02379cam a2200265 i 4500 14291 14291 OSt 20260304131029.0 221012s2023 enka b 001 0 eng 9781032245386 (paperback) 22819150 pcc NA680 .L84 2023 724/.6 23/eng/20221109 Luna, Rafael, 1984- author. A language of contemporary architecture : an index of topology and typology / by PRAUD, Rafael Luna and Dongwoo Yim. 344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. "As a way to understand the contemporary project in architecture, this book provides an index of ideas, theories, projects, and definitions that string into a methodology for evaluating the contemporary language of architecture described as "contemporism" through a review of topology (form) and typology (system and elements). The contemporary project has been trying to answer the post-modern question of how to move beyond modernism through a thread of architectural styles that tried to respond to deficiencies from the modern promise and contextual changes. Yet, the question remains, should this ongoing struggle to move beyond modernism be a stylistic battle? Has the present architectural practice ever left the modernist tendencies, and is there a structure for a contemporary language in architecture? This book presents a collection of highly illustrated projects that have worked under these parameters to break away from modernism in order to present a holistic integration of topology and typology as a language for 'contemporism'. The index is illustrated with individual spreads, which can be read sequentially or independently and encourages the reader to make their own connections. It also includes interviews and contributions from Toyo Ito, Anthony Vidler, Ben van Berkel, Christian Kerez and Greg Lynn. This book is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students in architecture"-- Architecture, Modern 20th century Themes, motives. Architecture, Modern 21st century Themes, motives. Architecture, Modern 20th century Philosophy. Architecture, Modern 21st century Philosophy. Yim, Dongwoo, author. ddc 0 0 ddc 0 724_000000000000000__6 0 BMSCA BMSCA GEN 2025-12-16 0 724/.6 AR-UG5183 2026-02-10 00:00:00 2026-02-10 UG