Dirty Old River - by Tom Emerson (Paperback)

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A collection of essays by British architect Tom Emerson.
About the Author: Tom Emerson is cofounder of the London-based firm 6a architects and professor of architecture and design in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zürich.
168 Pages
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A collection of essays by British architect Tom Emerson.

Dirty Old River brings together twelve essays penned by Tom Emerson over the past two decades. Written on very different occasions as contributions to books or articles in magazines, they explore a wide range of topics through the lens of architecture. The book's title is borrowed from the British rock band The Kinks' cult song "Waterloo Sunset" to symbolize a journey through the interweaving of culture, imagination, and the built environment.

Naturally, Emerson writes about architecture: how it is designed, drawn, and built. Yet he also turns his attention to other, wider fields, from the transformation of materials to the nuances of human creativity, the explosive early works of his celebrated fellow architect Frank O. Gehry, and the intimate craftsmanship behind the literary spaces of French writer Georges Perec.

Emerson's unique approach to writing is often inspired by sideways glances and disciplines beyond architecture. He offers a new perspective on how things are made, why they take shape the way that they do, and what these processes reveal about humanity.

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"The textured, literate essay collection Dirty Old River (Park Books) by the architect Tom Emerson includes a welter of aperçues, including a fascinating rumination on the meaning of Milton Keynes as well as a claim for Frank Gehry's early domestic buildings to represent the spirit of Los Angeles."

-- "Engelsberg Ideas, Books of the Year 2025"

About the Author

Tom Emerson is cofounder of the London-based firm 6a architects and professor of architecture and design in the Department of Architecture at ETH Zürich. Sarah Handelman is a London-based author and editor.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.4 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 168

Genre: Non-Classifiable

Publisher: Park Publishing (WI)

Format: Paperback

Author: Tom Emerson

Language: English

Street Date: May 30, 2025

TCIN: 1006898690

UPC: 9783038604044

Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-0426

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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