gta papers #3
Founding Myths
L. Stalder, T. Avermaete, Et al

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On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta) addressed the problem of beginnings – in its own history as well as in architecture in general – and in particular the role of founding myths.

Architecture, Magazine
Description
Founding in the double sense of the word naturally plays an important role in architecture. But also the history and theory of architecture seem to particularly require the idea of a foundation, a beginning. As the recurring recourse in architecture to the primitive hut or the three Vitruvian principles of firmness, utility and beauty (firmitas, utilitas, venustas) shows, myths occupy an important place in professional discourse.
144 pages
Paperback, 21x30 cm
English
gta Verlag, ISBN 9783856764005