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John Wiley Looking Back In Envy by Guest editor - Jan Kaplicky
In architecture, looking back is a rerequisite to looking forward. Inspired and competent design has to be informed by a knowledge and understanding of earlier design and technology. For no one is this truism more applicable than Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems. Future Systems is well known for its futuristic work,including the highly acclaimed Media Centre at Lorda s, as well as the soon--to--be--built Selfridges department store in Birmingham. It is Kaplickya s delight and enthusiasm for 20th--century design and architecture, which have helped feed his appetite for innovative design solutions and exploring new technologies. In Looking Back in Envy, Kaplicky invites ten key architects,artists, designers and engineers of our time to choose their favourite work of the previous century. Contributors include Ron Arad, Peter Cook,Tony Hunt,Zaha Hadid and Anish Kapoor.
Editorial (Helen Castle) Jan Kaplicky -- Future Forward (Helen Castle) Ron Arad -- Work that doesna t need to answer (Edwin Heathcote) Klaus Bode -- Inspiration a par hazarda Borge Boeskov -- Inflight Design (Betsy Case) Brian Clarke -- Moving Target Peter Cook -- Clorindo Testaa s Bank of London and South America, Buenos Aires Kathryn Gustafson -- the Recurrent Ring (Nicola Kearton) A Conversation with Zaha Hadid -- A Tale of Three Cities (Iain Borden) Tony Hunt -- Ludic Landyacht (Helen Castle) Anish Kapoor Ivan Margolius -- Tatra 600--Tatraplan Multi--Source Synthesis: Engaging Pre--Engineering Technology in Chongqing, China (Battle McCarthy) Practice Profile: Gigon/Guyer (Annette LeCuyer) Building Profile: Sendai Mediatheque (Jeremy Melvin) Book Reviews. Highlights from Wiley--Academy. Site Lines (Sean Stanwick)