The Delos Symposia and Doxiadis

Par : Mantha Zarmakoupi, Simon Richards
    • Nombre de pages503
    • PrésentationBroché
    • FormatGrand Format
    • Poids1.345 kg
    • Dimensions16,5 cm × 24,0 cm × 3,5 cm
    • ISBN978-3-03778-762-5
    • EAN9783037787625
    • Date de parution15/09/2024
    • ÉditeurLars Müller Publishers
    • PréfacierEvangelos Pistiolis

    Résumé

    The Delos Symposia (1963-1975) were a groundbreaking series of events created by Constantinos A. Doxiadis, dedicated to rethinking and reshaping the built environment. The Symposia took place yearly aboard a ship in the Aegean Sea and concluded at the ancient island-city of Delos, where influential figures - including Buckminster Fuller, Margaret Mead, Arnold Toynbee, Barbara Ward and Doxiadis's key collaborator Jaqueline Tyrwhitt - would convene in the theater to address demographic, infrastructural and environmental issues.
    This book explores the history and legacy of these meetings : their ideals, how they fed into Doxiadis's urban planning projects and their relevance for debates on ecology and design today.
    The Delos Symposia (1963-1975) were a groundbreaking series of events created by Constantinos A. Doxiadis, dedicated to rethinking and reshaping the built environment. The Symposia took place yearly aboard a ship in the Aegean Sea and concluded at the ancient island-city of Delos, where influential figures - including Buckminster Fuller, Margaret Mead, Arnold Toynbee, Barbara Ward and Doxiadis's key collaborator Jaqueline Tyrwhitt - would convene in the theater to address demographic, infrastructural and environmental issues.
    This book explores the history and legacy of these meetings : their ideals, how they fed into Doxiadis's urban planning projects and their relevance for debates on ecology and design today.