Cohen, Preston Scott.

Contested symmetries : the architecture of Preston Scott Cohen / [editor, Mark Lamster]. - London : Laurence King, 2001. - 173 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, 1 port. ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword, Rafel Moneo. - Introduction : predicaments and surrogates. - 1. Contested symmetries : Palazzo Gambara. - 2. Regular anomalies : Villas Tauro. - 3. Elliptical congruencies : the tubular embrasure. - 4. Inversive projections : Taylorian perspective apparatus. - 5. Projects. House on Longboat key. House on Siesta key. Wydra house addition. Cornered house. Muss corridor. Stereotomic permutations. Stilicho duplex. Patterns for head start. Addition to the Prado. Terminal lines. Montague house. Torus house. Temporary moma. Wu house. - Selected bibliography, exhibitions, project and illustration credits, acknowledgments.

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Cohen, Preston Scott.


Architecture--Computer-aided design.
Architecture--Computer-aided design.--Italy
Architecture, Modern--United States--20th century--Designs and plans.
Geometry in architecture.
Symmetry (Art)

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