A celebration; chronicle; and must-have for Vans sneakers fans; Vans: Off the Wall offers vivid photography and the compelling story of a casual canvas shoe and a DIY spirit that helped turn pop culture inside out. This updated edition; published to coincide with the brandrsquo;s 50th annivershy;sary; brings to life the Vans community of boarders; bikers; artists; musicians; and street culture; and the iconic shoes its members love to wear. With oral hisshy;tories from Tony Alva; Joel Tudor; Steve Caballero; Stacy Peralta; Oliver Peck; and othersmdash;as well as two new chapters of original materialmdash;Vans: Off the Wall provides an intimate; visually stunning account of how the company has changed the face of pop culture since its founding in 1966.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding catalog of this Canadian gemBy Jon L AlbeeVancouver is a stunning city. Here is a place that has grown up entirely in the 20th and 21st centuries that rivals the beauty of many other more ancient places. Undoubtedly; much of that has to do with the natural setting but; as this books shows; it has to do with Vancouvers beautiful built environment as well.Heres a book written in standard architecture guide fashion made great by superb content. The book is arranged into walking (or driving) tours by neighborhood; and features most of the exceptional structures within each. There are about 500 entries; each with a small color photograph and a descriptive essay. The essays make reference to other notable structures nearby; so the effective coverage of the entire book is quite comprehensive. The descriptions for each building are surprisingly insightful for their brevity. The author has done an outstanding job of distilling the citys buildings down into a manageable presentation.Vancouver is a very young city; and the vast majority of the architecture we see today was built within the last 50 years. While important classical buildings are included; there is a sizable chunk of the book dedicated to modernism and postmodernism. Being a classicist; theres more modernism here than I prefer; but thats a matter of my personal interest and not a criticism of the book. Modernists will love its attention to specific examples of many styles within the genre.If youre visiting Vancouver and you have an interest in buildings; this book is a must. Not a travel guide or coffee table book; it is a solid reference work; and would be of real use to architectural historians and local historians.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting content. Probably better as a coffee table book than an eBookBy Charles Nowell Clark JrI bought this because I live in Vancouver and was pleasantly surprised to even find my building highlighted in it.I bought the eBook version so I could follow some of the routes on my iPhone and see the buildings in person as I read about them. The eBook satisfies that. However; the presentation of pictures and typesetting as is the case with so many books when they move from physical to digital leaves something to be desired. I think this would probably be a pretty cool coffee table book but in the eBook version it is just about the content.
