KONRAD WACHSMANNS TELEVISION

In this provocative intellectual biography, architectural historian Mark Wigley makes the surprising claim that the thinking behind modernist architect Konrad Wachsmanns legendary projects was dominated by the idea of television. While architecture is typically e mbarrassed by television, preferring to act as if it never happened, Wachsmann fully embraced it. Investigating the archives of one of the most influential designers of the twentieth century, Wigley scrutinizes Wachsmanns design, research, and teaching, closely r eading a suc...[Read more]