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VISUAL EF9ECTS | Architecture and the Chess Game of Form & Story

ByJEF7REY HILDNER

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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. (Cover A—"Fire")

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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)

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