Crafting Character: The Architectural Practice of CHYBIK + KRISTOF - Softcover

Madlener, Adrian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9492311607 ISBN 13: 9789492311603

Publisher: Frame Publishers, 2023

Synopsis

How can the discipline of architecture be used as a human-centred practice? Crafting Character presents architecture as a spatial dialogue and an exchange between character and audience, book and reader, building and city in a series of fourteen cinematic vignettes.

Fourteen cinematic vignettes highlight projects as personified characters that have their own histories, dreams, secrets and stories to tell. Each vignette emphasises this relational culture and the practice of Chybik + Kristof in working with the common bonds within a space as being more important than any individual arguments and divisions within it.

The first monograph of the Brno-based studio, this volume marks an exciting collaboration between Chybik + Kristof, Lukas Kijonka and ExLovers Studio, Adrian Madlener and Frame Publishers. With a passion for experimentation from all parties, the resulting pages stand apart from traditional monographs. From the design to the prose, the values of relationality and human-centric approaches are imbued in the pages, creating a cinematic reference guide to the practice of Chybik + Kristof.

About this title

About the Author

François-Luc Giraldeau is a Canadian editor who trained as an architect before moving away from the conventional practice of architecture to indulge in a variety of editorial and curatorial pursuits. Upon completing his graduate studies, he has continued to gain both practical experience and substantive knowledge through placements, projects, and programs spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He currently oversees the development of a diverse collection of cultural publications, managing all aspects of their creation, from commissioning through to publishing. His work is often credited with successfully breaking down complex notions for a general audience, thus creating accessible content that upholds the integrity of each discipline.

From the Back Cover

The book addresses how the discipline can be used as a practice of human centred architecture. The book presents architecture as a spatial dialogue and an exchange between character and audience, book and reader, building and city. Fourteen cinematic vignettes highlight projects as personified characters that have their own histories, dreams, secrets and stories to tell. Each vignette emphasises this relational culture and the practice of CHK in working with the common bonds within a space as more important than any individual arguments and divisions within it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frame Publishers
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9492311607
• ISBN 13: 9789492311603
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Giraldeau François-Luc