Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: The Nature of Circumstance
We recently received this large format monograph on the work of Bohlin Cywinsky Jackson, one of the most renowned US firms. Their works include the Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center in Wyoming, several Apple Stores around the world, Pixar Studios, and a long list of award winning public and residential projects.
More info about their monograph after the break.
Graphic Design: Pablo Mandel
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3293-4
Where to buy it: Amazon
See full index and Foreword after the break.
Foreword
by Glenn Murcutt
“For the past five years I had the good fortune of teaching a few weeks a year in the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington in Seattle.
During each visit, I made time for travel to many parts of the state, including the San Juan islands, which string down the West Coast, and the superb mountains of the Cascades, as well as the nearby active volcanoes. I visited the incredible ancient forest of the Olympic Peninsula adjacent to the dynamic coastline and the drier region of the Palous whit its more extreme climate from summer to winter. The topography and landscapes of these regions vary enormously: to the west, with parts in a “rain shadow”; the craggy, high, mountainous regions to the north capture the winter snows that begin to melt in spring and fill the creeks and rivers; to the east, the climate is drier, with a topography of beautiful undulating hills that support the grasslands and farming. This is the Pacific Northwest I know the best. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has undertaken many commissions here, as well as in other extraordinary landscapes throughout North America. (…)”
Index:
Foreword by Glenn Murcutt
Essays
The Character of Circumstance by Mack Scogin AIA
From Here to There: The Sustainable Architecture
of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson by Hohn Reynolds
Nature Constructed: Creekside Houses by Tod Williams FAIA
A Civics Lesson… by Will Bruder AIA
Mountain Time by Tom Kundig FAIA
Projects
Creekside
Creekside Outbuildings
Environmental Education Center
School of Fisheries, University of Washington
The Barn at Fallingwater
Ridge House
Admissions Building, Trinity College
Woodway Residence
Natural Science Building, University of California, San Diego
Envelope Houses
Ballard Library and Neightborhood Service Center
House at the Shawangunks
Liberty Bell Center
Pixar Animation Studio
Nanotechnology Research Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
Combs Poitn Residence
Seattle City Hall
Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Firm Profile
Office Personnel
Photography Credits
Autors´Biographies
Book Credits
While I was interning for BCJ Pittsburgh office, I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Mr. Bohlin on “The Nature of Circumstance.” Bohlin’s attention to material detail is remarkable. Even more inspiring is the way the firm creates a dialog between architecture and landscape. I could tell that Mr. Bohlin was really proud of this publication, and it really shows.
Anybody who likes BCJ’s work should also check out it’s sister book, 12 Houses.
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