A Czech architect contemplates a return to nature in his approach to building design
At the age of 70, the Czech architect and author Martin Rajniš (born 1944) embarked on a four-year journey around the world, during which he studied the buildings of various nations and cultures, and a range of natural landscapes. He returned from this sojourn as the exponent and theorist of a new “natural architecture”; in fact, his buildings had already begun to shift in materials and aesthetics from steel and concrete to "naturalistic" wood, stone and glass, resulting in a number of experimental and organically shaped structures. Complementing the monumental Martin Rajniš Architecture Guild volume, this autobiography recounts his thoughts and memories, looking back on his personal and professional life and contemplating his future in light of his new organicist vision of architecture.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 6.75 x 8.75 in. / 222 pgs / 196 color / 141 tritone. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $49 ISBN: 9788074373664 PUBLISHER: KANT AVAILABLE: 3/28/2023 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR
Published by KANT. By Martin Rajniš. Text by Magdalena Šebestová.
A Czech architect contemplates a return to nature in his approach to building design
At the age of 70, the Czech architect and author Martin Rajniš (born 1944) embarked on a four-year journey around the world, during which he studied the buildings of various nations and cultures, and a range of natural landscapes. He returned from this sojourn as the exponent and theorist of a new “natural architecture”; in fact, his buildings had already begun to shift in materials and aesthetics from steel and concrete to "naturalistic" wood, stone and glass, resulting in a number of experimental and organically shaped structures. Complementing the monumental Martin Rajniš Architecture Guild volume, this autobiography recounts his thoughts and memories, looking back on his personal and professional life and contemplating his future in light of his new organicist vision of architecture.
