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Dinner for Architects: A Collection of Napkin Sketches
Included in this beautifully produced volume--an ideal gift not only for architects--are contributions by Tadao Ando, Mario Botta, Steven Holl, Josef Paul Kleihues, Dominique Perrault, Venturi, Scott Brown, and many more. The spontaneous sketch, drawn when occasion offers on whatever comes to hand, is a trademark of the architect's creativity. On the occasion of the opening of the museum of architecture in the Gallery of Modern Art in Munich, the museum director asked architects of international standing to sketch their personal greetings and congratulations on a paper napkin. These napkins are now part of a colorful, imaginative, and often droll collection, reproduced here interspersed with pithy quotes from an array of famous architects.
- GenresArchitectureArt
64 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2004
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Philip K. Howard
20 books45 followersPhilip K. Howard, a lawyer, advises leaders of both parties on legal and regulatory reform. He is chair of Common Good and a contributor to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Philip K. Howard is a well-known leader of government and legal reform in America. His new book, The Rule of Nobody (W. W. Norton & Company, April 2014), has been praised by Fareed Zakaria as “an utterly compelling and persuasive book that, if followed, could change the way America works.” His TED Talk has has been viewed by almost 500,000 people.
Philip is also the author of the best-seller The Death of Common Sense (Random House, 1995), The Collapse of the Common Good (Ballantine Books, 2002) and Life Without Lawyers (W. W. Norton & Company, 2009).
In 2002, Philip formed Common Good, a nonpartisan national coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America. Philip writes periodically for The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and The New York Times, and has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, PBS NewsHour, Today, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, and numerous other programs.
The son of a minister, Philip got his start working summers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Nobel laureate Eugene Wigner and has been active in public affairs his entire adult life. He is a prominent civic leader in New York City and has advised national political leaders on legal and regulatory reform for fifteen years, including Vice President Al Gore and numerous governors. He is a Partner at the law firm Covington & Burling, LLP. He is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Virginia Law School, and lives in Manhattan with his wife Alexandra. They have four children.
Philip K. Howard is a well-known leader of government and legal reform in America. His new book, The Rule of Nobody (W. W. Norton & Company, April 2014), has been praised by Fareed Zakaria as “an utterly compelling and persuasive book that, if followed, could change the way America works.” His TED Talk has has been viewed by almost 500,000 people.
Philip is also the author of the best-seller The Death of Common Sense (Random House, 1995), The Collapse of the Common Good (Ballantine Books, 2002) and Life Without Lawyers (W. W. Norton & Company, 2009).
In 2002, Philip formed Common Good, a nonpartisan national coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America. Philip writes periodically for The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and The New York Times, and has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, PBS NewsHour, Today, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, and numerous other programs.
The son of a minister, Philip got his start working summers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Nobel laureate Eugene Wigner and has been active in public affairs his entire adult life. He is a prominent civic leader in New York City and has advised national political leaders on legal and regulatory reform for fifteen years, including Vice President Al Gore and numerous governors. He is a Partner at the law firm Covington & Burling, LLP. He is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Virginia Law School, and lives in Manhattan with his wife Alexandra. They have four children.
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February 12, 2018
Es bien sabido que muchos de los diseños arquitectónicos más famosos ha surgido de las manos de su creador durante una cena y los primeros bosquejos han quedado plasmados en lo primero que está a la mano: Una servilleta
Verdad a lugar común, lo cierto es que cualquiera que haya visto a un arquitecto proyectar habrá notado su insaciable necesidad de bocetar, de platicar con el lápiz.
“Prefiero dibujar a hablar. Dibujar es más rápido, y deja menos espacio para la mentira.” Le Courbusier
Con esta idea en mente y para la inauguración de “Architecture Museum of The Technical University of Munich” Winfred Nerdinger se dio a la tarea de recopilar una serie de bocetos, dibujos y pensamientos que explícitamente pidió a notables arquitectos con el fin de crear una exposición para la ocasión.
El resultado es una interesantísima colección de garabatos de enormes talentos. Dominique Perrault, Steven Holl, Angelo Mangiarotti, Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando, Souto da Moura, Mario Botta, Robert Venturi, Norman Foster entre otros contribuyeron a la colección.
El libro, en un muy acertado formato cuadrado, tiene una deliciosa encuadernación con pliegos dobles sobre un fino papel. Sin duda una colección que resulta un manjar a cualquier hora.
Verdad a lugar común, lo cierto es que cualquiera que haya visto a un arquitecto proyectar habrá notado su insaciable necesidad de bocetar, de platicar con el lápiz.
“Prefiero dibujar a hablar. Dibujar es más rápido, y deja menos espacio para la mentira.” Le Courbusier
Con esta idea en mente y para la inauguración de “Architecture Museum of The Technical University of Munich” Winfred Nerdinger se dio a la tarea de recopilar una serie de bocetos, dibujos y pensamientos que explícitamente pidió a notables arquitectos con el fin de crear una exposición para la ocasión.
El resultado es una interesantísima colección de garabatos de enormes talentos. Dominique Perrault, Steven Holl, Angelo Mangiarotti, Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando, Souto da Moura, Mario Botta, Robert Venturi, Norman Foster entre otros contribuyeron a la colección.
El libro, en un muy acertado formato cuadrado, tiene una deliciosa encuadernación con pliegos dobles sobre un fino papel. Sin duda una colección que resulta un manjar a cualquier hora.
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