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Contested symmetries and other predicaments in architecture /

Cohen, Preston Scott

Contested symmetries and other predicaments in architecture / Preston Scott Cohen. - First edition. - 173 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-168).

Foreword / Introduction: Predicaments and Surrogates -- Contested Symmetries: Palazzo Gambara -- Regular Anomalies: Villa Tauro -- Elliptical Congruencies: The Tubular Embrasure -- Inversive Projections: Taylorian Perspective Apparatus -- Projects. House on Longboat Key. House on Siesta Key. Wydra House Addition. Cornered House. Muss Corridor. Stereotomic Permutations. Stilicho Duplex. Patterns for Head Start. Addition to the Prado. Terminal Lines. Montague House. Torus House. Temporary MOMA. Wu House. Rafael Moneo -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

ISBN: 156898250X 9781568982502

LCCN: 00011301

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cohen, Preston Scott--Themes, motives.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Architecture--History--United States--20th century
Geometry in architecture
Symmetry (Art)
Geometry, Projective
Architecture--Computer-aided design.
Architecture--Computer-aided design--Italy.

LC Class. No.: NA737.C63 / A4 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 720.92