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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Plates bright and vivid. Hardcover. English. See images for condition.

About the book >.>.> Boston has long been noted for its architectural conservatism. In this city’s built context of under- stated materials and form the architecture of Graham Gund Architects loudly proclaims that this doesn’t need to be the case Gund’s work with its aggressive formalism spirited ornament and graphic complexity has broken the Boston mold for two decades. Graham Gund draws upon the special characteristics of New England as a springboard for new architecture. In projects as diverse as arts and civic centers retail buildings housing university facilities libraries hospitals and schools this award-winning firm has produced buildings that are mindful of the local scale and material palette yet rise above the commonplace. Bold forms fenes- tration color pattern and profile come together in buildings that reflect Gund’s personal interest in contemporary art and architectural history resulting in his own idiosyncratic style. Graham Gund demonstrates his perspec- tive by relating architecture to its physical and social context. This approach is described as “situationist” design; in other words every piece of architecture has a duty to respond to the specific demands of the client the site the people who will use the building. the community at large and the budget. At the same time each structure must also incorporate the intangible: a spirit of the time a client’s fantasy a passage from a book the memory of another place. (MP)