VISUAL EF9ECTS | Architecture and the Chess Game of Form & Story
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"Architecture is a chess game of Form & Story waged on the battlefield of a building and its site." —Jef7rey Hildner, Visual Ef9ects
A GREAT BUILDING presents more than a breathtaking expression of the aesthetics of materials, space, and light—more than a stunning display of Abstract Form. Like architecture since the dawn of time, a great building tells a Symbolic Story. The cinematic metaphor of chess helps us see how Form & Story can join forces through "collaborative conflict," fraught with peril, to create a heart pounding work of art. In a building, everything must be formed, but a great building, like a great movie, presents more than Form, more than Visual Effects. A great building presents Visual Ef9ects. That "9" stands for Story. Truth. My book presents a manifesto. Build beautiful. Build the truth.
Visual Ef9ects springs from the talk I gave in 2016 for the Symposium on Formalism at the Syracuse University School of Architecture Program in Florence.
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Details
- Publication Date
- Feb 23, 2018
- Language
- English
- Category
- Art & Photography
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): JEF7REY HILDNER
Specifications
- Pages
- 700
- Binding
- Linen Wrap
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)