{"product_id":"the-architect-and-the-animal-hardcover","title":"The Architect and the Animal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKostas Tsiambaos\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spirited abecedarium-style book that shows how architects have engaged with animals as references and metaphors in modern and postmodern architecture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an examination of 26 case studies (26 different animals explored by 26 different architects, from A to Z), \u003ci\u003eThe Architect and the Animal\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates the various ways in which animals become reflective extensions of a predominantly humanistic-anthropocentric science and art, mirroring that of architecture itself. Why are animals represented and in what context? In which ways do they express critical stances against modernity? How do they relate to local myths and indigenous identities? How do they defend global cultural history and tradition? Can animals, through their silent presence, become authors of criticism and resistance both in aesthetic and cultural terms? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn modern architectural discourse, the animal was typically approached not through its various cultural or symbolic identities but as a body examined and analyzed under a formalistic scientific lens. In this edited volume, Kostas Tsiambaos goes beyond the formalistic use of animals to explore a less operative--and more meaningful--understanding of animal references and representations in twentieth century architecture. Both playful and serious, there is nothing quite like this book\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKostas Tsiambaos is Associate Professor in History \u0026amp; Theory of Architecture at the School of Architecture of the National Technical University in Athens (NTUA). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Doxiadis' Theory to Pikionis' Work.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173324669177,"sku":"9780262049696","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MFJgsrGvc39780262049696.webp?v=1767629028","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-architect-and-the-animal-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}