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Joy Ride by Stephanie Woodard and David Martin (2017, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOro Editions

ISBN-101939621739

ISBN-139781939621733

eBay Product ID (ePID)228744427

Product Key Features

Book TitleJoyride

Number of Pages302 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMexico, Individual Architects & Firms / Essays, Regional, History / General

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Architecture

AuthorStephanie Woodard, David Martin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-419896

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal720.972

SynopsisIn this book, architect David Martin reflects on and illustrates his visits to the ancient and colonial-era places of Mexico. In Baja and on the mainland, Martin immersed himself in a millennia-old culture that has transformed over the centuries yet maintained an outsized and magical exuberance. "Joy Ride is a journal of my travels through Mexico that uses my sketches, watercolors, photography, and observations recorded and gathered over an extensive sojourn across the country. I'm a native Californian and itinerant traveler and the book chronicles Mexico's sophisticated cultural landscape through the eyes of an architect. My quest began with Mexico's sacred Pre-Columbian cities in contrast to early Jesuit missions. I finally walked, mapped, and studied several colonial towns to understand how these urban centers shaped the placement of streets designed for pedestrian movement, sustainable planning, and the integration of public spaces with ritual." David Martin has produced most of his work in Southern California. No one can live in or visit Los Angeles without experiencing the myriad decisions he has made as AC Martin's design principal--choices about the forms of the buildings as well as their size, materials, public access, interior fittings, and much more. His structures, along with the influence he and his family's firm have had on Los Angeles's development as a pedestrian city, define friendly sequences of plazas so filled with bright flowers and art that the buildings themselves become a form of public art., 'Joy Ride' is a simple book on the surface. A collection of renowned architect-come-artist David C. Martin's sketches, watercolours, photography, and observations, as recorded over an extensive cross-Mexico sojourn, it has all the aesthetic gaiety and lightheartedness of a typical travelogue. However, there is something deeper at work. Martin's multi-media evocation of Mexican scenery and buildings speaks to his extensive experience in art and architecture, and this book will be of mutual interest to students of both - as well as those who want to explore Mexico through the eyes of a truly unique traveller. Innovative, fresh, and evocative, this book will take you on the 'Joy Ride' that its title promises. AUTHOR: David C. Martin, a third-generation architect, continues his family's legacy of major involvement in the architectural planning and civic life of Southern California. Martin was Design Principal for AC Martin Partners, a 110-year old architecture firm founded by his grandfather and noted for its historic and contemporary landmark projects. He is currently on the Boards of the Los Angeles Conservancy, USC School of Architecture and the Art Center: College of Design in Pasadena. An award-winning designer, Martin has been recognised for his innovative, inspirational, and cutting-edge projects. Stephanie Woodard is a renowned journalist, twice-nominated for the Pulitzer prize. She writes on human rights and culture, with an emphasis on Native American issues. Her work has been published in Preservation, Saveur, and In These Times magazines, as well as on the Indian Country Today Media Network, billmoyers.com, NBCnews.com, and the Huffington Post, where she has a blog. Woodard has received awards and support from groups including the Fund for Investigative Journalism, the George Polk Center for Investigative Journalism, the Leonard C. Goodman Foundation, and the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism. SELLING POINTS: A sparkling combination of specialties, showcasing David C. Martin at his best Mexico through the pen, brush, and camera lens of a passing traveller 200 colour, In this book, architect David Martin reflects on and illustrates his visits to the ancient and colonial-era places of Mexico. In Baja and on the mainland, Martin immersed himself in a millennia-old culture that has transformed over the centuries yet maintained an outsized and magical exuberance. Martin is best known for designing iconic buildings that define the Los Angeles skyline, including the soaring and elegant Figueroa at Wilshire (formerly Sanwa Bank Plaza) and the tallest building west of the Mississippi, the witty and curvaceous Wilshire Grand Center. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he represents the third generation of architects to join his family's century-!old business, AC Martin. Historian Kevin Starr has lauded the firm's "prophetic" work, as it built its own success and a new urban identity, as well as contributed to the sense of dynamic optimism suffusing the region. Today many of the firm's works have been designated historic-cultural monuments.These include some of Los Angeles's most significant civic and academic buildings, churches, corporate headquarters, museums, science laboratories, homes, and residential neighborhoods. Still towering over them all, visually and conceptually, is City Hall, which Martin's grandfather collaborated on, finishing it in 1928. It's a building "that to this day symbolizes the identity and drama of the city," according to Starr. David Martin has produced most of his work in Southern California. No one can live in or visit Los Angeles without experiencing the myriad decisions he has made as AC Martin's design principal--choices about the forms of the buildings as well as their size, materials, public access, interior fittings, and much more. His structures, along with the influence he and his family's firm have had onLos Angeles's development as a pedestrian city, define friendly sequences of plazas so filled with bright flowers and art that the buildings themselves become a form of public art. The interaction of public and private space is a theme that runs through Martin's work, whether it is a glass fronted police station that connects visually with its community, a church suffused with a numinous glow, or a skyscraper offering majestic views. With each project, he has sought to engage and delight those who use the building--for work, living, study, or prayer. His efforts are widely recognized, and he has received numerous major architecture awards over the years.

LC Classification NumberF1216.5