Lotus 6 An International Review of Contemporary Architecture

Bruno Alfieri (ed.)

LOTUS 6 – An International Review of Contemporary Architecture – Rivista Internationale dell’architettura d’oggi – Revue internationale de l’architecture contemporaine

Venice, Alfieri, 1969. 279 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition. Previous owners name on the first page.

Text in Italian, French and English. Richly illustrated with black-and-white photographs, architectural drawings and sketches.

An early issue of the architectural Lotus magazine.With contributions from renowned architects and theorists such as Louis Kahn, Arata Isozaki, Oswald Mathias Ungers, James Stirling, and others, this volume offers multifaceted review to the architectural projects of its day. This issue also includes the unique perspectives of Italian architects and urban planners like Giancarlo De Carlo and Leonardo Benevolo, reflecting on the cultural and social responsibilities of architecture in a rapidly changing world. Features is also Abraham Rogatnicks somewhat provocative essay The Decline and Fall of the Architectural Profession in North-America.

The dust jacket illustration features a drawing by Louis Kahn.