Bøger af Martin Rajnis

A complete survey of the conceptual and material evolution of a Czech architectural firmMartin Rajnis Architecture Guild ranks among the most unique of Czech architectural studios. The firm was founded by Czech architect and author Martin Rajnis (born 1944), whose path led from the renowned SIAL studio in Liberec through independent international commissions to a four-year sailing journey around the world, on which he reached the revelation that he "doesn't want to keep pouring concrete"--whereupon he turned toward the creation of ingenious wooden buildings and constructions, among them the unique post office on Mount Snězka; the Gulliver airship at the Prague art center DOX; and numerous towers and domestic residencies that accent the need for beauty, playfulness, and life in harmony with nature. Alongside photographic documentation, this 528-page volume also presents selected unbuilt projects and the sources of their inspiration.

A Czech architect contemplates a return to nature in his approach to building designAt the age of 70, the Czech architect and author Martin Rajnis (born 1944) embarked on a four-year journey around the world, during which he studied the buildings of various nations and cultures, and a range of natural landscapes. He returned from this sojourn as the exponent and theorist of a new "natural architecture"; in fact, his buildings had already begun to shift in materials and aesthetics from steel and concrete to "naturalistic" wood, stone and glass, resulting in a number of experimental and organically shaped structures. Complementing the monumental Martin Rajnis Architecture Guild volume, this autobiography recounts his thoughts and memories, looking back on his personal and professional life and contemplating his future in light of his new organicist vision of architecture.

This volume presents sketches of both realized and unrealized designs by the Czech architect Martin Rajnis (born 1944), accompanied by Rajnis' personal reflections on the field of contemporary architecture and his life and working methods.