Highbrow Magazine - architecture of normal https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/architecture-normal en The Dissonance Between Overwhelming American Landscape and Bland Architecture https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/19211-dissonance-between-overwhelming-american-landscape-and-bland-architecture <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/photography-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography &amp; Art</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 01/12/2022 - 16:40</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1architecturebook.jpg?itok=QbkFreAi"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1architecturebook.jpg?itok=QbkFreAi" width="320" height="480" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Daniel Kaven is an American artist working in architecture, painting, film and photography and a cofounder of the multidisciplinary design studio William / Kaven Architecture.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">In Kaven’s new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Normal-Colonization-American-Landscape/dp/3035624380/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11FFFZDLASAWC&amp;keywords=daniel+kaven&amp;qid=1642023569&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=daniel+kaven%2Cstripbooks%2C65&amp;sr=1-1"><em>Architecture of Normal</em></a>, he explores the dissonance between the overwhelming American landscape and the underwhelming architecture of its strip malls, fast food chains, motels and tract housing. Part travelogue, art book and architectural survey, the book charts the patterns created by reigning modes of transportation and examines how we came to accept the bland, branded boxes lining America’s streets and freeways. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Beginning with a portrait of ambulatory Native American societies and the introduction of horses by the Spanish, Kaven discusses the built environment as it has been shaped by trains, cars, planes and rockets, and looks toward a future architecture defined by autonomous cars and air taxis. This highly visual narrative includes extensive historical photography and Kaven’s own art.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Kaven’s architecture has won a number of honors, including an Architecture MasterPrize; an International Architecture Award from the European Center for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies; and several distinctions from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2architecturebook.jpg" style="height:600px; width:411px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/3architecturebook.jpg" style="height:411px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4architecturebook.jpg" style="height:411px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/5architecturebook.jpg" style="height:600px; width:403px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Highbrow Magazine</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/daniel-kaven" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">daniel kaven</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/architecture-normal" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">architecture of normal</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/american-landscape" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">american landscape</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/bland-architecture" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">bland architecture</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/stip-malls" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">stip malls</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tract-housing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">tract housing</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/fast-food-chains" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">fast food chains</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/architects" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">architects</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/buildings" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">buildings</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Editors</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographer field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Photographer:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Photos courtesy of Daniel Kaven</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">In Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:40:49 +0000 tara 10852 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/19211-dissonance-between-overwhelming-american-landscape-and-bland-architecture#comments