Mimesis Lynch Architects
Mimesis Lynch Architects by Patrick Lynch is a polemical monograph published by Artifice books on architecture in 2015. This 223-page work presents the creative processes of one of London’s notable architectural practices, exploring its theoretical and cultural context. The book highlights the diverse range of projects undertaken by Lynch architects, from large urban buildings to product design and academic research.
Readers will find essays by Patrick Lynch, Peter Carl, and Alexandra Stara that situate the practice’s recent buildings alongside earlier projects, emphasizing a tradition of decorum and urban depth. The texts delve into the relevance of the classical concept of mimesis in modern culture, examining how memory, history, and typology influence contemporary architectural thought. Additionally, Mimesis addresses the importance of physical creative work and craft in design, advocating for a poetics of Civic Architecture.
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Mimesis is a polemical monograph that presents the creative processes of one of London’s most critically acclaimed architectural practices in its theoretical and cultural context. The work of Lynch architects is remarkably diverse for a relatively small practice, ranging from large urban buildings to product design and academic research. Essays by Patrick Lynch, Peter Carl and Alexandra Stara situate the practice’s recent buildings in London’s Victoria Street alongside their earlier projects within a tradition of decorum and urban depth. The texts establish the continuing relevance of the classical concept of mimesis in modern culture, and reveal the communicative role that memory, history and typology play in the contemporary architectural imagination. Mimesis also explores the vital role that physical creative work and craft play in design, recovering the critical grounds for a poetics of Civic Architecture.
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