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OverviewFurniture Studio explores the origins, methods, results, and influence of the unique and highly successful furniture design and fabrication studios offered by the University of Washington Department of Architecture. The furniture program, initiated by Andris Vanags, is an immersion into the role of materials, design, and making in architectural education. Students directly engage the physical properties of materials, and the knowledge gained through this engagement enriches the design and fabrication process. The experiences of its graduates reveal that the studio fosters creative thinking that truly integrates design and making. Ochsner presents historical background to shop-based courses, including furniture studio; traces the careers of four representative graduates of the program; and suggests implications from this program for architectural education and individual achievement beyond the University of Washington. Eleven students and the projects they created in the winter 2009 studio are profiled, and the book contains a fully illustrated catalogue of exemplary student projects from 1989 to the present. Illustrations and descriptions throughout the book showcase the heirloom-quality projects created by the students, many of which won awards in competitions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeffrey Karl Ochsner , Jeffery Karl OchsnerPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 1.270kg ISBN: 9780295991559ISBN 10: 0295991550 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 30 March 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsJeffrey Ochsner has written a book that will be invaluable to furniture historians, furniture makers, architects, and design educators. The book's great strength is its telling of a local, personal story within a broader context of architectural pedagogy and philosophy. Edward Cooke, author of Making Furniture in Pre-Industrial America With 190 color photographs of student works, this charming book is a treat for the eyes. A fascinating peek into modern furniture design. Library Journal Ochsner's book on just one of the studios is enough to give interested future architects the gist. But it's also written for today's architects, maybe nostalgic for architecture school, and for academics, maybe looking to start up a furniture studio at their own school. -- Lindsey M. Roberts Architect Magazine [R]efreshing... Ochsner's engrossing and lavishly illustrated book... reminds us of the importance of craft in architecture...[A]n important monograph... Ochsner's book is certainly well crafted. -- Jeremy White Pacific Northwest Quarterly With 190 color photographs of student works, this charming book is a treat for the eyes. A fascinating peek into modern furniture design. Library Journal Ochsner's book on just one of the studios is enough to give interested future architects the gist. But it's also written for today's architects, maybe nostalgic for architecture school, and for academics, maybe looking to start up a furniture studio at their own school. -- Lindsey M. Roberts Architect Magazine With 190 color photographs of student works, this charming book is a treat for the eyes. A fascinating peek into modern furniture design. Library Journal Ochsner's book on just one of the studios is enough to give interested future architects the gist. But it's also written for today's architects, maybe nostalgic for architecture school, and for academics, maybe looking to start up a furniture studio at their own school. -- Lindsey M. Roberts Architect Magazine [R]efreshing... Ochsners engrossing and lavishly illustrated book... reminds us of the importance of craft in architecture...[A]n important monograph... Ochsners book is certainly well crafted. -- Jeremy White Pacific Northwest Quarterly Author InformationJeffrey Karl Ochsner is professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs, College of Built Environments, University of Washington. He is the author of Lionel H. Pries, Architect, Artist, Educator and coauthor of Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |