Minimalism DesignSource [Paperback]

Encarna Castillo (Author)

Book Description

Series: DesignSource | Publication Date: September 21, 2004

The term Minimalism has not always been used in a favorable sense, especially in architecture, and even today it may be the cause of some confusion and ambiguity. The problem comes from the word’s use in defining a creative current, school or trend when in fact it refers to an aesthetic. At the same time, this aesthetic is not chronologically well defined either and, moreover, interacts with different disciplines. This explains why we find minimalist buildings in periods very far apart from each other and in architects as different as Tadao Ando, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron or Luis Barragán, among others. Minimalism DesignSource investigates the minimalism movement, covering the last years of the decade of the 1990s and the first years of the twenty-first century to inquires into the origins of the term minimalism and in how the minimalism phenomenon played out in other fields like art, painting, fashion, and sculpture has affected minimalism in architecture, define the result of the use of pure and simple lines, the reduction of language elements and, as far as architecture is concerned, the investigation of the treatment of space and of building possibilities.

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About the Author

Encarna Castillo has contributed to several books on interior design including "MXM: Maximalist Interiors".

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design (September 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060747986
• ISBN-13: 978-0060747985
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,322,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Compliation, duplicated and duplicative, October 4, 2007

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This review is from: Minimalism DesignSource (Paperback)

The DesignSource series is very good if you want some compact, all-photo design books. Minimalism contains a few sections, including some hotel and industrial spaces, but most of it is residential. THe homes featured are featured in many other books on lofts, minimalism, and modern design. If you're browsing through a design section, you'll get familiar with these spaces. They are also featured in other DesignSource books.

THe downsides to these books are that they don't feature sourcing info and because they are so small, the pictures are also smaller. THe upside is that they are compact, so if you're a designer you can lug them around easily, and they are packed with a lot of inspiration.