Techno Architecture (4x4 series)

"Techno Architecture addresses the fundamental art and craft of building in the post-machine age. Examining the recent practice in architecture that has its roots in early-twentieth-century ideals of 'machines for living', this book examines the ways in which four very different practices use technology to bring structural expression to new heights, in some cases to evoke an almost nostalgic image of the machine - in stark contrast to today's slick digital imagery.". "Featured here is the groundbreaking work of Jones, Partners: Architecture (Los Angles); RoTo (Los Angeles); TEN Arquitectos (Mexico City); and Smith-Miller + Hawkinson (New York), each of whom approach the question of the machine and the application of technology in radically different ways. From Wes Jones's overt celebration of the mechanistic to Michael Rotondi and Clark Stevens's experimentation with Native American building traditions, to Enrique Norten's technological regionalism and Laurie Hawkinson and Henry Smith-Miller's sophisticated use of components from the aerospace industry, each architect's interpretation of technology results in unexpected and entirely novel buildings."--BOOK JACKET.