John Pawson Themes and Projects,9780714844527

John Pawson Themes and Projects

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ISBN13: 9780714844527
ISBN10: 0714844527
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-11-01
Publisher(s): Phaidon Press
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Summary

John Pawson is the foremost proponent of minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors, he has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients like Martha Stewart and his book Minimum.

Author Biography

Dejan Sudjic was formerly editor of Blueprint and Domus magazines, and Director of ‘Glasgow 1999: UK City of Architecture and Design’ and the Venice Architectural Biennale 2002. Architecture critic of The Observer, he has written many books, including John Pawson Works, The 100 Mile City (1992), Blade of light: the Story of London's Millenium Bridge (2002) and Ron Arad published by Phaidon.

Further contributing authors include Anita Moryadas, Sam Hecht, Phoebe Greenwood, Robert Winder, Alison Morris, Bruce Chatwin, Michael Craig-Martin, Katherine Bucknell and Father Samuel from the monastery at Novy Dvur.

Table of Contents

Introduction 06(2)
Kosme de Barañano
Themes
Anita Moryadas
Mass
08(4)
Light
12(4)
Structure
16(4)
Ritual
20(4)
Landscape
24(4)
Order
28(4)
Containment
32(4)
Repetition
36(4)
Volume
40(4)
Essence
44(4)
Expression
48(4)
Material
52(4)
Definitions of Architecture 56(2)
Deyan Sudjic
Things that Move Through the Air 58(2)
Sam Hecht
Art in Architecture 60(2)
Michael Craig-Martin
Living in a Pawson House 62(2)
Phoebe Greenwood
Rus in Urbe 64(3)
Robert Winder
How it Seems to a Neighbour 67(3)
Katherine Bucknell
Wabi 70(2)
Bruce Chatwin
Monks and Architecture 72(2)
A Monk of the Abbey of Sept-Fons/Novy Dvur
Projects in Detail
Alison Morris
Calvin Klein, Paris
74(6)
Vacheron Constantin, Geneva
80(6)
Marketmuseum, Radcliffe
86(6)
Private House, Germany
92(6)
Pawson House, London
98(6)
Monastery, Novy Dvur
104(6)
Life in the Office 110(6)
Alison Morris
Photographs by Christoph Kicherer
Le Thoronet 116(6)
Photographs by Christoph Kicherer
Selected Projects 122

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