Book Description
In Event-Cities 3, Bernard Tschumi explores the complex and productive triangulation of architectural concept, context, and content. There is no architecture without a concept, an overriding idea that gives coherence and identity to a building. But there is also no architecture without context -- historical, geographical, cultural -- or content (what happens inside). Concept, context, and content may be in unison or purposely discordant. Against the contextualist movement of the 1980s and 1990s, which called for architecture to blend in with its surroundings, Tschumi argues that buildings may or may not conform to their settings -- but that the decision should always be strategic.
Through documentation of recent projects -- including the new Acropolis Museum in Athens, a campus athletic center in Cincinnati, museums in Sao Paolo, New York, and Antwerp, concert halls in France, and a speculative urban project in Beijing -- Tschumi examines different ways that concept, context, and content relate to each other in his work. In the new Acropolis Museum, for example, Tschumi looks at the interaction of the concept -- a simple and precise museum with the clarity of ancient Greek buildings -- with the context (its location at the base of the Acropolis, 800 feet from the Parthenon) and the content, which incorporates archaeological excavations on the building site into the fabric of the museum. Through provocative examples, Tschumi demonstrates that the relationship of concept, context, and content may be one of indifference, reciprocity, or conflict -- all of which, he argues, are valid architectural approaches. Above all, he suggests that the activity of architecture is less about the making of forms than the investigation and materialization of concepts.
Customer Reviews:
Event Cities 3.......2005-10-10
Item recieved well packaged, on-time, and as described. Will do business with again.
Anti-Architecture.......2004-05-11
If the architecture of Frank Gehry, has been described as a movie composed entirely of special effects, then Tschumi's is like special effects that don't quite come off. Herbert Muschamp, the modernist cheerleader who is the architecture critic for the NY Times, began his review of Tschumi's Lerner Student Center at Columbia University by saying "By now, everyone knows that Bernard Tschumi's new Lerner Hall is a dud." And City Journal described his work as ""an agitated, irrational mix of limestone, brick, metal, and glass... giving the impression of a building on the edge of a nervous breakdown." Journalist Robert Locke has written, ""Tschumi's theoretical writings, the basis of his reputation, are a tangled mess that alternately induces dizziness and puzzlement as to whether the author actually knows what philosophy is, or merely heard it described by someone in a bar once ...... The worst of this stuff is so self-evidently empty as to defy attack". - It only remains for you to ask yourself whether you are one of those fools who will be taken in by this confidence trickster who has ruined the cities we live in, or whether you will move on to more intelligent reading. [Hint: Try Louis Kahn. It's a good start!]
diggity dank.......2001-08-14
this book is phaaaat. You know like a cold ice cream on a summers day. Man it is better than poppie's chicken. dogg
A full monography from "la Villette" To "le Fresnoy".......2000-06-13
This monography of Tschumi is very interesting and show well the conceptual approach in his works. the design of the book is also made by Tschumi himself. We can like or don't like these esthetism, I mean the black and white pictures with low resolution. But nevertheless, this book is a full monography of all the project until the beginning of the 90's. there is a new book planned to follow this one "Event-cities 2". So I believe these two books would be good to have in your own library if you want to have a full coverage of tschumi works.
Book Description
Discover how to enhance your parchment pictures and patterns by simply adding ink, paint, pastel and crayon. Delicate highlights, rainbow effects and subtle shading can be achieved with watercolor pencils and oil pastels.
Customer Reviews:
The Art of Parchment Craft.......2000-06-13
This book is very clear and easy to follow, however the only thing I do not enjoy so much is having to enlarge the patterns on the photo-copy machine. (I'm just bone lazy I guess) but get it its worth it!
A top-notch book, well worth buying........1998-07-07
This book is very pretty to look at. It has lots of good pictures allowing you to follow most examples through step-by-step. The clear instructions accompanying the pictures (or vice-versa) make it easy to use, even for beginners. I found that the diverse range of projects have been useful for me many times. It has taught me the Art of Parchment Craft so well that I have been asked to demonstrate this craft for a local ladies group. I would love to see more books by the same author.
Customer Reviews:
This is the book to get started with parchment.......2005-06-24
Of all of my parchment craft books and kits, Janet Wilson has written the one I turn to most often. I've created three cards (two valentines and a sympathy card) following her directions and designs, and she is by far the easiest author to understand. (Incidentally the directions included with the Pergamano parchment craft kit were the most difficult to follow. Go figure.)
In the first chapter of "Parchment Craft," the author describes and shows photographs of the materials and equipment you will need to get started in this fifteenth-century art form. She does not actually list suppliers, but they are easily discovered out on the internet. (One of my favorites is "willascommodities.com".) You really don't need much to start with, just the correct type of paper (which is not really parchment), scissors with short curved blades and fine points (very much like manicure scissors), a pen and white ink for tracing, a couple of pads to place underneath the paper while embossing and perforating, embossing tools (basically knob-ended sticks to use for drawing & rubbing), and needle tools for perforating the paper into fancy patterns.
The author suggests tracing all designs on to the parchment with a mapping pen and white ink. I tried that and found that I was more comfortable with a white Prismacolor pencil, although the resulting lines are not quite as fine. Embossing is done from the back of the paper, so don't do what I did the first time and also trace onto the back of the paper. My niece Chelsea's name came out as 'aeslehC.'
Many of the directions are illustrated by step-by-step color photographs, especially when the author is demonstrating a new method such as applying color with oil pastels, or using the four-needle tool to make lace.
There are many patterns that can be used interchangeably--for instance I copied part of the design from an Easter card for my sympathy card. However, some of the patterns are not full-sized and you will have to enlarge them on a photocopier before using them. I wish this step could have been avoided by publishing only full-size patterns, since I no longer have easy access to a copier. However, this is a minor fault in a very nice book.
A beautiful art form!.......2000-11-27
Like the previous reviewer, I found the instructions in Janet Wilson's book to be very clear--much more so than other books I have on the subject. She guides the reader step-by-step and tells what supplies are needed and how to use the tools. This craft was completely new to me, but within a short practice period, I was able to complete most of the projects in the book with very beautiful results. I've sent birthday greetings with my hand-made parchment cards and received effusive compliments and thanks for them. This is my favorite instruction book for working on parchment.
Parchment Craft- re-create a 15th century craft...........2000-04-16
This is my favorite book on parchment craft. The patterns are just beautiful and can be done by a parchcrafter of any skill level. Janet Wilson's directions are clear and easy to follow.. The photos of her completed projects are inspiring. I use this more than any other book I own on parchcrafting....I was recently asked to teach classes in parchment crafting and this is the book I asked to be put on the student's supply list.
Book Description
-Includes 15 attractive projects.
Customer Reviews:
Pergamano Parchment Craft by Martha Ospina.......2005-08-02
This book has a lot of step-by-step instr. that was very helpful to a novice. It goes into how to trace, the use of the colors, clipping(snipping), tools and paper.
I would consider it along with Carla Larter's: Parchment Craft to be a COMPLETE and THOROUGH help and class in this field.
I am glad reading the reviews before me - save me from bying the same book with just different covers. I bought them both used, and they were new! Sincerely Linda
Super Informative!.......2004-01-30
Lovely book! Highly recommend to those of you beginning Parchment crafting! AAAA+++++++
Agreeing fully with the comments from the reviewer b4 me.......2002-08-22
I totally agree that we can feel conned this way. I bought another book also with a different cover and ISBN but the contents are the SAME! This is unacceptable. We who buy from the web will never have the chance to look at the contents before buying and we rely heavily on the cover and descriptions!
Same book, same author - different cover.......2002-03-24
Are you aware that this book entitled 'Pergamano Parchment Craft' - Step by Step Crafts by Martha Ospina - ISBN 1 85974 877 5 has exactly the same contents as a similarly entitled book which has a different cover and a different ISBN number - 1 58923 020 5.
I have ended up with two books with different covers, different ISBN numbers but with exactly the same contents by the same author.
Both books issued in 2001.
This cannot be right.
I feel conned.
Joan
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Pergamano Book of Parchment Craft (Step-by-step Crafts)
Martha Ospina
Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers Ltd
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- Parchment Craft (Art of Crafts) by Carla Larter
- Great book to have for Parchers!
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Parchment Crafts (Art of Crafts)
Carla Larter
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Customer Reviews:
Parchment Craft (Art of Crafts) by Carla Larter.......2005-08-02
I was pleasently surpriced receiving this book. I am a novice in this field, constantly improving after taking a class. This book is EXCELENT. First the book is hardbound, but the pages are on a ringbinder, so when you go to trace or make a copy to enlarge a pattern( for personal use only), you can actually get the whole pattern.
Her instructions are VERY precise, and her teaching was a great help to me, easy to follow, and lots of "tricks of the trade"-hints with expl. Would look foreward to any further books with patterns from this author. Sincerely Linda Fisher
Great book to have for Parchers!.......2001-08-02
The instructions and illustrations are clear and concise. Many step-by-step picture illustrations are included. Book also illustrates the different ways to dorso a plain paper. This is great as I can now have coloured parchment paper the way I need them. If you have problems in cutting the `X', this book goes into detail how to make them. It also provides good diagrams to illustrate correct and incorrect cuts made. In all, there are more than 30 patterns in this book. These patterns will be able to keep any parchment craft lovers occupied for hours. Overall, this book is well-organised and I'm sure you will enjoy the book as much as I have.
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Parchment Craft
Gwen Morris
Manufacturer: Kangaroo Press Pty.Ltd ,Australia
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Book Description
This handbook explains how minor placement and color adjustments can enhance—or ruin—images.
Customer Reviews:
Too dang wordy.......2007-05-29
Rob Fisher (no relation) is right: this book is a disappointment. Wildi's pictures are beautiful, but a good editor would have trimmed the excess verbiage, most of which covers pretty basic compositional guidelines. Much of the information in this book is covered more concisely in Bryan Peterson's "Understanding Exposure" and Jim Miotki's "BetterPhoto Guide to Digital Photography."
Master Composition Guide.......2007-05-13
This book is great, it really helps you look at what makes a photograph good. Unlike many digital photography books out there that tell you how to use a camera, this one focuses on the composition of a photo. It explaines balance, color, lighting, subject matter, angles, and just about anything else you can think of. I really enjoyed reading this, and have learned a lot.
Very Nice!.......2007-05-08
I like the book and it is very helpful. I just wish it had some details about the various compositional elements.
Really disappointed.......2007-03-07
Sorry to be a voice of dissent. I bought this book on Amazon and feel it doesn't live up to its title - 'Master Composition Guide'. I was expecting an advanced book. After reading it I have the feeling that it is a book created out of bits and pieces from other photography books (some quite old) and given a strong title and the descriptor 'digital' to make it sound more relevant to a modern audience. I see no justification for the 'digital' adjective. Composition principles are largely independent of capture medium or camera format. I find the prose style very wordy and authoritarian and at times patronising and contradictory of itself. There are many examples of sentences with long, punctuated lists of items, things, examples, words, etc., etc., etc., (just like this sentence) that become tedious to read. A couple of examples are enough to get the message across. It's not a large book but it could be made much more concise with some strong editing. The words 'must' and 'should' are very prominent and give the book a dogmatic and prescriptive tone. Much of the stuff mentioned has no place in a book on composition. For example, talking about varying the temperature of developers in a wet darkroom to control the contrast of negatives! We've moved on from there. With due respect to an accomplished author/photographer, I was annoyed that I spent my money on this book only to find that it is a rehash of much old material with far too frequent references to equipment (digital, medium and large format film cameras etc.) and processes and techniques that are really nothing to do with good composition and more to do with an airing of knowledge and experience. Composition is format independent. I'm a photographer with more than 30 years experience and I was looking for another reference that could help me fine tune appreciation and understanding of the artistic nuances of photographic composition. For me, the word 'master' in the title of this book was overstated. It covers well known basics reasonably well but could do so in a more concise fashion. I may sound harsh but that's the way I see it. By comparison, I have books by Freeman Paterson, Bryan Peterson and Gross & Shapiro that I find much more useful. And this is a not a paid advertisement for those authors!
Master Composition Guide for Digital Photographers.......2007-01-05
Excellent teaching book. I learned a lot about framing photographs and color.
Book Description
Patrick the Wolf Boy, misunderstood by many, but loved by his parents.
Customer Reviews:
PURE COMIC STRIP MAGIC.......2005-05-19
Mix one part Eddie Munster with one part Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes) and toss in a dash of Charlie Brown, and you have one of the funniest, most inventive comic strips to come along in years. Patrick the Wolf Boy, the brainchild of Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani is a simply wonderful comic strip and Devils Due has collected the adventures of this lively character into one great 144 page, digest-sized collection with more on the way.
Patrick is, well...a wolf boy, with normal parents who love him dearly. Patrick doesn't talk much outside of a few growls (Rowr!!) here and there which is a large part of the allure of the character. There's no dialogue balloons needed from Patrick to know what's on his mind. Patrick is much the same as any other little boy...except for the fur and fangs, of course. He never met a squirrel that he didn't want to stick his fangs into. Art & Franco have created a strip that while charming, also has the kind of black humor that Charles Addams used so well in his Addams Family strips. That's a haughty comparison to be sure, but well deserved.
In this collection we get a number of themed strips including Patrick's Christmas special, Valentine's Day Special, Mother's Day Special, and Summer Special. We see Patrick meeting Santa for the first time and having the reaction that many young kids do...stark-raving terror, but it's not long before Patrick is swiping the beards off the mall Santas and running away. You'll see Patrick attending his first baseball game and confusing a lady's fluffy bouffant hair with cotton candy. Patrick also attends his first comic book convention and annoys the Devil's Due mascot. Patrick's favorite foil, other than squirrels, is the crazy old pajama lady who lives down the street. Among my favorite strips are those of Patrick in school. While other kids leave an apple on the teacher's desk, Patrick leaves things like skulls, abnormal brains in jars, and partially eaten rodents.
Rarely does a comic strip make me laugh out loud but Patrick is one that pulled the feat off. The cartooning style is very crisp and clean. Art and Franco show a great eye for comedic cartoon expressions. This is a strip that is good enough to be seen daily in newspapers all over the country. Hopefully we will see that someday. Highest recommendation! Rowr!!!!
Reviewed by Tim Janson
Book Description
When Ved Mehta was invited to Islesboro, a thirteen-mile-long island off the coast of Maine, he could not have imagined the far-reaching consequences of his visit. Seduced by the dream of setting roots in the New World, Mehta finds himself buying a fifteen-acre parcel of land in the rugged terrain of Dark Harbor. To build his house, he hires the architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, famous for designing, among other things, the IBM Building in New York. With echoes of Ibsen's Master-builder, Mehta details the folly of a blind man constructing a house on an island far removed from that other island, Manhattan, where he lives. Underlying this narrative is a richly allegorical tale about Mehta's own struggles as a writer and as a man. In the middle of it all, he falls in love with a much younger woman, whom he ultimately marries.
Customer Reviews:
Travails and Tantrums of Building a (blind man's) House.......2004-03-15
Why should you read a book about building a house? Aren't millions of them built in the US every year? What's special about them?
Well, the author (who is building the house) is blind for one. Add to it the fact that, he couldn't afford it when he started building. And then he was building it on a remote island in Maine. If you thought that this is a recipe for disaster, you are correct. But he seems to persevere through the whole thing and builds a fabulous house in the end.
Two of the reviewers (I couldn't help notice both are from New England) seem to think that the book is about the beauty of Maine. And therefore conclude that the book is not a good book. So what is the book about? .. it is about a blind mans life, his aspirations and desperations; about how a house project always costs much more than is budgeted; about how a house is a never ending project; about architecture; and of course about the beauty of an island in Maine (but not just that).
All in all a very interesting read.
A Disappointment.......2003-11-03
I found this book to be tedious and far too concerned with the parochial, and frankly dull, details of Mr. Mehta's feelings about having a house built on an island off the coast of Maine. Not enough about Maine. Too much about Mehta. Too bad.
the man is interesting, not the house.......2003-10-18
Forget the other Great Autobiographies like Paustowsky and Proust. Ved Mehta and his Continents of exile is far better then anything in this field of writing. In very elegant, humorous English he gives you the story of his life, and the angle differs a bit each time. That counts for the disappointed readers that expect a book about The New Yorker or A House On A Maine Island. What you get is the fascinating story of a blind Indian man that grew up in India, came to America, went to England and back to America, and combines all these influences and continents with humor and an intelligent attitude.
A great series and another great book.
"Dark Harbor" filled with insight and wit.......2003-08-28
I'm not sure what the reviewer from Marblehead's beef with Mehta's book is. It seems unfair to knock "Dark Harbor" just because it doesn't portray the stereotypical "Down East" Maine preciousness he or she holds as inviolate.
In fact, to think Mehta's book is or should be solely about rocky beaches and pine trees and lobster boats is missing the larger and much more subtle and poignant points this memoir seeks to make. I found it fascinating to read Mehta's account of building a dream home in spite of his blindness. Think of the central ironies at play here--a blind man obsessed with visual and spatial architectural details he cannot detect or enjoy the same way sighted people can, and yet driven to build a state-of-the-art home for the enjoyment of those around him. It is at once an act of tremendous generosity, considerable hubris, and deep-seated insecurity and sensitivity to the opinion and approval of others.
Mehta is not the first writer to describe his descent into a house-building money pit, but he is no doubt the first to describe the experience from this unique perspective. This material is rich with psychological complexity, as well as humor and wit, and Mehta invites us along on his bricks-and-mortar journey of self-discovery. If that trip takes us from Islesboro to Manhattan to his ancestral home in India, or from the isolation of his blindess to the social swirl of New York literati and high society, so much the better. Those intertwining worlds (the "Continents of Exile" after which he named his autobiographical series) only make for more fascinating reading. And his clear and lucid prose style--an elegant, charmingly antiquated type of writing one rarely finds published anymore--enhances the experience. There is much to enjoy and savor in this book.
Quirky, Equivocal Man Builds Ugly House on Beautiful Island.......2003-08-11
Mr Mehta has a gift for writing much about nothing. To put it simply, the reader is left feeling like his psychotherapist.
Here is a man who's building a house on the coast of Maine yet wants the walls to be utterly soundproof--to lock out the slurping and crashing of the coastal waters. Sheetrock is a recurring demon that plagues his adult life. Throughout the book, Mr Mehta gives up and decides to sell off his investment. In fact, this theme is so frequent, you begin to wonder if he wrote the book to simply help market the house.
While the book holds some undoubtedly poignant memories for Mr Mehta; for the reader, it lacks any sense of coastal Maine. There is no feel of wind or fog; there is no smell of salty pine; and you certainly don't hear the crunch of sticks and rocks beneath your feet. You spend most of the book stifling in his New York apartment while he argues with himself, his architect, and his builder.
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