The Corporate Villa

The Corporate Villa

The author discusses the history of the suburban office building, and then analyzes it in terms of its potential relationship to the classical Roman or Palladian villa. He proposes a new kind of villa/office that he believes will bring urbanity to the suburbs in a new context; the article contains a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Design quarterly (Minneapolis, Minn.) Minn.), 1987-01, Vol.135 (135), p.1-31
1. Verfasser: Koetter, Fred
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brick buildings
Cities
Farm buildings
Gardens
Office buildings
Office parks
Public buildings
Residential buildings
Suburbs
Workplaces
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Zusammenfassung:The author discusses the history of the suburban office building, and then analyzes it in terms of its potential relationship to the classical Roman or Palladian villa. He proposes a new kind of villa/office that he believes will bring urbanity to the suburbs in a new context; the article contains a detailed case study of the Codex World Headquarters Building, Canton Massachusetts by Fred Koetter.
ISSN:0011-9415
2325-5358
DOI:10.2307/4091174