Hill, Jonathan, 1958-

Actions of architecture : architects and creative users / Jonathan Hill. - vii, 222 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-217) and index.

The reader/viewer/user's guide -- The role of the user -- The passive user -- From the reactive user to the creative user -- The creative user -- Montage after shock -- The montage of fragments -- The montage of gaps -- The institute of illegal architects -- Weather architecture (Berlin1929-1930, Barcelona 1986-, Barcelona 1999-) -- White on white -- Electromagnetic weather -- The subject is matter -- Turning a wall in to a window.

Drawing on the work of a wide range of architects, artists and writers, this volume considers the relations between the architect and the user, which it compares to the relations between the artist and viewer and the author and reader.

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Architects--Public relations
Architects and patrons.
Communication in architectural design.

NA1996 / .H55 2003

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