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Building small can be a sign of higher ambitions, and those who take the time to peruse these pages will undoubtedly grow to appreciate that creating a small home can be an amazingly positive and creative act, one which can enhance life in surprising ways. The Very Small Home presents stunning design advances in Japan. Eighteen recent houses, from ultramodern to Japanese rustic, are explored in depth. Particular emphasis is given to what the author call the Big Idea-the overarching concept that does the most to make the house feel more spacious than it actually is. Among the Big Ideas introduced here are ingenious sources of natural light, well-thought-out atriums, snug but functional kitchens, unobtrusive partitions, and free-flowing circulation paths. An introduction by the author puts the house designs in the context of lifestyle trends, and highlights their shared characteristics. For each project, the intentions of the designers and occupants are examined. The result is a very human sensibility that runs through the book. A glimpse of the dreams and aspirations that these unique homes represent and that belies their apparent modesty. The second half of the book is devoted to illustrating the special features in the homes, from clever storage and kitchen designs, to ingenious skylights and nooks. As with his earlier Small Spaces, Azby Brown has given home owners, designers, and architects a fascinating new collection of thought-provoking ideas.
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< Top Review.......2007-07-15
Interesting book well written, good details and good pictures, an insperation to those who seek some good ideas in looking as space saving ideas.
you'll want one of these houses.......2007-06-15
gorgeous and inspired houses. the creativity will amaze you ^_^
you will probably be jealous of the people who actually live in the houses in the book.
1700sqft are BIG and luxurious in Hong Kong.......2007-04-18
"Small" is a matter of perspective, especially if you live in a 700sqft apartment and expect to get some ideas to use in small 300-450sqft apartments on Hong Kong Island.
It's ok but not to Canadian code.......2007-04-04
The book is full of ideas but most not really practical when it comes to code and fire safety issues in canada. I was expecting more out of this book.......... slightly dissapointing.
Very Interesting.......2007-03-14
Japanese design is different to Western design in terms of living requirements.
I now have a much deeper understanding of the creation of small living spaces that work well rather than building bigger for re-sale or convention.
Hopefully, my own home (when built) will be an east-west fusion that I will enjoy for a long time.
This book is part of my collection on 'small home' design and one which I return to when I need to remind myself about scaling down.
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Evanescent. Restrained. Ethereal. These are some of the words used to describe the architecture of Kengo Kuma, one of the most heralded of a new generation of Japanese architects. A recent article in Architecture writes of Kuma that "he strives to give his buildings the qualities of a rainbow, composed of shimmering particles, more illusion than object, that change as you look at them."
Increasingly the focus of international renown, Kuma's work is characterized by a delicate simplicity and minimalism, incorporating a wide range of ephemeral transparencies. Their ineffable vibrancy is achieved largely by the extensive and skillful use of screens: metal, wooden, bamboo, and even stone louvers or slates, as well as paper, plastic, and glass surfaces or membranes. His use of new, sophisticated, and efficient technologies, his sensitivity to site, and his attention to the ecological and prevailing social context of his work are all explored in Kengo Kuma: Selected Works, the first full-length monograph on the work of this enormous talent. Included are all of Kuma's most recent projects, including the Museum of Ando Hiroshige, the Stone Museum, the Horai Onsen Bath House in Atami, Louis Vuitton Tokyo Headquarters, and the Nagasaki Prefectural Museum.
Kengo Kuma: Selected Works is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in the best contemporary architecture.
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Kengo Kuma.......2006-11-16
The book is structured in three parts. It starts with Kengo Kuma's 4 pages of introductory writing, then, Botond Bognar's writing on Kuma, and finally, series of images that captures the essence of each project. Here is an architect whose ultimate goal of design is to erase so that a building would become one with its surroundings.
It sounds almost suicidal and dumb for an architect to say it, but Kuma writes ",,,stone is not my favorite material,,, for the same reason,,,I do not like concrete..." The solidity of the two materials are heavy and suffocating for him. By actively throwing away two of the most favored materials, Kuma has opened a new dimension for glass/wood/paper.
His keyword for the use of these materials is "Particlization." Repetition of slats/ sliding panels/ shoji screens/ bamboos are some of recurring elements of his architecture. Many Japanese architects past and present have used these tradition-referenced elements, yet rarely has one achieved the level of perfection and sophistication that Kuma has achieved. His architecture talks about the mystery of dense filtering.
Wood, is light, yet when repeated by Kuma, it becomes dense and heavy. Wood also decays, yet when used in Kuma's fashion, it expresses duration and sublimity (ex, Museum of Ando Hiroshige). Seeing the plans of Kuma's architecture, one would easily be in a state of deja vu. Katsura Palace's bipolarization of garden and building is strikingly miniaturized in his plans (ex, River/Filter, Water/Glass). Element of garden (sometimes reflecting pool) dissolves his architecture into bigger surroundings.
This book helped me see two things. One, Kengo Kuma's obsession with the idea of "erasing"; and the other, a possible connection to the traditions of Japanese architecture in the contemporary practice. Lastly, Bognar's essay helps us to locate Kuma in the context of other Japanese architects and also help us to analyze material/spatial/tradition-related issues of Kuma architecture.
Good Resource.......2006-01-25
A great design resource for the price: large high quality photos, nicely keyed plan/section/elevation for every project, great graphic layout. To be honest, I haven't read a word of the text, but the photos and drawings are worth the purchase price. Of course Kuma's work is excellent - if you like 'screens' this is the book for you..
Good works, OK book.......2005-10-08
Kuma always seek to experiment w/ new materails, and the subsequent construction and detailing in his projects are quite unusual and interesting. The formulation of new material and its tectonic, unlike that of Herzog & de Meuron, has systematically addressed the issues of 'Transparency' and 'Dematerialization', in a clearly Japanese fashion, and I can't help but recall Mies's (unfinished) pursuit of same concept, although the latter eventually became reconciled by resolution of structural system, which is almost philosophical, a polar opposite to the 'phenomenal' Barcelona Pavilion project.
Anyway, enough of arch history sentiment . I'm kinda disppointed in the editing of this book. Instead of focusing on the best ones, this book assigns about same numbers of pages to every work, including the mundane, mediocre one. [...].
Architecture and Nature.......2005-10-01
Kengo Kuma can reflected the nature by using architecture spaces and elements. And also combined architecture with context very well. Kengo Kuma's Details came out the idea of nature. In my opinion his selected work most of that tell us how to bring and combine the nature with architecture very well.
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We are dealing with architectural works in which the subtle charm of the forms and the close relationship with nature are combined with great architectural knowledge and perfect functionality.
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kengo kuma:materials,structures,detail.......2005-09-17
Excellent book for architectural details.
Interesting approach of new materials
in particular bamboo.
Book Description
The tea house is one of Japans most original buildingsa very small, very simple space consisting of tatami mat, tokonoma (the alcove where wall scrolls are hung and flower arrangements placed), ro (the sunken stove where tea is heated) and nijiriguchi (the half door through which guests enter)
. For generations, Japanese architects have embraced the challenge of the tea house despite severe formal constraints.
Now, this beautiful and fascinating volume takes the traditional tea house and turns it on its head. An informative introduction explains the history of the tea ceremony and the tea house. Then, in chapters written by three of the worlds most renowned architects -- Arata Isozaki, Tadao Ando,
Terunobu Fujimori as well as a fourth with text by Hiroshi Hara and Kengo Kuma, the book looks at twenty modern tea houses in Japan. Here are five men who share a fascination with exploring architectural space limited to the smallest possible spatial unit -- and the tea house is the perfect
medium for satisfying this passion and curiosity.
Most of these structures are used solely for the tea ceremony, but a few have become spaces for meditation, or for simply spending quiet time alone, with a drink or a good book. Through insightful text, superb photographs and detailed drawings, The Contemporary Tea House introduces each architects
philosophy and creative concerns, as well as the artistic techniques behind their constructions in materials ranging from wood and titanium to concrete, stone, and paper. The book also offers the specifications of each building, a glossary and profiles of the architects.
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Kengo Kuma
Lugi Aline
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Since the age of ten, when he first saw the monumental concrete gymnasium designed by Kenzo Tange for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Kengo Kuma (b. 1954) has aspired to create architecture that utilizes materials in an expressive manner. Despite his early fascination with concrete, Kuma has become better known for his unusual handling of glass, wood, and stone in works as diverse as private residences, Buddhist temples, and art museums. With an acute sensitivity to maximizing a building's setting, whether urban or rural, Kuma has created such celebrated structures as the Tokyo headquarters of Louis Vuitton, adobe housing for an ancient wooden Buddha, and an observatory that is sunk into a seaside hill like Michael Heizer's DOUBLE NEGATIVE.
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An "object" is a work of architecture that is expressly designed for maximum isolation. While not exclusive to any particular architectural style, objects have been the organizing principle for many modernist and postmodernist works. Indeed, they might even be said to be the very strategy by which modernism succeeded in conquering the world. Why is objectification so widespread? In Anti-Object, Kengo Kuma argues it is because it shares the aims of the prevailing economic system. He suggests and illustrates his alternative to objectification through a discussion of the various stratagems of his work.
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Erich Lessing is a legend in photography. Born in 1923 in Vienna, he became a photo-reporter for Associated Press in 1947, and in 1951 he became one of the earliest members of the legendary Magnum photo cooperative. His remarkable 1950s images documenting post-World War Europe, and particularly his pictures of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, garnered worldwide admiration. Lessing's works always revolve around the human condition at the moment when power and powerlessness come face to face, when the joy of living is suddnely overclouded with pain. His photographs seize the opportunity to recount an instant of history that will never be repeated. This monumental book is a tribute to Lessing's talent as a photojournalist and a visual record of a time of turmoil and great change. Lessing has received international honors, including the American Art Directors' Award, the Grand Austrian State Prize for Artistic Photography, and many others. 400 duotone photographs.
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Earvin MacBride's Fun Fun Lovable Cartoons
Earvin McBride
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Impacto Fiscal y Contable de La Ley de Emergencia Economica. La Ley Express
Alejandro Lopez
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The Mortgage Industry Guide to Respa: Compliance, Disclosures and Procedures
James H. Pannabecker
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Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Capitalism: The Economics of Business Firm Formation and Growth (Praeger Studies in American Industry)
Bruce A. Kirchhoff
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Kirchhoff blends economics, business, and governemnt policy to demonstrate that entrepreneurship's role in business formation and growth energizes and maintains the viability of capitalism. Entrepreneurs convert new ideas into marketable products and services and use these to grab market shares from older, established firms. This process not only produces economic growth, but also redistributes resources so as to assure equitable distribution within society. Acknowledging that this perception is descriptive but lacks predictive power, Kirchhoff offers a typology to assist in predictive theory building and to guide government policy development.
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This digital document is an article from Review of Business, published by St. John's University, College of Business Administration on June 22, 1994. The length of the article is 888 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Capitalism: The Economics of Business Firm Formation and Growth. (book reviews)
Author: Joseph A. Giacalone
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Review of Business (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1994
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Liberalization and Entrepreneurship: Dynamics of Reform in Socialism and Capitalism
Branko Milanovic
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Cash-in-Hand Work: The Underground Sector and the Hidden Economy of Favours
Colin C. Williams
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Uncovering how cash-in-hand economies are composed of not only the underground sector (work akin to formal employment conducted for profit-motivated purposes), but also a hidden economy of favors more akin to mutual aid, this book displays the need to transcend conventional market-oriented readings of cash-in-hand work and radically rethink whether seeking its eradication through tougher regulations is always appropriate. It argues for a variegated policy approach that recognizes these two distinct forms of cash-in-hand work and that tailors policy accordingly.
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