PROCEED AND BE BOLD : RURAL STUDIO AFTER SAMUEL MOCKBEE [signed]

Dean, Andrea Oppenheimer [author]; Hursley, Timothy, 1955- [photographer]; Mockbee, Samuel [subject]

ISBN 10: 1568985002 / ISBN 13: 9781568985008

Verlag: Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2005

Octavo, 175 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is cream with green print. Price unclipped: "$30.00". Cover is illustrated, green print. Illustrated: color frontispiece and plates. Inscribed to artist William Christenberry in ink by the photographer on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1383756. FP New Rockville Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1383756

Inhaltsangabe:

"Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul."Samuel Mockbee

Based on this simple premise, in 1992 Samuel Mockbee launched the Rural Studio to create homes and community buildings for the poor while offering hands-on architecture training for coming generations. Choosing impoverished Hale County, Alabama, for his bold experiment, Mockbee and his Auburn University students peppered this left-behind corner of the rural South with striking buildings ofexceptional design. Most use recycled and curious materials: hay bales, surplus tires, leftover carpet tiles, even discarded 1980 Chevy Caprice windshields. The publication of Rural Studio brought this innovative work to the public, andfive printings latercontinues to affect the way people view architecture.

Since Mockbee's death in 2001, the Rural Studio has continued to thrive, a tribute to its founder's vision. In 2004, the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded Mockbee its highest honor, the Gold Medal for Architecture. Under Mockbee's successor, Andrew Freear, the studio has seeded southwest Alabama with an additional seventeen architectural landmarks, and all are shown here. With thoughtful text from Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and stunning photographs by Timothy Hursley, thisnew book explains the changes the studio has undergone during the last four years and its continuing ability to "proceed and be bold," as Mockbee counseled.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Andrea Oppenheimer Dean is author of several books on architecture including Rural Studio and editor for journals including Architecture, Architectural Record, Preservation, and Landscape. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Timothy Hursley is an award-winning photographer who established his own office in 1982. His books include Rural Studio and Brothels of Nevada. Hursley lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: PROCEED AND BE BOLD : RURAL STUDIO AFTER ...
Verlag: Princeton Architectural Press, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Softcover
Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers
Auflage: First edition.