1st Edition
Aalto, Utzon, Fehn Three Paradigms of Phenomenological Architecture
By Roger Tyrrell
Copyright 2018
246 Pages
152 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
152 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
152 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the work of three seminal Nordic architects - Alvar Aalto, Jørn Utzon and Sverre Fehn - from a phenomenological perspective, utilising the methodology of 'paradigm' (or 'in the manner of''). Roger Tyrrell explains how the approach of each architect is defined by the three sub-frames of the paradigm: that of the ‘origin’ ( arche ), that of ‘revealing’ ( techne ), and... Read more
Foreword Juhani Pallasmaa. Preface. 1. Of Beneath the Table. 2. Of Phenomenology and Paradigm. 3. Alvar Aalto - The Sophisticated Shaman. 4. Jørn Utzon - The Theoroi. 5. Sverre Fehn - The Storyteller. 6. Of Commonalities, Distinctions, and Speculations. Notes. Index.
Biography
Roger Tyrrell is a principal lecturer in architecture at the University of Portsmouth, School of Architecture, UK, an adjunct associate professor in architecture at the University of Aalborg in Denmark, and co-director of the Jørn Utzon Research Network. Roger is also the director of CHORA (www.chora.uk.com), an international consultancy company that strives to reconnect academia with creative practice.
