Legocentrism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4364766 |
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| Authors | David Larocca (0000-0001-5863-9833, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-89 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Senses and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-8927 • E-ISSN: 1745-8935 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17458927.2017.1268824 |
| OpenAlex | W4234149357 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Among discernable trends in contemporary architecture, a salient one continues to be what might be called a “building-block” aesthetic. Despite radical increases in the efficiency of buildings – from the digital modeling that makes new modes of structural engineering possible to the LEED certificates that ratify credentials of environmental soundness – we seem, in the midst of these advances, to be witnessing an almost regressive aesthetic in the design of the buildings themselves. But what are the sources, meanings, and prospects for a contemporary look that appears to court nostalgia? Of course, as with so many things, we may be unable to see what lies before us: that these structures do, in fact, resemble a child’s playthings. Yet, to what end? In this essay, I take a closer look at some of these building-block buildings with an eye toward assessing and suggesting a reading of their significance
Aesthetics · Architectural engineering · Art · Block (permutation group theory · Epistemology · Linguistics · Political science · Reading (process · Salient · Sociology · Soundness · Visual arts · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · Law · Philosophy · Architecture
| Highly cited | No |
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