Four Walls And A Roof By Reinier De Graaf

Four walls and a roof turns this fiction on its head offering a candid account of what it s really like to work as an architect.

Four walls and a roof by reinier de graaf.

Four walls and a roof turns this fiction on its head offering a candid account of what it s really like to work as an architect. From the corridors of wealth in london moscow and dubai to the demolished hopes of postwar social housing in new york and st. From suburban ne architecture we like to believe is an elevated art form that shapes the world as it pleases. Four walls and a roof is a collection of essays on diverse topics that affect and influence the production and process of architecture and the product itself.

Drawing on his own tragicomic experiences in the field reinier de graaf reveals the world of contemporary architecture in vivid snapshots. From the corridors of wealth in london moscow and dubai to the demolished hopes of postwar social housing in new york and st. Four walls and a roof challenges this notion presenting a candid account of what it is really like to work as an architect. Architecture we like to believe is an elevated art form that shapes the world as it pleases.

Told in sometimes serious at times situationally hilarious or straightforwardly funny. From suburban new york to the rubble of northern iraq from the corridors of wealth in london moscow and dubai to garbage strewn. Four walls and a roof challenges this notion presenting a candid account of what it is really like to work as an architect. Drawing on his own tragicomic experiences in the field reinier de graaf reveals the world of contemporary architecture in vivid snapshots.

Topics are ranging from form philosophy cities urban design politics standards etc. Perhaps the most important myth debunked is success itself.