Title Architectus : between order and opportunity / [edited by] Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper

Published Pt. Reyes Station, Calif. : ORO Editions ; Berkeley, Calif. : North American and international distribution, Publishers Group West, [2009] ©2009

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WATERFT ART&ARCH	720.9 Bec/Abo		AVAILABLE

Description 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 30 cm Contents Essays -- Residential -- Public Essays. Preface. Introduction : Between order and opportunity / Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper. In a special light / Lawrence Nield. Mathematical formula / Lindsay Johnston. Gallery of modern art / Tom Heneghan. A timeless modernism / Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper. Western approaches / Bill McKay. In the light of modernity / Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper -- Residential. Goetz House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Thrupp + Summers House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. McWilliam House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Clare House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Rainbow Shores, Surfside : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Swinbourne House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Tanner House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Hammond House : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Cotton Tree pilot housing project : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Clifford-Forsyth House : Auckland, New Zealand. Environmentally sustainable housing competition : Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. North Shore House : North Shore City, New Zealand. Trinity Apartments : Auckland, New Zealand. Islands, South Beach : Fremantle, Western Australia. Tetris : Auckland, New Zealand. Jenga : Auckland, New Zealand -- Public. Recreation Building, University of the Sunshine Coast : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Building : Christchuch, New Zealand. No 1 Fire Station : Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. New Lynn Community Centre : Auckland, New Zealand. AMI (Jade) Stadium : Christchurch, New Zealand. Engineering and Science Research Centre : Auckland, New Zealand. St Peter's College Technology Building : Auckland, New Zealand. Sir Peter's College Middle School : Auckland, New Zealand. The University of Auckland Population Health Complex : Auckland, New Zealand. Gallery of Modern Art : Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Auckland Grammar School gymnasium : Auckland, New Zealand. Chancellery, University of the Sunshine Coast : Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Waitakere Civic Centre : Waitakere City, New Zealand. Waitakere Central Library and Unitec facilities : Waitakere City, New Zealand. 1 Bligh Street : Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Brisbane Supreme Court and District Court : Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Albert Street Tower : Auckland, New Zealand. Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy : Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. International Criminal Courts competition (2008) : The Hague, Netherlands Summary In Architectus, Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper explore what makes this work both appealing and important. The book profiles 25 buildings from residences to public spaces to aviation and transport design with photographs, plans, sections, and details. It includes the following New Zealand buildings: Clifford Forsyth House, Auckland; North Shore House; Trinity apartments, Auckland; Tetris, Auckland; Jenga, Auckland; Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Building, Christchurch; New Lynn Community Centre; AMI (Jade) Stadium, Christchurch; Engineering and Science Research Centre, Auckland; St Peter's College Technology Building, Auckland; St Peter's College Middle School, Auckland; University of Auckland Population Health complex, Auckland; Auckland Grammar school gymnasium; Waitakere Civic Centre; Waitakere Central Library and Unitec facilities; Albert Street tower Notes Showcases the work of Architectus, an Australian and New Zealand practice of architects, urban designers, planners and interior designers and includes essays Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) Subject Architectus. Architecture -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Architecture -- Australia -- History -- 21st century. Architecture -- Australia -- History. Architecture -- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century. Architecture -- New Zealand -- History -- 21st century. Architecture -- New Zealand -- History. Author Beck, Haig. Cooper, Jackie. ISBN 0981462863 9780981462868

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