Figure/Ground: A Design Conversation - Rilegato

Johnson, Scott; Fain, Bill

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ISBN 10: 1890449237 ISBN 13: 9781890449230

Casa editrice: Balcony Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Figure/Ground: A Design Conversation, is a collection of six dialogs on design between Scott Johnson and William Fain, the principals of Johnson Fain Partners of Los Angeles. Covering a broad range of topics, the conversations center on such themes as the globalization of architecture, the impact of the Internet, the issue of "big architecture" vs. urban design, and the role of historicism in design. Along the way, Johnson and Fain find inspiration in jazz improvisation, Noam Chomsky, Roman urbanism, passive solar heating in China, Catholic monasticism, and Native American spirituality.
With elegant layout of National Design Award winner Lorraine Wild, the dialogs are illustrated with photographs of recent work by the firm, including their plan for central Beijing and the new Native American Center in Oklahoma City.

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Book by Johnson Scott

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• Editore: Balcony Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1890449237
• ISBN 13: 9781890449230
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 237
• Redattore: Newman Morris