Awards

• Winner of Best of Category , General Trade Illustrated Books, in the 2009 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston. 2009
• Winner of &#38;quot;Best of Category&#38;quot;, General Trade Illustrated Books, in the 2009 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston.</PrizeName> 2009
• Winner of &quot;Best of Category&quot;, General Trade Illustrated Books, in the 2009 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston. 2009
• Winner of <PrizeName>&#38;quot;Best of Category&#38;quot;, General Trade Illustrated Books, in the 2009 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston.</PrizeName> 2009
• Winner of <PrizeName>Winner, Jackets and Covers Category, 2009 AAUP Book, Journal, and Jacket Show.</PrizeName> 2009
• Winner of Winner, Jackets and Covers Category, 2009 AAUP Book, Journal, and Jacket Show. 2009

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Reviews

Christensen has seen the future. * Washington Post * It is a smart book, one that speaks to the zeitgeist: the ultimate form of recycling, after all, is recycling of place. But more than that, it is an enthusiastic book. True to form, Big Box Reuse is a book for many collections. * ForeWord Magazine * ... the stories [Christensen] tells of suburban revitalization provide strong evidence that suburbs and small towns are evolving in startling new ways. Big Box Reuse gives that phenomenon welcome and serious attention. * Cleveland Plain Dealer *

Christensen has seen the future. -- Joel Garreau, Washington Post It is a smart book, one that speaks to the zeitgeist: the ultimate form of recycling, after all, is recycling of place. But more than that, it is an enthusiastic book. True to form, Big Box Reuse is a book for many collections. -- Aimee Houser, ForeWord Magazine ... the stories [Christensen] tells of suburban revitalization provide strong evidence that suburbs and small towns are evolving in startling new ways. Big Box Reuse gives that phenomenon welcome and serious attention. -- Steven Litt, Cleveland Plain Dealer Christensen's selection of stories from across the country creates a portrait of a contemporary America at apogee, and of people making what they can with what they have been left with, as the tidal wave of consumerism washes through their town. Appropriately too, this book is outside the box, and not from any definite place, like urban studies, architecture, or social scholarship. Christensen approaches the issue freshly and directly, on a personal level, like the communities and projects she describes. The book is an inspiring product of someone astounded by the variety and richness of the extra-ordinary American landscape, and who takes us on a journey, trying to figure it out. --Matthew Coolidge, Director, Center for Land Use Interpretation This timely book reveals stories of community activism and the attempts to recontextualize massive pieces of architecture into something that one might call the public domain. Whether through adaptation, reuse, or new definitions of program, these attempts are dealing with the consequences of 'siteless,' and often senseless, meta-planning. This publication is an essential read for everyone who acknowledges that there is a world beyond 3d-modeling and surface adjustments. --Markus Miessen, Principal Studio Miessen, and Director, Architectural Association Winter School Middle East Tirelessly crisscrossing the nation, documenting resourceful and unexpected examples of reused big boxes, open-mindedly listening to the tales of schoolteachers, curators, preachers, or assorted activists, finding something interesting in the most deadened-seeming mall strips, taking hilariously deadpan photos--Julia Christensen is a true suburban-exploration hero. --Eve Kahn, contributing editor, I.D. Magazine

Christensen has seen the future. Joel Garreau Washington Post It is a smart book, one that speaks to the zeitgeist: the ultimate form of recycling, after all, is recycling of place. But more than that, it is an enthusiastic book. True to form, Big Box Reuse is a book for many collections. Aimee Houser ForeWord Magazine ... the stories [Christensen] tells of suburban revitalization provide strong evidence that suburbs and small towns are evolving in startling new ways. Big Box Reuse gives that phenomenon welcome and serious attention. Steven Litt Cleveland Plain Dealer

Author Information

Julia Christensen is an artist whose work has been featured in the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, Preservation Magazine for the National Trust, and other publications; her art has been shown in galleries and museums nationwide. She is Henry R. Luce Visiting Professor of the Emerging Arts at Oberlin College and Conservatory.

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