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Blur: The Making of Nothing
Part scrapbook, part anthology of short stories, the making of nothing traces the creation, from conception to realization, of a media pavilion for the Swiss Expo.02 whose primary materials are steel and fog. The document exposes this process as a complex orchestration of theorists, engineers, meteorologists, contractors, competing fog manufacturers, and government officials within the context of turbulent politics and conflicting concepts of national identity. The book is organized chronologically as a collection of artifacts, including sketches, correspondence, construction drawings, and photographs; narratives can be discovered weaving through one another across the four-year period. The publication is not only the permanent manifestation of a temporary structure; it also documents schemes and ideas abandoned in the course of developing the pavilion.
- GenresArchitecture
384 pages, Paperback
First published September 3, 2002
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January 28, 2024
I just finished reading the book and still am in awe.
I LOVE IT!
As described, this book is part scrapbook, part timeline. It's a mix of emails, pictures, documents, timelines, and so on that describe the making and progress of the blur building. I love how you are involved and let in on every little detail, the politics, the manufacturing, the funding, etc.
I recommend this to every architect, especially beginners. As you read the book, you feel the anxiety of being part of the making of this building. You will stress at the project timeline, at the surprise obstacles, AT THE CONTRACTORS!
For someone who is new, they will tend to see the level of detail in the design, thinking of everything, doing the research, and understanding requirements.
So, I love this book, and will recommend to everyone who is looking to understand how the world of architecture works. This project is a huge scale, but it works similarly with smaller scales as well.
Also, this was in 1998-2002, I wonder how much we've advanced today and how much has the limits been pushed since then.
Enjoy this read!
I LOVE IT!
As described, this book is part scrapbook, part timeline. It's a mix of emails, pictures, documents, timelines, and so on that describe the making and progress of the blur building. I love how you are involved and let in on every little detail, the politics, the manufacturing, the funding, etc.
I recommend this to every architect, especially beginners. As you read the book, you feel the anxiety of being part of the making of this building. You will stress at the project timeline, at the surprise obstacles, AT THE CONTRACTORS!
For someone who is new, they will tend to see the level of detail in the design, thinking of everything, doing the research, and understanding requirements.
So, I love this book, and will recommend to everyone who is looking to understand how the world of architecture works. This project is a huge scale, but it works similarly with smaller scales as well.
Also, this was in 1998-2002, I wonder how much we've advanced today and how much has the limits been pushed since then.
Enjoy this read!
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