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Project type
Publication
Time
2011
Publisher

Gestalten

Language
English
ISBN
978-3-89955-392-5

Distinct Ambiguity is the first book to present GRAFT’s comprehensive body of work. It is structured into five thematic chapters that reflect the fundamental aspects of the collective’s inimitable approach. Each one– Ambiguity, Curiosity, Narration, Happiness, and Courage– is illustrated by stunning visuals of the work that best illustrates the concept, from the celebrated projects of the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans to resorts in harmony with their natural surroundings, zero-energy villas, and whimsical home furnishings.

Insightful chapter introductions and project descriptions provide detailed documentation of the inspiration, context, and processes involved in creating some of the most visionary and relevant architecture and design of our time. Distinct Ambiguity features a foreword by director of Haus am Waldsee Dr. Katja Blomberg.

Insightful chapter introductions and project descriptions provide detailed documentation of the inspiration, context, and processes involved in creating some of the most visionary and relevant architecture and design of our time. Distinct Ambiguity features a foreword by director of Haus am Waldsee Dr. Katja Blomberg.

About the Book Distinct Ambiguity is the first book to present GRAFT’s comprehensive body of work. It is structured into five thematic chapters that reflect the fundamental aspects of the collective’s inimitable approach. Each one– Ambiguity, Curiosity, Narration, Happiness, and Courage– is illustrated by stunning visuals of the work that best illustrates the concept, from the celebrated projects of the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans to resorts in harmony with their natural surroundings, zero-energy villas, and whimsical home furnishings. Insightful chapter introductions and project descriptions provide detailed documentation of the inspiration, context, and processes involved in creating some of the most visionary and relevant architecture and design of our time. Distinct Ambiguity features a foreword by director of Haus am Waldsee Dr. Katja Blomberg.
Architecture must improve our lives, not just fulfil functional or aesthetic requirements. In the search for quality and beauty, complex form and ambiguity are part of the essence of an architecture that goes beyond what is ‘patent’ and ‘correct’.
Architecture must improve our lives, not just fulfil functional or aesthetic requirements. In the search for quality and beauty, complex form and ambiguity are part of the essence of an architecture that goes beyond what is ‘patent’ and ‘correct’.
Architecture must improve our lives, not just fulfil functional or aesthetic requirements. In the search for quality and beauty, complex form and ambiguity are part of the essence of an architecture that goes beyond what is ‘patent’ and ‘correct’.
DISTINCT AMBIGUITY Edited by: Dr. Katja Blomberg Language: English Publisher: Gestalten Paperback: 208 pages ISBN: 978-3-89955-392-5 Price: 35,00 EUR With Contributions by: Haus am Waldsee About the Book Distinct Ambiguity is the first book to present GRAFT’s comprehensive body of work. It is structured into five thematic chapters that reflect the fundamental aspects of the collective’s inimitable approach. Each one– Ambiguity, Curiosity, Narration, Happiness, and Courage– is illustrated by stunning visuals of the work that best illustrates the concept, from the celebrated projects of the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans to resorts in harmony with their natural surroundings, zero-energy villas, and whimsical home furnishings. Insightful chapter introductions and project descriptions provide detailed documentation of the inspiration, context, and processes involved in creating some of the most visionary and relevant architecture and design of our time. Distinct Ambiguity features a foreword by director of Haus am Waldsee Dr. Katja Blomberg.
DISTINCT AMBIGUITY Edited by: Dr. Katja Blomberg Language: English Publisher: Gestalten Paperback: 208 pages ISBN: 978-3-89955-392-5 Price: 35,00 EUR With Contributions by: Haus am Waldsee About the Book Distinct Ambiguity is the first book to present GRAFT’s comprehensive body of work. It is structured into five thematic chapters that reflect the fundamental aspects of the collective’s inimitable approach. Each one– Ambiguity, Curiosity, Narration, Happiness, and Courage– is illustrated by stunning visuals of the work that best illustrates the concept, from the celebrated projects of the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans to resorts in harmony with their natural surroundings, zero-energy villas, and whimsical home furnishings. Insightful chapter introductions and project descriptions provide detailed documentation of the inspiration, context, and processes involved in creating some of the most visionary and relevant architecture and design of our time. Distinct Ambiguity features a foreword by director of Haus am Waldsee Dr. Katja Blomberg.
Hardcover
208 pages
Editors
Dr. Katja Blomberg, Haus am Waldsee and GRAFT
Texts by
Gregor Hoheisel, Christoph Körner, Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit
Art direction

Mario Lombardo, Martin Lang

Photography of visuals
Peter Langer
Editorial Supervision
Lukas Feireiss for Gestalten
Project management
Tito Walk for GRAFT, Julian Sorge for Gestalten
Production Management
Vinzent Geppert for Gestalten
Copy Editing
Elvia Pyburn-Wilk
Proofreading
Bettina Klein
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