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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 720 EAN: 9781864701654 ISBN: 186470165X Label: Images Publishing Manufacturer: Images Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 296 Publication Date: April 25, 2008 Publisher: Images Publishing Studio: Images Publishing Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Peter Gisolfi is an architect, landscape architect and educator whose substantial design practice extends over 20 years. Most of his work consists of carefully crafted buildings that relate to a larger setting. A variety of public and private projects completed throughout the United States are featured in this first monograph. The projects in this book are organised thematically as landscapes and buildings, gardens and houses, campuses, townscapes, and transformations. The common thread in these projects are that indoor and outdoor spaces are created in harmony with each other, that buildings are placed to define outdoor spaces, and that natural context and man-made context strongly influence the design. From an understanding and response to these factors comes a timeless and permanent architecture. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Meaningful Architecture with Vision, Purpose and ClarityThe architectural work of Peter Gisolfi embraces the landscape and in doing so honors true "green" traditions that have been in existence long before "green" became a buzzword. There is a refreshing quality of grace in Gisolfi's work that is evident in the Townscape, Campus, Landscape and Buildings, Gardens and Houses, and Transformation chapters. Balance and harmony are achieved thoughtfully, with the purpose of buildings and landscapes in mind. If you are curious about architecture and want to ... Read More Rating:  - beautiful review of architectural changesGisolfi has successfully produced a volume which is so much more than documentation of grand architectural changes within the built environment. He has accurately illustrated the importance of sense of place and architecture's contribution to it in many American cities. Rating: - Filled with valuable design ideasArchitect Gisolfi makes a compelling case for architecture designed to befit the landscape. Of all the arts, Gisolfi maintains, architecture should be most tied to its place. He decries building designs that value trendy style over compatibility with nature, and lauds those that exist comfortably with the environment. This handsome book is filled with examples of his work, showing in detail how he dealt with varied landscape settings. Lots of color photographs, plus diagrams and concept drawings that ... Read More 
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