TYPOLOGY : ROME, NEW YORK, HONG KONG, BUENOS AIRES. REVIEW NO. 2

Typology, volume 2 of the new series Christ & Gantenbein Review, presents more than 150 buildings located in Rome, New York, Hong Kong and Buenos Aires that have been analyzed by the chair of Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. This selective and subjective inventory of metropolitan and essentially anonymous 20th century building production provides a basis for urban project creation.In the second volume of the new series exploring the foundational theories and works of architects Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein, more than 150 buildings are documented through floor plans, axonometric projections, recent color photographs, and halftones. The buildings, many of them relatively unknown, were chosen in order to provide a basis for looking at metropolitan design in the twentieth century, and they show the patterns and differences found in architecture from around the world. Included is an essay that provides meaningful context for the buildings and examines how local government and zoning practices guide architecture. A powerful example of the unlimited potential for urban design, Typology offers a new point of view in municipal planning and architecture. 03 Introduction: Typology Transfer-Towards an Urban Architecture 016 Essays: Historical Insights on Hong Kong, Rome , New York and Buenos Aires. 022 Typology: Plans, Axonometrics and Descriptions 105 Photographs: Views of Hong Kong, Rome, New York and Buenos Aires. 203 Appendix: Sources, Bibliography, Imprint