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The Rohner harbor office building in Fussach, designed by B&E Baumschlager-Eberle is a fascinating steel, glass, and concrete configuration that appears to float in mid-air, echoing the form of a space capsule or a bird standing on one leg. Awkwardly elegant, the precisely designed building is composed of an eight-meter-long container-shaped shell of concrete that connects with the ground below by only a single slim footing. The interior of the shell is lined with larchwood paneling, creating an inner tension that dissolves at both ends of the building as it opens out into floor-to-ceiling glass windows that face Lake Constance at one end and the inland countryside at the other. This avian, spaceship-like building is, nevertheless, characterized by the very earthly features of an open structure, clear lines, and uncompromising simplicity. First in the Archive Kunst Architectur series, this book features photographs by Eduard Hueber as well as plans and drawings by the distinguished Baumschlager-Eberle team.
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Bubblegram
Olaf Nicolai
Manufacturer: Die Gestalten Verlag
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- A must for any Gehry fan!
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Frank O. Gehry/Kurt W. Forster (Art and Architecture in Conversation Series)
Manufacturer: Art Books Intl Ltd
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ASIN: 3893223312 |
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A must for any Gehry fan!.......1999-10-06
This conversation really gives you insight into Frank Gehry's background, influences, and philosophies. Gehry reveals a lot about his client relations on various projects which include struggles and triumphs. This has been my favorite Frank Gehry book yet.
It's hard to read..........1999-05-01
Unless you know German, you'll have trouble reading this. The text is not in English despite the English title. Just a warning for anglophiles.
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Gerhard Merz: Dresden (Kunsthaus Bregenz - Werkdokumente)
Gerhard Merz
Manufacturer: Hatje Cantz Publishers
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ASIN: 3775708146
Release Date: 1999-10-02 |
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Artwork by Gerhard Merz. Contributions by Uta Riese, Jorg von Bruchhausen.
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Gisel, Brecht, Bechtold, Sculekaindorf (Werkdokumente / Kunsthaus Bregenz, Archiv Kunst Architektur)
Kob Edelbert
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson Ltd
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ASIN: 3775706186 |
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I expected more detail of the building in this book........2007-01-10
I thought that since this book is only about the one building, it would cover most aspects of it, if not all of them. I specifically needed to better understand the construction method which could have been done using a detailed section. I would have even been happy with text describing what type of framing was used, basically any part of the construciton. What I got with this book was merely images of the building. None gave me a better understanding of how it was constructed and most of the images in the book can be found online. So unless all you want is a collection of images about the Goetz Gallery, I don't recommend this book.
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Kindergarten Koblach Wratzfeld
Otto Kapfinger ,
Matthias Boeckl , and
Archiv Kunst Architectur
Manufacturer: Gardners Books Ltd U
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ASIN: 3775708804 |
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Contributions by Peter Zumthor.
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The Museum as Arena (KUB)
Manufacturer: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
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La Societe Generale de Belgique, 1822-1997: Le pouvoir d'un groupe a travers l'histoire
Xavier Mabille
Manufacturer: CRISP
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ASIN: 2870750560 |
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Find out how you can produce breathtaking images indoor and out with low light! This comprehensive guide covers everything from choosing the best equipment and film to ensuring correct exposures in tricky situations. The book also tackles a wide range of different themes and lighting situations including firework displays, candlelight and weather phenomena.
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NIght and low-light photography.......2007-06-09
Received book very promptly, reading my way thru this at the moment, great serivce thx
Good film shooting book........2007-03-22
I liked the book but I was expecting more from the author in covering Digital SLR (DSLR) cameras as well as film. The book has spectacular shots of low/no light photography but all using film. I have a DSLR and I have been learning a lot about photography specifically digital picture taking and wanted to focus on that aspect. Much of the information on the beginning of the book covers equipment and only a small part covers information that could be used for digital cameras.
The book features great shots and I will try to reproduce some of the shots. I also think that is well written and was a joy to read.
Great Book by a Great Photographer and Author.......2007-02-15
Lee Frost is my favorite photographic author. Unlike some other photographers who decide to write a book, Mr. Frost also has writing talent. He never seems to be talking down to his readers, as some seem to do. Instead, his books give you that "I'm no one special, but I'll tell you what I've learned so you don't make the same mistakes" type of feeling. I particularly like the fact that he includes pictures where he made a mistake, something we know every pro does but usually won't admit to. This book gives you everything you need to know to shoot great pictures in low light, using film or digital. He doesn't go into digital much, but the techniques are the same for both, with the exception of having to bracket exposures. Who needs to do that when you can see the results right away? But if you're shooting film, you need this book. The pictures are fantastic and clearly illustrate the author's point, even the mistakes. If you haven't bought a camera yet, read this book first!!! You may decide, given the beauty of film pictures and the availability of excellent film cameras for very little money, that digital photography isn't for you. A great book, either way you decide to go.
Outstanding Lessons in "Difficult" Photography.......2007-01-29
This is a truly excellent how-to on capturing those difficult shots in low light environments, both outdoors and indoors. I am a professional scenic and wildlife photographer and I learned MUCH -- and gained considerable confidence, too -- from reading and studying this book. I read it very slowly, over many months, and tried the techniques and principles Lee Frost describes in my own work as I progressed through the chapters. The results were outstanding, leaving me with far more confidence and skill in managing difficult shots. If anything, the book covers too much, with a long lead-in on types of cameras and lenses, etc., and the final sections on specific subject types tend to be repetitive of the central text, itself. (But, then, we learn by repetition and Mr. Frost is a good teacher.) Still, the CORE information in the book is extremely helpful and valuable. It's on my top shelf for photographic technique and will remain there!
Excellent but dated.......2007-01-19
I found the material very helpful and the concepts straight forward with plenty of example photo. The only downside is that the book is dated and tends to talk about digital photography as some futuristic, yet un-refined, technology.
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"Clearly explained solutions to problem lighting situations from rock concerts to sunsets. Desirable for all public libraries. Highly recommended."--LJ. 192 pages (45 in color), 43 b/w photos, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4.
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A shot in the dark.......2001-09-26
With high expectations, I purchased this book after reading a great sell-in on the back cover promising a wide range of info from film, filter and processing, to special effects and techniques. With promises of two, "top-notch" photographer's insights into this mytical realm, I took the bait-hook, line and sinker. Pouring over the first few chapters I thought that there was sure o be some major revelation waiting for me, just around the next corner. Unfortunately, it never came.
Targeted to those with extremely little or no photography experience, this book is a treatise in the art of saying nearly nothing with many words. Furthermore, after reading through this book, I can honestly say that I found very little to do with its subject matter. A smattering of dated information, the logistics about where (not how!) to take low-light photos and, quite honestly, an awful lot of rather mediocre examples describes this book that you should remove from your list of "things to read" lest you end up with it in your wood pile.
For Beginners Only!.......2001-08-22
Really, I can't say this book was good or bad, just that it was made for people who have almost no photography experience. Although things like composition are very important, when it comes to night photography, exposure becomes paramount. But this book gives only the most general of advice in that area! It would have been nice if the author would have at least put exposure information next to each picture (exposure, lens, film speed, and other info would have been even better). The book would be better served concentrating less on talking about ideas for nice compositions...let us, the buyers of the book, find our own compositions...let the book tell us how to get the right exposure for the myraid of different night time conditions. The bottom line: This book is a nice "chat" about night photography: don't expect to find any seriously useful tips about the art.
Tired, boring photo and stories.......2000-12-21
I don't want to spend more time to write about this book. It's not there's nothing to write to, but I don't want to disappoint the authors of this book. The photo are not only boring, but the stories behind are worse. Not good at all. Do they have "zero" star?
Good Book.......2000-10-12
I was looking for a low light photography book. Saw the review of this book in Amazon and bought it. The way authors start with some of the fundamentals of low light photography is amazing. The authors give a lot of ideas for different composing techniques for low light photography. But the book seems to be stretching on a bit with details about composing techniques and others as opposed to techniques in capturing the exposures. Given the fact that this is my first low light photography study material I consider this as a good eye opener in that subject.
great book.......2000-08-09
Reading this book expanded the range of my photography significantly. The author includes many excellently exposed night shots, text describing how they were done, and an exposure chart. As is typical for books of this type, the one page that is the exposure chart is the highlight of the book.
The moonlit shots of a bay on the Atlantic Coast of Ireland that I shot on my honeymoon are very fun to own. In my wedding photography, I think this book has had a good influence on learning the technique of balancing the exposure of a night scene with a foreground subject lit by flash.
Of course long exposures can not be attempted without a decent tripod. If you are planning some travel photography, I advise you to refrain from leaving your best gear at home in favor of recently purchased compact gear which may be inferior. Take your full camera bag, and stow a tripod/lighting bag, too.
While I think this is a motivating, interesting book, my only suggestion is for the author to record exposures and publish them alongside the photographs. My recollection is that the treatment of exposure is chart and running text based, and not associated with specific photos. This treatment, while unusual, was, none the less, effective.
Peter
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Earth Negotiations: Analyzing Thirty Years of Environmental Diplomacy
Pamela S. Chasek
Manufacturer: United Nations University Press
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ASIN: 9280810472 |
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Global environmental problems pose important diplomatic and legal challenges to the international community. The nature of these problems requires an unprecedented degree of international cooperation both in terms of scientific research and the harmonization of regulations that is achieved through negotiation. Earth Negotiations presents a phased-process model that can enable greater understanding of the process by which international environmental agreements can be negotiated. Six discernible phases and five associated turning points within the process of multilateral environmental negotiation are identified and explained. The model is then used to examine relationships among the phases and turning points and between the processes and the outcome to see if there is anything that occurs in the earlier phases of negotiation that affects subsequent phases and if there is anything in the process that may have an effect on the outcome. The aim of this publication is to determine what lessons can be learned from past cases of multilateral environmental negotiation in order to help both practitioners and scholars strengthen the negotiating process and the quality of its results.
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Good but now dated.......2006-03-09
I wish I found this book when it came out originally.
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