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Instrumental Form by Wes Jones (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
ISBN-101568981155
ISBN-139781568981154
eBay Product ID (ePID)353248
Product Key Features
Book TitleInstrumental Form
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
TopicProfessional Practice, History / General
IllustratorYes
GenreNon-Classifiable, Architecture
AuthorWes Jones
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight47.6 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-010653
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal720/.92/2
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisWes Jones, the recipient of seven "Progressive Architecture" design awards, creates what he calls "boss architecture"--an "interventive upgrading process"--in which "the expressiveness of the intervention is as important as its effectiveness."Jones is a San Francisco-based architect whose projects include the UCLA Chiller Plant and the Head Start Childcare Facility in Heightstown, New Jersey. After working for six years at Holt Hinshaw Pfau Jones, where he was design principal of such projects as the Astronauts Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center, he formed his own practice, Jones Partners Architecture, in 1993.In his use of industrial materials, Jones both engages and confronts technology, bridging the separation between architecture and nature and raising questions about our uses of technological advancements. As Herbert Muschamp writes, "Jones is a cold-war child, and a recurring theme of his work...is the interplay of fascination and dread that technology generates in the nuclear age.""Instrumental Form, " the first monograph on Jones's practice, investigates seventeen projects in detail through descriptions, photographs, and drawings, interspersed with engaging essays written by Jones himself. Also included is a chronology of Jones's projects. A wealth of text and images are coupled with arresting graphic design and bold color throughout., Wes Jones, the recipient of seven Progressive Architecture design awards, creates what he calls "boss architecture"--an "interventive upgrading process"--in which "the expressiveness of the intervention is as important as its effectiveness."Jones is a San Francisco-based architect whose projects include the UCLA Chiller Plant and the Head Start Childcare Facility in Heightstown, New Jersey. After working for six years at Holt Hinshaw Pfau Jones, where he was design principal of such projects as the Astronauts Memorial at the Kennedy SpaceCenter, he formed his own practice, Jones Partners Architecture, in 1993. In his use of industrial materials, Jones both engages and confronts technology, bridging the separation between architecture and nature and raising questions about our uses of technological advancements. As Herbert Muschamp writes, "Jones is a cold-war child, and a recurring theme of his work...is the interplay of fascination and dread that technology generates in the nuclear age." Instrumental Form, the first monograph on Jones's practice, investigates seventeen projects in detail through descriptions, photographs, and drawings, interspersed with engaging essays written by Jones himself. Also included is a chronology of Jones's projects. A wealth of text and images are coupled with arresting graphic design and bold color throughout.
LC Classification NumberNA737.J65A4 1997
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