Yona Friedman/Pro Domo

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Yona Friedman

Format: Book
Pages: 318
Publisher: ACTAR
Date Published: Dec 2006
Stock Code: 59789
Binding: Hardback

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In 1958, Yona Friedman published his first manifesto on "mobile architecture" and founded GEAM (Groupe d'Etude d'Architecture Mobile), which proposed different strategies and actions geared towards the adaptation of architectural creation to modern user requirements concerning social and physical mobility. In this initial manifesto Friedman points out that architectural knowledge cannot be the exclusive property of professionals and specialists, and suggests writing guides ("manuals") which explain topics related to architecture and urban planning in clear and simple terms.

Following some recent publications that have reasserted the importance of Friedman's work, Pro Domo is "a collection of fragments of scattered topics," a set of "milestones" selected by the author himself. In his words, these highlights are not meant as a testament, nor do they form a coherent whole. Instead, they form a personal selection chosen according to their sentimental value and span a 50 year period of production dating from the foundation of GEAM.

The book includes building structure studies, urban design theories and observations on regional development, as well as design manuals for self-construction and competition projects. There are plenty of illustrations of his models and plans, including a bold and entirely sensible idea for the pedestrianisation of central Paris.