Yona Friedman: ROOFS. Local Materials, Simple Technology, Sophisticated Ideas

Title: Yona Friedman: ROOFS. Local Materials, Simple Technology, Sophisticated Ideas
Published by: Quodlibet, Macerata
Release Date: 2020
Contributors: Andrea BOCCO
Genre: architecture, urbanism / építészet, urbanisztika
Pages: 440
ISBN13: 978-88-229-0322-8

13500 HUF

 

Gleaned from texts written from the 1970s onwards, this volume collects practical information on the construction of roofs and shelters that were intended to meet the material needs of impoverished peoples in the Global South. It is representative of architect Yona Friedmans foresight in those years, as he had already decided to focus his interventions on how to include the inhabitants in the design of their habitat and dwellings. Besides being tested for UNESCO, Friedmans manuals include essential blackboard sketches. Ultimately, Roofs highlights the fact that the various issues facing modern cities are the result of irresponsible attitudes towards our planet.