{"product_id":"architecture-means-and-ends-vittorio-gregotti-9780226307589","title":"Architecture, Means and Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003eVittorio Gregotti--the architect of Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, Milan's Arcimboldi Opera Theater, and Lisbon's Centro Cultural de Belém, among many other noted constructions--is not only a designer of international repute but an acclaimed theorist and critic. \u003ci\u003eArchitecture, Means and Ends \u003c\/i\u003eis his practical and imaginative reflection on the role of the technical aspects of architectural design, both as part of the larger process of innovation and in relation to the mythic opposition between vision and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving the seemingly irreconcilable concerns of aesthetics, meaning, and construction, \u003ci\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeans and Ends \u003c\/i\u003ereflects Gregotti's overarching claim that buildings always have a symbolic, cultural content. In this book, he argues that by making symbolic expression a primary objective in the design of a project, the designer will produce a practical aesthetic as well as an ethical solution. \u003ci\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeans and Ends \u003c\/i\u003eembraces that philosophy and will appeal to those, like Gregotti, working at the intersections of the history of design, art criticism, and architectural theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vittorio Gregotti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226307581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226307589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Vittorio Gregotti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447600296191,"sku":"9780226307589","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d58e0d53-192d-4161-8588-029301ef6080.jpg?v=1777233771","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/architecture-means-and-ends-vittorio-gregotti-9780226307589","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}