Etudes - The Poetry of Dreams + Other Fragments

The author's subject matter reads like "built landscapes" heightening the role of the manmade yet wholly in balance with the natural world. This is a message and sentiment that is perhaps more important than ever to relay to audiences.

About the author

John Marx, AIA, is the founding design principal of Form4 Architecture in San Francisco, CA. He advocates for the inclusion of Philosophy, Art, and Poetry in the thoughtful making of place. Keenly aware that architecture is a balancing act between self expression and collaboration, he uses the compelling power of form to create emotionally resonant architecture and urban spaces. John's design work, and writing has been published in over 100 national and international publications. He has widely lectured on the topics of Design, Placemaking, Emotional Meaning and Cultural Vibrancy in Silicon Valley and places as diverse as Korea, Italy, Austria, Australia, Canada and the Technion in Israel. John exhibited his work at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale and exhibited during 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale at GAFF.

Summary

John Marx's watercolours, first published in the Architectural Review, are a captivating example of an architect's way of thinking

Product details

• Authors: Owen Hopkins, Laura Iloniemi, John Marx, Pierluigi Serraino
• Assisted by: Laura Iloniemi (Editor)
• Publisher: Oro Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781943532421
• ISBN: 978-1-943532-42-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 301 mm x 297 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 1658 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Einzelne Architekten und Architekturbüros, Kunst: Grundlagen und Techniken, Landschaftsbilder / Seestücke, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, Art & Art Instruction, ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, ART / Techniques / Watercolor Painting