TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spiller,Neil
TI  - Architecture and surrealism: a blistering romance 
SN  - 9780500343203
AV  - NX460.5.S8 S65 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Thames & Hudson
KW  - Modern movement (Architecture)
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Surrealism
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-251) and index
N2  - In a world where 'smart' objects can talk to each other         and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the         conditions for contemporary design are nothing if not         surreal. The long-standing interaction between         architecture and Surrealism is being reinvigorated by the         technological paradigm shift that makes the protocols,         concepts and otherworldliness of Surrealism more relevant         to architects than the dogmas of architectural modernism.         This book charts the development of this fertile         relationship, revealing how these ideas are being put to         use by contemporary architects in extraordinary ways. It         opens with an introduction on the precursors of Surrealism        in the Baroque and Rococo periods, moving into the 20th         century through the Symbolists and Dadaists. The four main        chapters present the interplay between architecture and         Surrealism through the key concepts of the body, the         interior space, the house, alternative realities and the         environment. Each chapter presents a stunning spectrum of         images and features contemporary work that shows the         lasting influence of the movement. In an era of wearable         technology and big data, the fascinating possibilities for        new worlds, new buildings and new spaces are creating the         most exciting futures our architects face. Architecture         and Surrealism will show the way
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