Designing and Building: Rockhill and Associates

This second edition contains twelve projects from the Kansas architectural practice of Rockhill and Associates, spanning from their early design-build work to the recent completion of a 37-building affordable housing complex in New Mexico. The firm's work exhibits a keen understanding of the house as an ecosystem, exploring building design that capitalizes on the features of the natural environment. Preface by Christine Macy, essays by Brian Carter and Juhani Pallasmaa, postscript by Tod Williams.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929112598
• ISBN13: 9780929112596
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Dalhousie Architectural Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An intuitive and informative introduction to progressive and subversive modern design

Designing And Building from the collective works of Kansas architectural firm of Rockhill and Associates is a truly incredible and conceptually impressive compendium of writings, photographs, blueprints, along with cogent analysis of many truly remarkable buildings. As awe-inspiring as a book on architecture may be, Designing And Building also offers its readers an artistic approach to the intricacies of what beauty may be presented in modern buildings and their architectural elements. as innate works of art in their own right. A welcome addition to professional and academic library Architectural Studies collections, Designing And Building is an intuitive and informative introduction to progressive and subversive modern design, very strongly recommended to all architectural designers, as well as photographers and students of the visual arts.