Citizens of No Place: An Architectural Graphic Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616890622 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 143 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The short stories explore many architectural problems through the unique language of the graphic novel, helping usher the next generation of architectural theory and criticism.. Citizens of No Place is a collection of short stories on architecture and urbanism, graphically represented using manga-style storyboards. Modeled as a proto-manifesto, it is a candid chronicle of a highly critical thought process in the tradition of paper architecture (especially that of architect John Hejduk and Bernard Tschumi's Manhattan Transcript). Fiction is used as a strategy to unpack thoughts about architecture
It's as if the Little Prince grew up to become an architect." -- Metropolis"By distilling architectural discourse through cartooning in Citizens, Lai has developed an accessible and lively platform from which he can entertain weighty architectural, planning, and policy concepts about utopias; subjective perception; alternative spatial dimensions; and human interaction with design. "Blends the ethos of urbanism with the sensibility of manga to deliver a stunning black-and-white manifesto for place, public space, and the function of the imaginary and the implausible in architectural theory and criticism." -- Brain Pickings"Follows in the tradition of Rem Koolhaas's Content, but makes the page come alive for a generation raised on This American Life and manga. His deft illustration--whose palette includes manga, DC comics, and OMA-infused photographic collage--weaves a magical experience. Intensely bea
read it twice and not looking back great! great book. I am not one to really these types of books but I really like it. A little stark but i wont spoil it for you. just pick it up and enjoy and keep it on the shelf for you can read it again like i did. Amazon Customer said Five Stars. love it. Citizens of [Utopia] Jimenez is an extremely knowledgeable individual. His theory and perception of architecture are fully explained in this comic book. Highly recommend every architecture students who are interested in seeing where the architecture is heading must look through this book.