Fall 2005
Tues 7-10 in 901A Wurster
Professor Fernau
Department of Architecture
College of Environmental Design
University of California, Berkeley
ARCH 229X
“Ulterior Speculation: Monographs and Manifestos”
If architectural publishing in the first half of the twentieth century was characterized by the
manifesto, the second half was characterized by the monograph and the current moment by a
hybrid of the two (The turning point in the first instance it might be argued was Venturi's,
"Complexity and Contradiction," and in the second Koolhaas,’ “S,M,L,XL.” )
What makes the monograph distinct from the manifesto is that although it can take many forms
and express a wide range of intentions (from intellectual discourse to self-promotion) it is always
grounded in practice. Recently, however, the monograph has begun to be transformed into a
vehicle for design exploration if not an ideological design statement in itself.
Starting with a brief examination of the roots of the contemporary monograph in the manifestoes
of early modernism and post-modernism, the course will turn its focus to recent developments in
the monograph form, from Koolhaas to the present. The class will analyze the possibilities and
limits of grounding a discourse in practice as well as in theory. In particular, the seminar will
examine the relationship between publishing and practice in establishing the contemporary
“Dutch School.”
The course is not a survey but rather cuts a path through architectural theory that allows
individual choice and demands a close study of ideas. Consequently, the seminar compliments
thesis preparation and, or, can serve as an introduction to critical thinking in architecture.
Professional practice credit is given.
The seminar is rigorous; each student will be expected to co-lead at least one seminar on the
work and ideas of an architect as framed by their monograph. In addition there will be a number
of one to two-page written assignments. Enrollment is limited to 8-12 students. Undergraduates
accepted with the consent of the instructor.
Week 1
Tues 8/30
Week 2
Tues 9/6
Introduction / Enrollment.
reading assigned
“Word and Deed” Seminar: Monograph Critique
--Critique of monograph of choice in terms of the ideas presented,
the work included, and the graphic design of the book itself.
--Discussion on assigned reading: how to present ideas in a
monograph based on ideas in the manifesto.
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Week 3
Tues 9/13
Week 4
Tues 9/20
Week 5
Tues 9/27
Week 6
Tues 10/4
Week 7
Tues 10/11
Week 8
Tues 10/18
Week 9
Tues 10/25
Week 10
Tues 11/1
Week 11
Tues 11/8
Week 12
Tues 11/15
Week 13
Tues 11/22
“Word and Deed” Seminar: Manifesto Critique
“Towards a New Architecture,” Le Corbusier
Manifesto / Virtual Monograph
seminar / presentation with respondent
Manifesto / Virtual Monograph
seminar / presentation with respondent
“Word and Deed’ Seminar: Monograph Critique
“Complexity and Contradiction,” Venturi
Manifesto / Virtual Monograph
seminar / presentation with respondent
Contemporary Monograph Seminar
student presentation
Contemporary Monograph Seminar /
student presentation
“Word and Deed Seminar”: Manifesto-Monograph Critique
“XLMXL,” Koolhaas
Contemporary Monograph Seminar /
student presentation
Contemporary Monograph Seminar /
student presentation
Contemporary Monograph Seminar /
student presentation
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Week 14
Tues 11/29
Week 15
Tues 12/6
Contemporary Monograph Seminar /
student presentation
Oral Final: Class Dinner
Bibliography: ARCH 229X
Required text:
Conrads: Programs and manifestoes on 20th-century architecture
Ulrich Conrads / The MIT Press / Cambridge, 1964
Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Robert Venturi / Museum of Modern Art Papers on Architecture / New York, 1966
Le Corbusier: Towards A New Architecture
Le Corbusier / Holt, Rinehart, Winston / New York, 1960
Possible book list:
Aalto. Alvar Aalto Volume I, 1922-1962
Karl Fleig / Les Editions D’Architecture, Artemis / Zurich 1963
Aalto. Alvar Aalto Volume III, Projects and Final Buildings
Karl Fleig / Verlag fur Architektur Artemis / Zurich, 1978
Aalto. Alvar Aalto: in His Own Words
Goran Schildt / Rizolli / New York, 1997
Ando. Tadao Ando
St. Martin’s Press / New York, 1990
Asymptote. Asymptote: Flux
Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture / Phaidon / London, 2002
Barragan. Barragan: Space and Shadow, Walls and Colour
Daniele Pauly and Jerome Habersetzer / Birkhauser, 2002
Baumschlager & Eherle. Baumschlager & Eberle
2G # 11 / Editorial Gustav Gili / Barcelona, 1999
Breuer. Marcel Breuer, Architect: The Career and the Buildings
Isabelle Hyman / Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / New York, 2001
Colter. Mary Colter, Architect of the Southwest
Arnold Berke / Princeton Architectural Press / New York, 2002
Cutler. James Cutler
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Oscar Riera Ojeda / Rockport / Gloucester, 1997
Diebenkorn. The Art of Richard Diebenkorn
Jane Livingston / University of California Press / Berkeley, 1997
Diller + Scofidio. Blur: the Making of Nothing
Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio / Harry N. Abrams / New York, 2002
Eisenman. House X
Peter Eisenman / Rizzoli / New York, 1982
Ellwood. California Modern: the Architecture of Craig Ellwood
Neil Jackson / Princeton Architectural Press / 2001
Fehn. Sverre Fehn: Above and Below the Horizon
Nobuyuki Yoshida / Architecture and Urbanism / Tokyo, 1999
Frey. Albert Frey, Architect
Joseph Rosa / Rizzoli / New York, 1990
Gehry. Frank Gehry: Buildings and Projects
Peter Arnell and Ted Bickford / Rizzoli / New York, 1985
Goldsworthy. Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / New York, 1990
Grimshaw. Nicholas Grimshaw, Halle 3a Messe Frankfurt
Volker Fischer / Edition Axel Menges / Stuttgart, 2001
Hamzah & Yeang. Hamzah & Yeang: Ecology of the Sky
Images Publishing / Mulgrave, 2001
Herzog. Thomas Herzog: Architecture and Technology
Ingeborg Flagge / Prestel Publishing / New York, 2001
Herzog & de Meuron. Herzog & de Meuron 1978 - 2002
Architecture and Urbanism / Tokyo, 2002
Herzog & de Meuron. Herzog & de Meuron 1997 - 2002
El Croquis #109/110 / Madrid, 2002
Holl. Anchoring: Steven Holl, selected projects 1975 – 1991
Elizabeth Short / Princeton Architectural Press / New York, 1989
Holl. Steven Holl 1998 – 2002, Thought, Matter & Experience
El Croquis (#108) / Madrid, 2002
Jennings. Jim Jennings Architecture / Ten Projects: Ten Years
William Stout Publishers / San Francisco, 1998
Joy. Rick Joy: Desert Works
Princeton Architectural Press / New York, 2002
Judd. Donald Judd: Raume Spaces
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Edition Cantz / 1994
Kahn. Louis I. Kahn: complete works 1935 – 1974
H. Ronner, S. Jhaveri / Westview Press / 1977 (reprint : Birkhauser/ Basel, 1994)
Koolhaas. S, M, L, XL
Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau / Monacelli Press / 1997
Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier Oeuvre Complete volume 1: 1910-29
Le Corbusier / Les Editions D’Architecture, Artemis / Zurich, 1984
Le Corbusier. Le Corbusier, Paris – Chandigarh
Klaus – Peter Gast / Birkhauser / Basel, 2000
LOT/EK. LOT/EK: Urban Scan
Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano / Princeton Architectural Press / New York, 2002
Miller / Hull. Miller / Hull Partnership: Ten Houses
Oscar Riera Ojeda / Rockport / Gloucester, 1999
Miralles. Enric Miralles 1983-2000: Mental Maps and Social Landscapes
El Croquis / Madrid, 2002
MLTW. MLTW / Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull and Whitaker
Global Architecture #3 / Tokyo, 1970
Mockbee. Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency
Andrea Oppenheimer Dean, Timothy Hursley / Princeton Architectural Press / New York, 2002
Morphosis. Morphosis: Connected Isolation
Academy Editions / London, 1992
Murcutt. Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice
Haig Beck, Jackie Cooper / Images Publishing Group / Sydney, 2002
Neutra. Neutra: Complete Works
Barbara Mac Lamprecht / Taschen / Koln, 2000
Patkau. Patkau Architects: Selected Projects 1983 – 1993
Brian Carter / Documents in Canadian Architecture / Halifax, 1994
Prouve. Jean Prouve: Highlights 1917 - 1944
Peter Sulzer / Birkhauser / Basel, 2002
Rudolph. Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses
Christopher Domin and Joseph King / Princeton Architectural Press / New York, 2002
Schindler. Schindler
David Gebhard / William Stout Publishers / San Francisco, 1997
Schwitters. Kurt Schwitters
John Elderfield / Thames and Hudson Ltd / London, 1985
Shim – Sutcliffe. Shim  Sutcliffe: the 2001 Charles & Ray Eames Lecture
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Brian Carter / Michigan Architecture Papers (#9) / Ann Arbor, 2002
Siza. Alvaro Siza 1954 -1976
Luiz Trigueiros / Editorial Blau, Lda. / Lisbon, 1997
Siza. Alvaro Siza 1995 – 1999, Notes on Invention
El Croquis # 95 / Madrid, 1999
Starck. Starck
Mark Thomson, Simone Philippi / Taschen / Koln, 1996
Turnbull. William Turnbull, Jr.: Buildings in the Landscape
William Stout Publishers / San Francisco, 2000
Van Der Rohe. Mies in America
Phyllis Lambert / Harry N. Abrams / New York, 2001
Venturi. Learning From Las Vegas
The MIT Press / Cambridge, 1972
Walker. Peter Walker: Landscape as Art
Yoji Sasaki / Process Architecture / Tokyo, 1989
Wright. Houses by Frank Lloyd Wright 1 (Global Interior series)
Yukio Futagawa / ADA Edita / Tokyo, 1975
Wright. The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright: the Wendingen Edition
H. Th. Wijdeveld / Bramhall House / New York, 1925
Zumthor. Peter Zumthor
Nobuyuki Yoshida / Architecture and Urbanism / Tokyo, February 1998
Zumthor. Peter Zumthor: Kunsthaus Bregenz
Peter Zumthor and Friedrich Achleitner / KUB / Stuttgart,
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