Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture; this book by one of its greatest proponents; Peter Cook; is an established classic. It exudes Cooks delight and catholic appetite for the architectural. Readers are provided with perceptive insights at every turn. The book features some of the greatest and most intriguing drawings by architects; ranging from Frank Lloyd Wright; Heath-Robinson; Le Corbusier; and Otto Wagner to Frank Gehry; Zaha Hadid; Coop Himmelb(l)au; Arata Isozaki; Eric Owen Moss; Bernard Tschumi; and Lebbeus Woods; as well as key works by Cook and other members of the original Archigram group. For this new edition; Cook provides a substantial new chapter that charts the speed at which the trajectory of drawing is moving. It reflects the increasing sophistication of available software and also the ways in which hand drawing and the digital are being eclipsed by new hybridsmdash;injecting a new momentum to drawing. These crossovers provide a whole new territory as attempts are made to release drawing from the boundaries of a solitary moment; a single-viewing position; or a single referential language. Featuring the likes of Toyo Ito; Perry Culper; Izaskun Chinchilla; Kenny Tsui; Ali Rahim; John Berglund; and Lorene Faure; it leads to fascinating insights into the effect that medium has upon intention and definition of an idea or a place. Is a pencil drawing more attuned to a certain architecture than an ink drawing; or is a particular colour evocative of a certain atmosphere? In a world where a Mayer drawing is creatively contributing something different from a Rhino drawing; there is much to demand of future techniques.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I recommend this for all listeners of jazz or practitioners in ...By M. A. BlizardI am no jazz musician. In fact; I am not a musician at all and musical theory seems to pass beyond my understanding altogether. However; Paul Berliners remarkable anthropological study offers more that insight and guidance for jazz musicians as they develop their improvisational skills: it provides an outline for education / learning that illuminates any creative field. Berliner conducts and presents a valuable and methodical study that draws from both his anthropological background as well as his experience as a jazz musician. As an architect who is also an educator; I continue to find valuable insight that has shaped my own thinking. In addition; this book has given me a richer experience as I listen to this remarkable genre of music that continues to captivate me (especially hard-bop; modal; free jazz; and fusion). I recommend this for all listeners of jazz or practitioners in a creative field who are interested in thinking / learning and what to reach beneath the surface of things. Its implications are compelling.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Kindle reviewBy Simon LahayeI bought the Kindle edition. Great book! Two points I want to address:1. Some very minor OCR issues. "1" instead of "I" and some "rn" instead of "m". No big problems.2. The second half of the book is musical examples with analysis and commentary. This would be better viewed on a kindle DX perhaps. And flipping back and forth between the text and the musical notation would flow better on a PC (kindle for pc software).Just so you know...38 of 39 people found the following review helpful. A Monumental Breakthrough in Jazz Studies ! ! ! ! ! ! !By Eddie LandsbergThe blurb on the back cover of this book has a slight understatement... It begins; "A landmark in jazz studies;"Not since the advent of the long playing record and the publication of Leonard Feathers "Encyclopedia of Jazz" has anyone made such an enormous; substantive; light shedding contribution to Jazz (outside a recording studio.) This book is a must for everyone... and in fact; its divided into two parts... one which *is* for everyone; and goes into how musicians come up; hone their skills; learn to interact; develop and whatnot; and then the second half; which is more for musicians and features close to 400 pages of musical examples - - a text book in musical studies itself.As a musician myself; I have long suspected that Jazz isnt just a bunch of patterns and scales. It is a culture; an attitude; an approach; and way of thinking... this book not only confirms it; but it substantively will take you into the mind of its foremost vetarans and practitioners. With its balance between information thats anecdotal as well as analytical; and Berliners excellent writing style (despite the size of the book; he just draws you in the pages flow by one by one) - - this is must reading...Almost a half a century ago Leonard Feather told us about the masters; now Berliner draws us into their minds. It is my hope that Jazz students (and fans) alike will begin taking up this book as they begin their journeys; and as a result; it invigorates and revitalizes the music as its never been before !
