A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Bronte sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience; the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre. In 1845; Branwell Bronte returns home in disgrace; plagued by his addictions. As he descends into alcoholism and insanity; bringing chaos to the household; his sisters write... Polly Teales extraordinary play evokes the real and imagined worlds of the Brontes; as their fictional characters come to haunt their creators. Bronte was produced by award-winning theatre company Shared Experience in 2010; in a co-production with the Watermill Theatre; Newbury; directed by Nancy Meckler. Shared Experience are acclaimed the world over for their powerful; visually-charged productions. Breathtaking... a rare feat of theatrical imagining - Evening Standard Ambitious; intelligent and absorbing - Financial Times Soars on the wings of imagination - Daily Telegraph Riveting... a tantalising glimpse through the window of a uniquely haunted family home - The Times
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Highly recommended essay collectionBy Randall S. DeutschFabricating Architecture: Selected Readings in Digital Design and Manufacturing; edited by Robert Corser; includes a collection of seminal essays on the topic by construction industry experts including Eddy Krygiel (co-author of Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011; Green BIM among other books;) James Glymph (partner at Frank Gehrys architecture firm and CEO of Gehry Technologies;) and the extraordinary Kiel Moe amongst 13 other lluminaries.The opening foreword provides an excellent overview of the subject and the introduction does a great job of placing the topic in context. In fact; the opening words of the foreword ("A design process that incorporates the full range of digital technologies is a joy to behold.") ought to be a shot heard around the AEC world today.The brief introductions to each essay help to situate it and assists the reader in getting a grasp of what the author is advocating. The writing throughout is exceptional. The black and white images are a bit small and sparse - but the strength of the writing overcomes what otherwise might be considered a weakness in an architecture-related text; especially one on the topic of building technology.A similarly titled book this may bring to mind for architects and students alike is Refabricating Architecture: How Manufacturing Methodologies are Poised to Transform Building Construction by Stephen Kieran; James Timberlake - two architect/authors amply represented in an essay in Fabricating Architecture.Another book on a similar theme that you might enjoy - and in fact is the perfect book to accompany this one - is Building (in) the Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture; edited by Phillip Bernstein and Peggy Deamer; an equally strong collection of essays by industry leaders; theorists; and academics on how both individuals and the profession itself can go about repositioning themselves for the future.I cannot recommend Fabricating Architecture - and Building (in) the Future - enough.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must for any serious architectural libraryBy Midwest Book ReviewFABRICATING ARCHITECTURE: SELECTED READINGS IN DIGITAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING offers twelve key essays illustrating the range of ideas embodied by digital design; offering college-level readers essays by critics; theorists; and architects alike. These texts discuss digital design and manufacturing in architectural engineering applications and will prove a must for any serious architectural library.
