BIROURI
igloobest l birouri din românia
din România
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Cl`dirile de birouri, marc` a func]ion`rii organismului economic, devin [i gest cultural acolo unde arhitec]ii trec dincolo de \mbr`carea \n materiale standard [i detalii de furnizor a unor volume banale rezultate din coeficien]i urbanistici. Condi]ie pe care credem c` toate cele 17 cl`diri din acest album o \ndeplinesc. Aceast` carte nu dore[te s` alimenteze conflictele urbane latente sau deschise dintre cei conservatori [i cei care promoveaz` \nnoirea cu orice pre]. Dimpotriv`, inten]ia sa declarat` este aceea de a ar`ta c`, de[i mult \n urma altor ]`ri europene, [i \n România exist` realiz`ri de calitate pentru acest program de arhitectur`. Tocmai \n acest scop abordarea noastr` este – deliberat – una strict arhitectural`, impactul urban al construc]iilor selectate aici nef`când \n mod explicit obiectul acestei c`r]i. Multe alte cl`diri de birouri ar fi putut participa la selec]ia noastr`, dar stadiul de execu]ie nu a f`cut posibil acest lucru. Cu siguran]`, dac` aceast` carte ar fi ap`rut peste [ase luni, lucrurile ar fi ar`tat altfel, dinamica segmentului fiind cu totul remarcabil`. Dar volumul al doilea va l`muri probabil cât se poate de clar [i acest lucru.
Office buildings, symbols of a functioning economic system, can also be cultural gestures if their architects go further than the simple dressing up in standard materials and technical details of the bland structures designed purely according to planning regulations – something I believe all 17 buildings in this album have achieved. This book is not meant to feed the latent or open urban conflict between city conservationists and advocates of renewal at any cost. On the contrary, its declared intention is to show that, though a long way behind other European countries, high quality architecture of this type also exists in Romania. Precisely for this reason, therefore, we have deliberately adopted a strictly architectural approach, and the urban impact of the buildings chosen is not explicitly dealt with in this book. Many other office buildings could also have featured in our selection if they had already reached completion. Clearly, if this book were to appear six months later, things would be different knowing the fast pace of developments in this field. The second volume no doubt will follow up on these new additions to architecture in Bucharest.