Jakby luksusowo A guide to the architecture of 1990s Warsaw
Mario Botta No one is born an architect
ArchiCode
“It’s kind of luxurious here!” – one could exclaim at the sight of many a Warsaw building built in the first years of political transformation. The 1990s was a decade of spectacle and representativeness, and on the other, transience and scarcity are embedded in its DNA. How not to get lost among these contradictions? A guide to the architecture of Warsaw in the 1990s introduces 94 projects commissioned or designed in that period.
Mario Botta is an astute observer of the world around him. The author of the monograph goes back to the origins of the work of this outstanding Swiss architect. In the book, he reflects on Botta’s oeuvre and delves into the intellectual discourse conducted by him, presents the ideas that accompanied Botta in his work, and takes a closer look at his projects, in which the architect escapes from superficiality and builds the value of the object through its relationship with the environment. We get to know a man who stands in opposition to contemporary, often fashionable, trends, trying to return to timeless values and eternal order.
This is a book about architecture not only for architects. ArchiCode is a journey through 72 places – from well-known public spaces (such as Regent Street in London or the Market Square in Krakow), through housing estates (for example: Za Żelazną Bramą in Warsaw, Gropiusstadt in Berlin), to famous buildings (like Pont du Gard in Provence or the airport in Hong Kong). At a time when no one was talking about urban planning, public space was being created in which smart cities strategies could be implemented. Meanwhile, in the (designed in the 1920s – 2020s) chaos of forms pushing each other in line for fame, this is proving much more difficult.
author Aleksandra Stępień-Dąbrowska series Guides graphic design of the series and volume kilku.com (Idalia Smyczyńska and Robert Zając) binding integrated number of pages 296 1st edition, 1st additional printing, Warsaw 2022 ISBN 978-83-960286-8-6 price 55 PLN
other titles in series:
Spodek w Zenicie. A guide to the architecture of 1945–1989 in the Silesian province author Anna Syska ISBN 978-83-956466-1-4 | price 59 PLN
Ruch tektoniczny. A guide to the post-war architecture of the Świętokrzyskie province Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
author Kacper Kępiński ISBN 978-83-965401-6-4 | price 65 PLN
author Marek Pabich series Monographs graphic design of the series and volume Anna Piwowar hardcover number of pages 216 2nd revised edition (1st edition published by NIAiU), Warsaw 2021 ISBN 978-83-956466-3-8 price 55 PLN
author Czesław Bielecki graphic design Kotbury softcover number of pages 384 1st edition, Warsaw 2021 ISBN 978-83-962825-5-2 price 69 PLN
Archiculture Notes Practices and inspirations. North Rhine-Westphalia. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Archikultura means culture of space and is the Polish equivalent of the German term Baukultur. The series “Archiculture Notes” presents the architectural and urban culture of European cities and towns. The authors trace the practical translation of the principles contained in the document called the Davos Declaration. It points the way for conducting research on the value of the architecture of selected European regions. The volume describes good Baukultur practices from two German regions and gives examples of cities that are valued for their innovative approach to their own development and for reconciling the challenges of modernity with the requirement of historical continuity. edited by Katarzyna Domagalska series Archiculture Notes graphic design of the series and volume kilku.com (Idalia Smyczyńska and Robert Zając) softcover number of pages 240 1st edition, Warsaw 2022 ISBN 978-83-965401-4-0 price 50 PLN