John Pawson

Download or read book John Pawson Works written by Sudjic Deyan and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 2000-01-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Pawson is the foremost proponent of minimalism in architecture andesign. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors,e has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such ashe Clavin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients likeartha Stewart as his book "Minimum".;This book features ten of Pawson'srojects, each one treated as a case study of the design process asxperienced by architect, client and critic.;The author seeks to make themotional and artistic content of John Pawson's work explicit through a closexamination of a range of different projects. Sudjic's text, aided bypecially-commissioned pictures, traces the design process, the architect'sorking methods and his philosophical approach. Sudjic considers thenteraction between architect and client, the way in which design isnfluenced by the processes of construction and making, and explores theature and significance of the finished scheme. This book is a record of Johnawson's developing approach to design and his unique position at the meeting