Essays about: "Emil Kaufmann"

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1. 1. THE DESCENDANTS OF ANCESTORS

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Aron Fidjeland; [2015]
   Keywords : architecture; history; architecture history; Claude-Nicolas Ledoux; Architecture Parlant; Ledoux; Architectural Composition; Autonomy in Architecture; Emil Kaufmann;

   Abstract : The thesis project the Descendants of Ancestors explores the eccentric and strangely figurative qualities of Claude Nicolas Ledoux’s (1736-1806) architectural oeuvre.  The project focuses on Ledoux’s engravings and through careful reading (and deliberate mis-reading), transforms them into architectural characters. READ MORE