Following Written in Water (2002), this is the second publication devoted to Steven Holl’s legendary watercolors. Four hundred watercolors represent the creative process of this renowned and influential American architect and reveal his highly personal method developed over many years, containing preliminary ideas and sketches of all major projects.
Holl is known for his sculptural architecture and his virtuosic use of light, and watercolors are the ideal means to visualize these characteristic aspects of his work. At a time of rapidly changing technology in the service of architectural design, these watercolors become spectacular examples of a low-tech method. The results are invariably original works of art. The water colors are juxtaposed with photographs of the built architecture and emphasize the crucial aspect of scale.

本書は、2002年に出版された『Written in Water』に続きSteven Hollの伝説的水彩画に焦点を当てる。
400の水彩画はこの有名で影響力のあるアメリカ人建築家の創造的プロセスを象徴しており、準備段階のアイデアや名だたるプロジェクトの為のスケッチを収録し、長年にわたる極めて個人的方法論の展開を露にする。
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