Confessions

Confessions captures Jan Kaplicky 's professional views on the future of architecture and his personal observations and reflections on society, design, politics and beauty. This book is a tour de force of words and images, packed full of innovative buildings and design ideas. It provides a fascinating insight into the creative process of one of the most innovative architects working in Britain today.

• Lavishly illustrated with photographs and sketches that cover a wide range of topics
• Images are accompanied by stimulating and thought-provoking text.

Compelling reading for anyone working in architecture who'll find Kaplicky 's account of their profession amusing, fair, and inspiring.

In "Confessions of an Architect" vermittelt Kaplicky seine berufliche Ansichten über die Zukunft der Architektur und seine ganz persönlichen Beobachtungen und Gedanken über Gesellschaft, Design, Politik und Schönheit. Dieses Buch gewährt dem Leser einen seltenen Einblick in die Gedanken Kaplickys, der hier die Auswirkungen der Architektur in einem weiter gefassten Kontext des modernen sozialen Lebens betrachtet. Seine Schriften enthalten eine Fülle von innovativen Bau- und Designideen - eine wahre Fundgrube für jeden Architekten. Durch die attraktive Mischung von Bildern und eindrucksvollen Beobachtungen wird dieses Buch zu einer spannenden Lektüre. Großzügig illustriert mit Fotos und Entwurfzeichnungen, die einen großen Themenbereich abdecken. CONFESSIONS.

PRINCIPLES.

Freedom /
Creativity /
Vision /
Plasticity /
Beauty /
Poetry /
Elegance /
Sensuality /
Sexuality /
People /
Colour.

ARCHITECTURE.

New Profession /
Europe /
Social Factor /
Culture /
Politics /
From Above /
Distance /
Evolution /
Kitsch /
Eco /
Green Space /
Structure /
Material /
Plant /
Detail.

PROCESS.

Process /
Influences /
Dialogue /
Anonymous Creators /
Confusion /
Food + Drink /
Tools /
Brain + Machine /
Research + Testing -
1000 + 1 People /
Diary /
Sketch /
Drawing /
Photomontage /
Model + Mock-Up /
Design /
Architecture.

LIFE.

Life /
In My lifetime /
Josef Kaplicky /
Jirina Kaplicka /
1937 -
2001 /
Today /
Future /
Last Word.

BIOGRAPHY. "...an inspiring book of colorful images and insightful commentary..." (Dutch, 1 July 2002)

Jan Kaplicky was a world-renowned Neofuturistic Czech architect who spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom. He was the leading architect behind the innovative design office, Future Systems.

Confessions offers an insight into the mind of Future Systems architect Jan Kaplicky - his ideas, opinions and sources of inspiration. It is a book about an architectural life, private and professional. Written and selected by the architect himself, it is a highly personal account that avoids the speculations and intellectualisations of critical theory. This is a collection of comments on architects, architecture, design, politics, beauty, people and the future and will give architects stimulus about workings of practice, building and design. With an equal balance of images and textual observations, it is both visually and mentally engaging, and its spontaneous, honest style makes it accessible to a wide audience.