Moon

Architectural Guide

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Moon (2019, DOM Publishers)

336 pages

English language

Published Dec. 2, 2019 by DOM Publishers.

ISBN:
9783869226705

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3 stars (1 review)

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Brief history of lunar missions. with a twist

3 stars

Several things to love this book for. Firstly, a brief story about architect Galina Balashova, and how she designed very early space stations to be more earthly than on Earth. Secondly, inclusion of manifesto by Hans Hollein, arguing that architecture is all encompassing media. Also, this book is an entertaining way to get a broader, concise view of all lunar missions. But I wouldn't call it good literature, as the writing is clearly contaminated with internet age thought jumping and general ignorance on style. Even architectural style - the attempts to evaluate lunar objects as architectural objects are usually limited to describing functions, shapes and colors, or recognizing that a space object looks a little bit like something else (e.g Eiffel tower). Either way, if you tend to think about architecture as media, or need a comfy reference of lunar missions, this is a good book to get.