Built after Giuseppe Marinoni’s design had won an international competition; the Learning Centre FLA (Lombardy Foundation for the Environment) at Seveso looks on the outside like a primary volume; divided up by vertical fissures and sectioned by the glass front: a wing of the square and proscenium opening onto the town. The rigorous elliptical layout of the plan is in fact a collage of irregular forms suited to a variety of uses: conference rooms; exhibition spaces; offices; a media library. The architectural conception exploits natural light as a means of creating mutable environmental qualities. The artificial lighting; on the other hand; draws attention to the spaces generated inside; visible outside at night as two-dimensional figures projected onto the glass screen of the façade.
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful. A good book of artBy Pedro GarreA good book of art ; in the tradition of publishing books by chronicle . Much conceptual artl; but unlike the other making of laika films; this book not include images of the puppets and the sets of the film.38 of 43 people found the following review helpful. WORST book for one of LAIKAs best films.By Chris W.I have all the LAIKA Art Of books that Knopff have put out (I still wish there was one for Coraline). The Paranorman book is one of my absolute favorite books I own; and even The Boxtrolls one is great. However; this one looks like it was just thrown together. There are plenty of digital paintings; but its missing all the other conceptual art that rounds out the experience. At that; This book has maybe 1/16th the amount of writing that was in the prior books; which is disappointing. I dont understand why this book feels so last minute and thrown together; considering the Paranorman and Boxtrolls books are among the best produced Ive seen. The actual art in the book is heavily weighted towards what look like concept paintings for various scenes or color scripts... with almost no emphasis on character; environment; or prop design; and no photos of the actual puppets or set constuctions (which might actually be the most interesting part of the whole process of these films!). Add to that the fact that there is almost no explanation or behind-the-scenes info or photography; and this book is a HUGE letdown for what was a beautiful and super creative film.8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. I have bought and do enjoy other books where the focus on the concept art ...By CustomerIn the end; puppetry is what makes Laika studios so unique in the art scene. I have bought and do enjoy other books where the focus on the concept art and character designs; so in the end; I did actually enjoy The Art of Kubo and the Two Strings. But it just... Didnt hit the notes I wanted it to hit. I was particularly interested in seeing more of the armatures; especially the Sisters capes (GORGEOUS!); and this book really didnt go beyond what other non-laika studios books have gone. Concept art; character design; storyboarding .... But nothing on the stop motion aspect of the film. I had more fun actually watching some of the videos from Laikas youtube channel where they go into the effects and how they pulled them off in the film. There was no visuals of the bowling-ball puppetry for the underwater eyes; no photos of how they pulled off the ocean waves; and god knows everything else they put into the film that I wouldve loved to know how they pulled it off.I wanted more from this book than I got; it wasnt strictly a complete disappointment; though. It is still gorgeous; the art is still beautiful; but if youre for a better insight into this film; this book will not deliver.
