{"product_id":"totems-selected-essays-on-architecture-9783038604624","title":"Totems: Selected Essays on Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Irénée Scalbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Park Publishing (WI)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Park Publishing (WI)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays by London-based architect Ir�n�e Scalbert.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTotems\u003c\/i\u003e brings together ten texts by architect, historian, and critic Ir�n�e Scalbert. Written between 2001 and 2025, they reflect nearly three decades of critical engagement with architecture and its cultural contexts. Ranging in length and register--from concise meditations to extended analytical essays--the collection captures the evolution of Scalbert's thinking as a critic, teacher, and participant in architectural discourse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Organized thematically into sections on buildings, cities, and the environment, \u003ci\u003eTotems \u003c\/i\u003etraces a loosely autobiographical arc. Earlier pieces echo Scalbert's formative years in London during a period of architectural ferment are marked by the work of James Stirling and Norman Foster, influential figures from Europe such as Aldo Rossi, as well as his close association with a generation of contemporaries, including Peter St John (Caruso St John Architects), and Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald (6a architects). Later texts expand outward, both geographically and conceptually, as Scalbert brings a speculative and at times personal lens to questions of urbanism, nature, and meaning in contemporary architecture.","brand":"Park Publishing (WI)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891005800599,"sku":"9783038604624","price":2483.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783038604624.webp?v=1781182028","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/totems-selected-essays-on-architecture-9783038604624","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}