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Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA Grace Farms; Source Books in Architecture

Benjamin Wilke, Ryue Nishizawa
Not yet printed due - 07/19

9781943532254
Paperback with flaps
ORO Editions/Applied Research & Design
Territory: World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia & Asia (except Japan)
Size: 228 mm x 203 mm
Pages: 144
Illustrations: 100 colour
Name of series: Source Books in Architecture No. 13

RRP GBP24.95 Your price GBP19.96

Conversations with Ryue Nishizawa about his work and that of SANAA and documentation that includes Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT
Discussions cover topics that range from strategies for developing projects within the studio to issues raised during development and construction of a project
Contributions from architecture faculty and critics on the work of SANAA and Ryue Nishizawa

Following the example of music publication, Source Books in Architecture offers an alternative to the traditional architectural monograph. If one is interested in hearing music, he or she simply buys the desired recording. If, however, one wishes to study a particular piece in greater depth, it is possible to purchase the score, the written code that more clearly elucidates the structure, organisation, and creative process that brings the work into being. This series is offered in the same spirit. Each Source Book focuses on the work of a particular architect or on a special topic in contemporary architecture and is meant to expose the foundations and details of the work in question. The work is documented through early studies, models, renderings, working drawings, writings, and photographs at a level of detail that allows complete and careful study of a project from conception to completion. The graphic component is accompanied by commentary from the architect and critics that further explore the technical and cultural content of the work.

Source Books in Architecture is a product of the Herbert Baumer seminars, a series of interactions between students and seminal practitioners at the Knowlton School of Architecture at The Ohio State University. Following a significant amount of research, students lead discussions that encourage the architects to reveal their architectural motivations and techniques.