Clocks and Clouds: The Architecture of Escher GuneWardena

Published by Birkhäuser 2017

Clocks and Clouds

The Architecture of Escher GuneWardena

Edited by: Lilian Pfaff

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035611724

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Architecture Inspired by Art

Escher GuneWardena, founded in Los Angeles in 1996, reached international recognition through a range of projects: commercial spaces treated as conceptual art works; hillside residences representing poetic responses to particular site conditions; work in historic preservation including such icons as the Eames House and John Lautner's Chemosphere in Los Angeles. Their collaborations with artists such as Sharon Lockhart, Mike Kelley and Stephen Prina testify to their presence in the art world. "[Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena] are, in part, scholars, artists, architectural historians, designers and architects" Don Albrecht, Curator of Architecture and Design, Museum of the City of New York.

Escher GuneWardena are an outstanding part of Los Angeles’ architectural scene
Documentation of 28 selected architectural, art and renovation projects
Exhibition on the firm: Art, Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara, 7 July-20 August 2017

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Lilian Pfaff, art, design and architecture critic

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	15
FOREWORD Jocelyn Gibbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
INTRODUCTION Martin Ostierli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
INTERVIEW BY LILIAN PFAFF WITH FRANK ESCHER AND RAVI GUNEWARDENA / PART I : CLOCKS AND CLOUDS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
COMPLETE WORKS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
READING THE PAST
HISTORY AND PRESERVATION: FOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PAST Barbara Lamprecht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
INTERVIEW BY LILIAN PFAFF WITH FRANK ESCHER AND RAVI GUNEWARDENA / PART II:BEGINNINGS AND COLLABORATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
SPACES FOR LIVING
AGAINST NATURE Mimi Zeiger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
INTERVIEW BY LILIAN PFAFF WITH FRANK ESCHER AND RAVI GUNEWARDENA / PART III:THE THEN AND THE NOW Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
LANDSCAPES OF REFLECTION
SPACE BECOMES TIME: LANDSCAPES OF REFLECTION AND RECONCILIATION Nicholas Olsberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
MAKING OF PLACE
ATMOSPHERES, EXHIBITIONS, AND CATOPTRIC BOXES Paulette Singley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
RELATING TO ART
THE ART OF EXHIBITION Sabine Eckmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
INTERVIEW BY LILIAN PFAFF WITH FRANK ESCHER AND RAVI GUNEWARDENA / PART IV: MOVEMENT AND STILLNESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 80
- Coloured Illustrations: 180
Keywords: Lautner; Neutra; Häuser der Moderne; Restaurierung

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Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9783035611724