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In Hand & Mind architects and designers reflect on the parts of their practice that are often hidden - their inspiration, the genesis of projects and problems encountered. This image-rich and strikingly designed book profiles a series of projects from UNSW alumni, staff and students, from Glen Murcutt and Sam Marshall to Felicity Stewart & Matthias Hollenstein. Through dialogues, interviews, creative reflections and essays, Hand & Mind brings together projects and critical writing to provide a fascinating insight into the study of architecture.
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Ainslie Murray is a Senior Lecturer in the Architecture Discipline at UNSW Sydney. Xing Ruan has been Professor of Architecture at UNSW Sydney since 2004. He is the author of Allegorical Architecture and New China Architecture, and co-editor, with Ronald Knapp, of the book series Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture.
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Hand & Mind - Conversations on Architecture and the Built World
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Newsouth Publishing, Sydney, Australia, 2018
ISBN 10: 1742234364
ISBN 13: 9781742234366
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Softcover
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Seller: Literary Cat Books, Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, United Kingdom
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Impression. Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Very light scuff to top spine.; With fold out covers. Decorated inner covers. Photographic plates on frontispiece and illustrated back free-end paper on recto. Illustrations, diagrams and photographic plates throughout. Beautifully detailed. This engaging collection of conversations explores architecture as both craft and intellectual pursuit. Through interviews with leading practitioners, Hand & Mind reflects on the relationship between drawing and thinking, tradition and innovation, and the moral responsibilities of shaping the built environment. The architects discuss process, materials and place, revealing how buildings emerge from dialogue between imagination and discipline. Thoughtful and accessible, the book illuminates architecture as a humane art â" one that binds hand, mind and community in the shared creation of meaningful spaces.; 28cm x 22.5cm x 1.6cm; 256 pages. Seller Inventory # LCB65116