http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/rss/books/RSS.xml The latest new books from 'Park Books' en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:00 GMT 1440 http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/L/bo15605073.html Louis I. Kahn (1901–74) was one of the foremost architects in America during the twentieth century. His notable buildings include the Yale Study Center; the Salk Institute in Pasadena, California; and the Exeter Library in Exeter, New Hampshire. On February 12, 1969, Kahn gave a lecture at the School of Architecture at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Z&uuml;rich. Entitled Silence and Light, the lecture explains Kah's spiritual understanding of architecture, which goes far deeper than simply constructing buildings. He also gives a remarkably prescient account of a belief in sustainable architecture that prefigures the twenty-first century’s focus on green technology. The lecture is represented in transcripts into five different languages (German, Italian, English, French, and Spanish), as well as an audio recording of Kahn giving the lecture in English included on CD.&nbsp;To complement the original text, the editor has included a preface written by Kahn’s close friend and fellow architect Balkrishna V. Doshi, as well as many of Kahn’s own images and drawings, some of which have never been published before. <div>Louis I. Kahn (1901&ndash;74) was one of the foremost architects in America during the twentieth century. His notable buildings include the Yale Study Center; the Salk Institute in Pasadena, California; and the Exeter Library in Exeter, New Hampshire. On February 12, 1969, Kahn gave a lecture at the School of Architecture at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Z&uuml;rich. Entitled <i>Silence and Light, </i>the lecture explains Kah's spiritual understanding of architecture, which goes far deeper than simply constructing buildings. He also gives a remarkably prescient account of a belief in sustainable architecture that prefigures the twenty-first century&rsquo;s focus on green technology. The lecture is represented in transcripts into five different languages (German, Italian, English, French, and Spanish), as well as an audio recording of Kahn giving the lecture in English included on CD.&nbsp;To complement the original text, the editor has included a preface written by Kahn&rsquo;s close friend and fellow architect Balkrishna V. Doshi, as well as many of Kahn&rsquo;s own images and drawings, some of which have never been published before.</div> Architecture : American Architecture : Architecture--Biography : Architecture--Criticism : British Architecture : European Architecture : History of Architecture : Middle Eastern, African, and Asian Architecture Wed, 15 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT Alessandro Vassella 9783906027180 http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/D/bo14605239.html The ways of representing information and content are increasingly dominated by the interactive technologies of digital media. Today design professionals must navigate the constantly changing world of digital technology in order to give consumers a positive aesthetic experience. The editors of this wide-ranging volume work in four different disciplines—conceptual development, interactive design, visual communication, and digital media—and they provide a uniquely multifaceted and profound overview of how designers can respond to the challenges posed by interactive digital technology. Looking at both the obstacles that the digital world creates for designers, and also the opportunities to do new and boundary-pushing work that it provides, Real Digital is a complete account of designing with interactive technologies.Hundreds of images are included to supplement essays by a wide variety of international professionals, teachers, and students, all of whom deal with designing in the age of digital interaction every day. <div>The ways of representing information and content are increasingly dominated by the interactive technologies of digital media. Today design professionals must navigate the constantly changing world of digital technology in order to give consumers a positive aesthetic experience. The editors of this wide-ranging volume work in four different disciplines&mdash;conceptual development, interactive design, visual communication, and digital media&mdash;and they provide a uniquely multifaceted and profound overview of how designers can respond to the challenges posed by interactive digital technology. Looking at both the obstacles that the digital world creates for designers, and also the opportunities to do new and boundary-pushing work that it provides, <i>Real Digital </i>is a complete account of designing with interactive technologies.Hundreds of images are included to supplement essays by a wide variety of international professionals, teachers, and students, all of whom deal with designing in the age of digital interaction every day.<br></div> Art: Design Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT Zane Berzina; Barbara Junge; Wim Westerveld; Carola Zwick; Walter Scheiffele 9783906027029