Binding: Paperback
Description: Born in Warsaw in 1926, Joseph Rykwert is one of the best - known critics and historians of architecture. One of very few writers to be awarded the RIB a's highest honour the Royal Gold Medal in 2014, and author of countless books and essays his influence over the past 60 years cannot be underestimated. In this memoir he tells for the first time of how his life's experiences shaped his working life. He addresses the dualities between which he had to navigate: Jewish/ Polish Polish/ British and later Practice/ Scholarship. He spent most of his working life between the US and UK and worked both as a designer and a writer; as such his ground - breaking ideas and work have had a major impact on the thinking of architects and designers since the 1960s and continue to do so to this day.
Title: Remembering Places: A Memoir
Author(s): Rykwert Joseph (University Of Pennsylvania Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138242470
Pages: 198 Pages
Publication Date: 7/28/2017
Category: Autobiography: Arts & Entertainment