Brothers Mark and Peter Anderson have been building things together since their boyhood days in Tacoma, Washington. Their work as architects, carpenters, builders, and general contractors encompasses the design and construction of residential, commercial, and public art projects. Anderson Anderson is noted for its highly customized work and its prefabricated systems for large-scale production. Informed by their experiences as carpenters and influenced by place and landscape—mud, clouds, and rain, in the case of the Pacific Northwest—the work of Mark and Peter Anderson highlights experimentation and adventure. Anderson Anderson: Architecture and Construction delves into the process of construction as a source of creative imagination and discovery—from the hands-on material process of making things, to the lessons learned from large-scale projects, to the development of new construction technologies. This book explores the simple beauty of their finished products as much as the process of getting there—the unglossed stories of young architects working, learning, traveling, and having fun. The book features over 25 projects in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Texas, and Japan.
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Evolution of the Architect,
By Kaihaku Chun (Kaneohe, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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The work of the Andersons is truly inspiring. The idea of a great designer being also a great craftsman seems, lately, to be an extinct , if not rare occurance in architecture, and relegated to "artists". The Andersons demonstrate that Design-Build, when done right, is exciting and innovative. They take such seemingly mundane issues as pre-fabricated homes, construction specifications and documents and introduce the idea that anything can be re-thought to be stimulating.
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OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILT STRUCTURES AND THEIR CONTEXTS HAS GROWN INCREMENTALLY, PROGRESSING FROM SIMPLE INTUITION AND PRACTICAL NECESSITY IN EARLY PROJECTS THROUGH INCREASINGLY CONSCIOUS STUDY AND STRUCTURED INTENTION WITH EACH NEW EXPERIENCE. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
harstine island, washington design, radical medium, japan design, human body metaphor, gig harbor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILT STRUCTURES AND THEIR CONTEXTS HAS GROWN INCREMENTALLY, PROGRESSING FROM SIMPLE INTUITION AND PRACTICAL NECESSITY IN EARLY PROJECTS THROUGH INCREASINGLY CONSCIOUS STUDY AND STRUCTURED INTENTION WITH EACH NEW EXPERIENCE. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
harstine island, washington design, radical medium, japan design, human body metaphor, gig harbor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, Pacific Avenue, United States, Stick Bladder New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Puget Sound: 15 Stories by C. C. Long on page 59, and page 147
- Pacific Northwest by Barry Anderson in Front Matter
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