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John Pawson : works / Deyan Sudjic.

By: Sudjic, Deyan.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Phaidon, 2000Description: 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0714839094.Subject(s): Pawson, John, 1949- | Architects -- England -- Biography | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- EnglandDDC classification: 724.6
Contents:
Introduction -- Galleries -- Faggionata apartment -- Calvin Klein -- Obumex kitchen -- Cathay Pacific -- Young Vic -- Stewart house -- Tilty Barn -- Jigsaw -- Pawson House.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 724.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00085930
General Lending MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending 724.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00157704
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

John Pawson is the foremost proponent of minimalism in architecture andesign. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors,e has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such ashe Clavin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients likeartha Stewart as his book "Minimum".;This book features ten of Pawson'srojects, each one treated as a case study of the design process asxperienced by architect, client and critic.;The author seeks to make themotional and artistic content of John Pawson's work explicit through a closexamination of a range of different projects. Sudjic's text, aided bypecially-commissioned pictures, traces the design process, the architect'sorking methods and his philosophical approach. Sudjic considers thenteraction between architect and client, the way in which design isnfluenced by the processes of construction and making, and explores theature and significance of the finished scheme. This book is a record of Johnawson's developing approach to design and his unique position at the meeting

Includes index.

Introduction -- Galleries -- Faggionata apartment -- Calvin Klein -- Obumex kitchen -- Cathay Pacific -- Young Vic -- Stewart house -- Tilty Barn -- Jigsaw -- Pawson House.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 7)
  • Galleries (p. 19)
  • Faggionato apartment (p. 35)
  • Calvin klein (p. 49)
  • Obumex kitchen (p. 77)
  • Cathay pacific (p. 93)
  • Young vic (p. 123)
  • Stewart house (p. 139)
  • Tilty barn (p. 167)
  • Jigsaw (p. 185)
  • Pawson house (p. 203)
  • Chronology (p. 234)
  • Index (p. 236)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Deyan Sudjic was born in London to Yugoslav parents. He trained as an architect at Edinburgh University and has worked as a critic, journalist and editor. He was the founding Editor of Blueprint and Architecture Critic for the Sunday Times and The Guardian. Previously Visiting Professor of Design History at the Hochschule fur Angewandte Kunst in Vienna, Sudjic has curated many exhibitions and was Director of 'Glasgow 1999: UK City of Architecture and Design'. He is currently Architecture Critic for the Observer.

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