Vincent James Associates Architects James, Vincent. creator Yoos, Jennifer. text bibliography ilu 2007 monographic eng

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207 p. ill.; col.; plans.; 24 cm. Among the critical adulation that follows VJAA wherever they build, you'll find words like graceful, beautiful, sublime, quiet, classic, disciplined, and lightall suggesting the kind of alchemy that makes the work of this Minnesota-based firm so highly regarded. The magic they performmarrying the simple forms of modernism with the rich materials of their sites in a thoughtful framework that encourages social interaction and environmental responsibilityis carefully illustrated and explained in this monograph, which evokes the very qualities that make their work so seductive and compelling. A former furniture maker, principal Vincent James brings the woodworker's appreciation of materials, details, joinery, and structure to the firm's work, which here includes both their award-winning houses such as the Dayton and Type/Variant houses and institutional projects, such as the Minneapolis Rowing Club, Tulane University Center, and St. John's Abbey and Monastery Guesthouse. Along with an introductory essay by Hashim Sarkis, partners Vincent James and Jennifer Yoos provide a captivating and insightful portrait of their talented young firm. A Society of Forms: On the recent work of VJAA Hashim Sarkis -- A Polyvalent Strategy for Design Vincent James and Jennifer Yoos -- Culture Wars: Context -- Type/Variant House, Northern Wisconsin -- Dayton House, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Children's Museum of Richmond, Richmond Virginia -- Animate Building -- Minneapolis Rowing Club Boathouse, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- The Temporal Field: Environment and Social Space -- Cable Natural History Museum, Cable, Wisconsin -- University of Wisconsin-Madison Porter Boathouse, Madison, Wisconsin -- Tulane University Lavin Bernick Student Center, New Orleans, Louisiana -- American University of Beirut Hostler Student Recreation Center, Beirut, Lebanon -- Social Engineering -- Rainbow Mixed-use Housing Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- St. John's Abbey and Monastery Guesthouse, Collegeville, Minnesota -- Boundaries, Linings, and Ambiences -- Longitudinal House, Southwestern Michigan -- Private Apartment, New York, New York -- Private Apartment, Chicago, Illinois -- Signs of Design -- Unbuilt House Project -- University of Cincinnati Clifton Arc Gatehouse, Cincinnati, Ohio -- Surreptitious Urbanism -- Skyway/Subway Cities -- Vincent James and Jennifer Yoos ; introduction by Hashim Sarkis. Include Bibliography Vincent James Associates. Architecture United States History 20th century Architecture United States History 21st century NA737.V55 A4 2006 720.92/2 9781568985886 1568985886 2006006647 pucpr 061110 20220729134240.0 eng