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Lars Lerup's conceptual explorations as a designer and thinker have been inspired by philosophers and artists from Foucault to Beckett. Lerup's furniture designs elude consumer culture. They conform neither to what is commonly understood as useful nor to what is typically regarded as necessary. They question the assumed functions of furniture and, at the same time, their assigned place in space. His pieces interrogate their roles and positions...

Routinely dismissed as 'mere sprawl', the suburban city is the black hole of recent urbanism, absorbing human energy and resources but seldom revealing the principles of its operation.For the past 20 years Lars Lerup has explored Houston as its prototype. In this book he broadly approaches this complex conurbation so as to develop a vocabulary to interpret its urban forms. Loved by its inhabitants, defined by huge potential and difficult probl...

This book explores the numerous counterpoints between the two projects, their relevance as part of Houston's distinctive architectural landscape, and the architect's commitment to creating space to view and celebrate art.

Der schwedisch-amerikanische Architekt Lars Lerup zeigt sich in seinen Texten weniger als theoretischer Denker, sondern vielmehr als aufmerksamer Sammler. Er beobachtet und analysiert seine städtische Umgebung und deren Gegebenheiten sehr genau, um das Ergebnis dann seiner Theorie über die moderne Stadt hinzuzufügen. Die 14 Texte in Lerups neuem Buch sind unabhängig voneinander entstanden, bilden aber ein in sich zusammenhängendes Ganzes. Sie ...

Dopo la Città, non è una profezia, ne uno scenario apocalittico, ma la lucida riflessione dell'autore, uno dei più interessanti architetti e ricercatori del mondo accademico statunitense e internazionale. La città oltre i nostri sensi, i nostri stati d'animo, i nostri stessi modi di essere è fuori moda. La metropoli e la periferia hanno superato il concetto di città. I nuovi materiali da costruzione sono non-materiali: energia, comunicazioni, ...

In an intellectually far-ranging yet intensely personal manner, Lerup moves from contemplation of the form and philosophical implications of the Pantheon to a discussion of how Levittown residents seek and create community.