Collective Design: Alison & Peter Smithson

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Between 1973 and 1975, Alison and Peter Smithson, published a series of seven articles in Architectural Design questioning the unity of the architectural form, as well as their commitment as architects. In recognition of the inevitable cultural fragmentation of society, they question the collective dimension of their work and their relationship with the community.

Texts: Peter & Alison Smithson | Commentary: Marc-Antoine Durand, Xavier Van Rooyen | Interviews: Dirk Van Den Heuvel, Peter Murray | Translations: Francis Guevremont, Ian Monk | Graphic design: Matthieu Becker

Français / English, 192 pages + 2 bookmarks

• Avant-propos | Marc-Antoine Durand
• The collective turn | Marc-AntoineDurand & Xavier Van Rooyen | 2019
• Initiators & successors | Peter Smithson | 1973
• The violent consumer or waiting for the goodies | Alison Smithson | 1974
• Lightness of touch | Peter Smithson | 1974
• Reappraisal of concepts in urbanism | Peter Smithson | 1974
• Collective quality | Alison Smithson | 1974
• The good tempered gas man| Peter Smithson | 1975
• Making the connection | Peter Smithson | 1975
• The collective & the fragment | Dirk Van Den Heuvel • interview | 2019
• The Smithsons & AD | Peter Murray • interview | 2019

• ISBN

  9782956704805

• Title

  Collective Design: Alison & Peter Smithson

• Author

  Alison Smithson, Peter Smithson, Marc-Antoine Durand, Xavier Van Rooyen, Dirk Van Den Heuvel, Peter Murray

• Publisher

  As Found Press

• Publication year

  2019

• Binding

  Softcover

• Language

  French / English

Collective Design: Alison & Peter Smithson

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