AMAG 44: Leopold Banchini devotes an issue of the Portuguese architecture journal AMAG to Leopold Banchini Architects, the Geneva practice known for an eclectic, unorthodox approach to building.
About This Book
AMAG gives each issue over to a single practice or a small group of them, documenting built work and projects through drawings, photography and essays in the journal's spare, consistent format. This issue turns to Leopold Banchini, whose studio treats architecture as a means of supporting unexpected ways of living together. Rather than chasing formal composition, the work values the act of construction itself, keeps to simple and economical means, and answers each site and social situation directly—an attitude that makes the practice one of the more distinctive voices in contemporary Swiss architecture.
Key Features
- A full issue dedicated to the work of Leopold Banchini Architects
- Built work and projects presented in AMAG's signature large-format layout
- Edited by AMAG founder Ana Leal, with accompanying essays
- Part of AMAG's long-running series on international practice, collected by architects as a working archive
What You'll Discover
- How a small Geneva studio pursues economy and sustainability without falling back on a signature style
- Why the practice prizes the poetry of construction over composition
- How individual buildings respond to the particular conditions of their site and community
- A practice-led view of architecture as a framework for collective life
About the Author
Leopold Banchini runs his architecture practice in Geneva, where the studio pursues an architecture of simplicity, economy and sustainability. AMAG is edited by architect Ana Leal, who founded the journal and its publishing house in Portugal.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 240 × 320 mm
- ISBN: 9789893699904
- Publisher: AMAG Publisher
Perfect For: Architects, students and collectors of AMAG following contemporary European practice, and anyone interested in economical, construction-led design.