ijp : the book of surfaces

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ijp : the book of surfaces

George Liaropoulos-Legendre

Architectural Association, 2003

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Note

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Architectural Association, 17-26 March, 2003

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Description

At a time when architectural discourse and practice are brimming with references to new geometries, "ijp" turns its back on the habitual perception of the 3D surface as a photosensitive, colourful and somewhat mystifying expanse. Instead, this experimental text approaches its subject through a joint meditation on abstraction, figuration, performance, symbology and form. Several interdependent modes of writing convey a process of thought elaborated in parallel venues, including theoretical essays on the literal and metaphoric meaning of "superficial", statements of computer programming syntax, recipes, printouts of data streams, indexical poetry, mathematical asides, and descriptions of numerically controlled fabrication processes - all of which offer alternative descriptions of the very same thing: the surface as object of knowledge. A rigorous typographic treatment enhanced by custom-programmed graphics stylizes the most technical side of these various threads and weaves them into a coherent narrative for nonspecialists.

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  • NCID
    BA73451026
  • ISBN
    • 1902902327
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    1v.(various pagings)
  • Size
    23 cm.
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