I came across this book on the internet as being described 'A Social Philosophy of Buttresses', and it captured my imagination to if there is a support system we rely on. Is this the government, the law, human instinct, goodwill or simply desire. The gothic revolution of structure and construction brought flying buttresses, the pointed arch and towering Cathedrals. The 20th century brought us the Eiffel tower, engineered bridges and the birth of the skyscraper. I came to consider were will the 21st and 22nd century leave us. Will the spirit of Archigram come true, will Rem Khoolhaas become the new Corbusier. With the Burj Dubai as good as complete what will the new 'new' be. Skyscrapers can continue for ever, but this is predictable and boring. I would like to see inflatable and floating shelters, fold out and collapsable housing, transforming and transportable community centers. What will be our new support system..... I would like an architecture that I can wear as my skin, personal and unique to me, recyclable within an instant and free of any ties or structure! The new structure is no structure!
The Book will be launched at Storefront for art and architecture, Jan/Feb 2010. The Book is written by Celine Condorelli and published by Sternberg Press.
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