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Title: Small Buildings (Pamphlet Architecture, 17) by Mike Cadwell, Michael Cadwell ISBN: 1568980558 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67
Rating: 4
Summary: a real education
Comment: In his introduction, Mike Caldwell refers to the gap between architectural abstraction - model making, sketching and drawing - and built reality as the motivating force behind these projects. Caldwell saw his lack of knowledge about how materials actually come together as a gap in what he calls his "sensual education" and undertook these projects as a remedy for that. Instead of simply building a tool shed or a set of shelves, Caldwell carefully thought out four clever hybrid structures - the Bridge-Box, the Drum-Barge, the Ark-Tower and the House-Tunnel. Each project took a familiar form and placed it in an unusual or whimsical situation. The process Caldwell took to arrive at each final form is well-explained and careful without stifling the spirit of structures.
As an architecture student, I can relate very personally to the feeling of disconnect that Caldwell had about his intellectual education. This sort of this simply isn't taught much in architecture schools these days; one has to independently recognize the defecit and seek to fill it. The power of building something of your design is extraordinary, and PA 17 is a wonderful reminder of how rewarding doing those small, personal projects can be.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well Worth It
Comment: The title says it all - 'Well worth it.' This addition to the Pamphlet Architecture series is a must-have for anyone serious about architecture and/or the construction thereof.
Rating: 5
Summary: A MUST HAVE FOR ANY GOOD COLLECTION!!!
Comment: This is a collection of exceptional works. Tectonically beautiful and intricate, his small buildings represent some of the finer points of simple thought in architecture. His own commentary and a conclusion by Turner Brooks allow a clear and concise understanding of the projects. As a former student of Cadwell, and now a colleague, this one book I would not pass up. Cadwell shows outstanding ability and promise for even more beautiful work to come.
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Title: Seven Partly Underground Rooms and Buildings for Water, Ice and Midgets (Pamphlet Architecture, No 20) by Mary-Ann Ray ISBN: 1568981031 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Situation Normal (Pamphlet Architecture, No 21) by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis ISBN: 1568981546 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Building Machines (Pamphlet Architecture, No 12) by Robert McCarter ISBN: 0910413401 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Pamphlet Architecture 22: Other Plans: University of Chicago Studies, 1998-2000 by Michael Sorkin ISBN: 1568983093 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Architecture As a Translation of Music (Pamphlet Architecture, No 16) by Elizabeth Martin ISBN: 1568980124 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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