Towards a Draped Architecture: Theatricality, Virtuosity, and Ambiguity in Contemporary Architecture

Açalya Allmer
Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/724533180

 

The book examines the notion of drapery as a metaphor for the billowing surfaces of contemporary architecture emphasizing: its theatrical and festive character; its simultaneous attempt to create ambiguity and curiosity; and its relationship to concepts like autonomy, opacity, and permanency. Finally, it examines how drapery becomes an important means of displaying and celebrating technological virtuosity. 

 

PhD Dissertation title: Ac̦alya Kiyak. Towards a Draped Architecture: An Examination of Theatricality, Virtuosity, and Ambiguity in the Recent Works of Frank O. Gehry, and Others
Completed: 2005
Supervisor: David Leatherbarrow

Other Books by Açalya Allmer

• Sinemekan - Sinemada Mimarlik. Varlik Yayinlari, 2010 (in Turkish)