Figures : a pictorial journal, 2000-2002 / Rob Krier ; with contributions by Ann Holyoke Lehmann, Vesna Andonovic.

Author
Krier, Rob [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
  • English
  • German
Published/​Created
Stuttgart : Axel Menges, ©2010.
Description
767 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm

Availability

Copies in the Library

Location Call Number Status Location Service Notes
Architecture Library - Stacks NB674.3.K75 A4 2010 Browse related items Request

    Details

    Subject(s)
    Summary note
    • The architect is at all times also an artist. How otherwise would he be able to tame the three-dimensionality of space and subdue the urges of physics and structural mechanics with the creations of his fantasy? This creativity is however mostly restricted purely to its own field.
    • In this respect, Rob Krier, born in 1938 in Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, is indeed the proverbial exception that proves the rule. Besides his actual profession, which demands his daily attention, Krier has for years also made a vocation of his love of art, one which he nurtures parallel to his work. Fine art could stand in dialogue with architecture and it is Krier's ambition to have iconographic themes brought into the latter, so that they might speak equally to both the occupants of a building and to bystanders and move them to thoughtful reflection.
    • In the works of Mies van der Rohe it is not rare that one finds naturalistic figures from, for example, Aristide Maillol or Wilhelm Lehmbruck - as an anthropomorphic contrast to the strict geometry of the architecture, notes Rob Krier in the comments on his journal.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Language note
    Text in English and German.
    Contents
    • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
    • I. The Law of Obligations
    • II. The Law of Damages
    • III. Desirability of a Harmonised Measure of Damages
    • IV. Possibility of a Harmonised Measure of Damages
    • V. The Methodology Adopted in this Book
    • 2. The Present Remoteness Test in Tort
    • I. Terminology
    • II. The Foreseeability Criterion in Negligence
    • III. Damage Versus Risk
    • IV. Degree of Foresight Required
    • V. The 'Thin Skull' Rule
    • VI. The 'Scope of the Duty' Concept
    • VII. Torts other than Negligence
    • 3. The Present Remoteness Test in Contract
    • I. Hadley v Baxendale
    • II. Victoria Laundry
    • III. The Heron II
    • IV. Parsons
    • V. SAAMCO
    • VI. Brown v KMR Services Ltd
    • VII. Jackson v Royal Bank of Scotland plc
    • VIII. The Achilleas
    • IX. Conclusion
    • 4. A Uniform Remoteness Test throughout the Common Law
    • I. Contract and Tort Compared
    • II. Reforming both Contract and Tort
    • III. Reforming Tort Only
    • IV. Aligning Contract with Tort
    • A. The Fairness Argument
    • B. The Efficiency Argument
    • C. Objections to the Efficiency Argument
    • i. Prohibitive Costs
    • ii. Monopoly Situations
    • iii. Strategic Dilemma for Reliable Carriers
    • iv. Possibility of Menu
    • D. Preventing Unreasonable Reliance upon Performance
    • E. Contractual Liability is Generally Strict
    • F. Conclusion
    • 5. Remoteness of Damage in Equity
    • I. Misapplication of Trust Property
    • II. Breach of an Equitable Duty of Care and Skill
    • III. Breach of Fiduciary Duty
    • 6. Non-Pecuniary Loss in Tort
    • I. Loss Resulting from Personal Injury
    • II. Physical Inconvenience or Discomfort
    • III. Loss of Reputation
    • IV. Mental Distress
    • V. Bereavement
    • 7. Non-Pecuniary Loss in Contract
    • I. Overview of the Present Law
    • II. The General Bar to Compensation
    • III. The Exception for Personal Injury
    • IV. The Exception for Physical Inconvenience
    • V. The 'Object of the Contract' Exception
    • VI. Loss of Reputation
    • VII. Need for Reform
    • VIII. Defensibility of the General Bar to Compensation
    • A. Avoiding Punishment
    • B. Avoiding Excessive Awards
    • C. General Remoteness of Non-Pecuniary Loss
    • D. Assumption of Risk
    • E. Difficult Assessment
    • F. Lower Cost of Contracting
    • G. Avoiding a Flood of Claims
    • H. Avoiding Bogus Claims
    • IX. Way of Reform
    • 8. Non-Pecuniary Loss in Equity
    • I. Breach of Confidence in Its Core Meaning
    • II. Breach of Confidence in Its Extended Meaning ('Breach of Privacy')
    • III. Other Equitable Wrongs
    • 9. Contributory Negligence in Tort
    • I. The Position Apart From the1945 Act
    • II. The Ambit of the 1945 Act
    • III. Causation
    • IV. The Claimant's Fault
    • V. Damage
    • VI. Apportionment
    • 10. Contributory Negligence in Contract
    • I. The Position apart from the 1945 Act
    • II. The Impact of the 1945 Act. Historical Development
    • B. Wrongful Interference with Goods
    • C. Trespass to Land
    • D. Intellectual Property Wrongs
    • E. Nuisance
    • F. Deceit and Fraud
    • V. Contract
    • A. Hypothetical-Fee Award ('Wrotham Park Damages')
    • B. Account of Profits ('Blake Damages')
    • 13. The Proper Scope of 'Restitution for Wrongs'
    • I. Existing Theories
    • A. Birks
    • B. Edelman
    • C. Friedmann
    • D. Jackman
    • E. Jaffey
    • F. Tettenborn
    • G. Weinrib
    • H. Worthington
    • II. The Significance of Exclusive Entitlements
    • III. Exclusive Entitlements Erga Omnes
    • A. Tangible and Intangible Property
    • B. Bodily Integrity
    • C. Reputation
    • D. Informational Rights
    • IV. Exclusive Entitlements Inter Partes
    • A. Contractual Right to Have Property Transferred
    • i. Land and Intangible Property
    • ii. Specific Chattel
    • iii. Generic Goods
    • B. Contractual Right to Be Treated As the Owner of Certain Property
    • C. Contractual Right to Someone Else's 'Labour Power'?
    • D. Right to the Loyalty of One's Fiduciary
    • V. Situations in Which 'Restitution for Wrongs' is Inappropriate
    • A. Deceit
    • B. Skimped Contractual Performance
    • VI. Exclusive-Entitlement Theory and Present Law Compared
    • 14. The Present Law of Exemplary Damages
    • II. Rookes v Barnard
    • III. Abuse of Power by Civil Servants
    • A. Conduct Required
    • B. Status of the Defendant
    • C. Criticism
    • IV. Profit-Seeking Behaviour
    • A. Fields of Application
    • B. Criticism
    • V. Statutory Authorisation
    • VI. The 'Cause of Action' Test
    • VII. Exemplary Damages in Contract
    • VIII. Exemplary Damages in Equity
    • IX. Need for Reform
    • 15. Objective of Exemplary Damages
    • I. Penalising Reprehensible Behaviour
    • II. Fostering Efficient Deterrence
    • A. Correction for Undercompensation
    • B. Correction for Underenforcement
    • C. Correction for Court Errors
    • D. Offsetting Illicit Benefits and Exceptional Costs
    • E. Encouraging Negotiations about the Use of Rights
    • 16. Defensibility of Confining Exemplary Damages to Tort
    • I. Defensibility of Banning Exemplary Damages from Contract
    • A. Theory of Efficient Breach
    • B. Objections to the Theory of Efficient Breach
    • C. Relevance of the Theory of Efficient Breach
    • D. Inducement of Breach
    • E. Cost of Contracting
    • F. Crucial Differences between Contract and Tort
    • G. Conclusion
    • II. Defensibility of Banning Exemplary Damages from Equity
    • A. Is Punishment a Traditional Objective of Equity?
    • B. Should Exemplary Damages be Available in Equity?
    • 17. The Abolition or Retention of Exemplary Damages
    • I. The Division between Civil Law and Criminal Law
    • A. Attack on Exemplary Damages
    • B. Defence of Exemplary Damages
    • C. Conclusion
    • II. Policy Arguments against Exemplary Damages
    • A. Uncertainty as to Availability and Amount
    • B. Ineffectiveness of Predictable Awards
    • C. Incentive for Bogus Claims
    • III. Policy Arguments in Favour of Exemplary Damages
    • A. Appeasing the Victim
    • B. Possibility of Vicarious Liability
    • IV. Need for Exemplary Damages
    • A. The Long-Standing Practice of Exemplary Awards
    • B. The Law Commission's Ten Examples
    • C. Comparative View
    • V. Conclusion
    • 18. Conclusion.
    Other title(s)
    Pictorial journal, 2000-2002
    ISBN
    • 9783936681383
    • 3936681384
    LCCN
    2010472561
    OCLC
    505422330
    Statement on language in description
    Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
    Other views
    Staff view