{"title":"Sigfried Giedion","description":"\u003cp\u003eSigfried Giedion’s works explore the dynamic interplay between technological innovation and architectural form, offering profound insights into the modern built environment. His writings illuminate the evolution of mechanisation and its influence on design, reflecting a deep engagement with both engineering and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking analysis that bridges the worlds of \u003cem\u003eengineering\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003earts\u003c\/em\u003e, delving into the ways space, time, and technology shape the visual and functional language of architecture. Giedion’s contributions remain essential for those interested in the intellectual foundations of modern architecture and urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"space-time-and-architecture-by-sigfried-giedion-9780674030473","title":"Space, Time and Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA milestone in modern thought, \u003ci\u003eSpace, Time and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e has been reissued many times since its first publication in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages. In this revised edition of Mr. Giedion's classic work, major sections have been added and there are 81 new illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters on leading contemporary architects have been greatly expanded. There is new material on the later development of Frank Lloyd Wright and the more recent buildings of Walter Gropius, particularly his American Embassy in Athens. In his discussion of Le Corbusier, Mr. Giedion provides detailed analyses of the Carpenter Center at Harvard University, Le Corbusier's only building in the United States, and his Priory of La Tourette near Lyons. There is a section on his relations with his clients and an assessment of his influence on contemporary architecture, including a description of the Le Corbusier Center in Zurich (designed just before his death), which houses his works of art. The chapters on Mies van der Rohe and Alvar Aalto have been brought up to date with examples of their buildings in the sixties. There is an entirely new chapter on the Danish architect Jorn Utzon, whose work, as exemplified in his design for the Sydney Opera House, Mr. Giedion considers representative of post-World War II architectural concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA new essay, \u003cem\u003eChanging Notions of the City\u003c\/em\u003e, traces the evolution of the structure of the city throughout history and examines current attempts to deal with urban growth, as shown in the work of such architects as José Luis Sert, Kenzo Tange, and Fumihiko Maki. Mr. Sert's Peabody Terrace is discussed as an example of the interlocking of the collective and individual spheres. Finally, the conclusion has been enlarged to include a survey of the limits of the organic in architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432620081388,"sku":"9780674030473","price":109.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674030473.jpg?v=1774555197"},{"product_id":"mechanization-takes-command-by-sigfried-giedion-9780816690435","title":"Mechanization Takes Command","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1948, \u003cem\u003eMechanization Takes Command\u003c\/em\u003e is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly line, tractors, ovens, and \"comfort\" as defined by advancements in furniture design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463593378028,"sku":"9780816690435","price":73.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780816690435-mechanization-takes-command.jpg?v=1775035000"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sigfried-giedion.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}