The Unmade Bed of Architecture, by Matti K. Mäkinen and Malcolm Quantrill (Rakennustieto Oy 2004), examines architectural culture through a critical debate.
Malcolm Quantrill made his first visit to Finland half a century ago as a young student from the University of Liverpool, England. Since 1983 Quantrill has published six books on Finnish modern architecture and, in recognition of his contributions to architectural history and theory, he has been the Distinguished Professor of Architecture at Texas A+M University in the USA since 1986. Quantrill and Mäkinen have collaborated since 1987, one result being Quantrill’s book in honour of Academician Reima Pietilä, One Man’s Odyssey in Search of Finnish Architecture (1988).
Matti K. Mäkinen is a prominent Finnish architect who served as Director General of the National Board of Public Building from 1985 until 1994. He has published several books and articles on architecture and urban design. Professor Mäkinen is a former President of The Finnish Association of Architects SAFA and an honorary member of the professional institutes of architects in the USA (FAIA) and in Hungary (MESZ).
Here the authors engage in dialogues as they explore the present state of architecture and its culture. Under such headings as The Balthusian Dilemma, Stealing a Gem, Heroes and Statues, The Elephant and the Butterfly, they address their theme of The Unmade Bed of Architecture.
– Matti K. Mäkinen and Malcolm Quantrill, The Unmade Bed of Architecture (Rakennustieto Oy, 2004), book description
The text is in English. The book is illustrated with some black-and-white photographs.
Our copy is in good condition. The pages are clean; no markings except for an inscription on the first flyleaf. The binding is fine. The covers show only some minor traces of shelf wear.
