Description:At long last, a new book on the inspiring work of Ken Isaacs! Isaacs's practice has long been a touchstone for Temporary Services and through our press, we are over the moon to be able to publish fresh new writing on his work by Susan Snodgrass. Susan worked closely with Isaacs to exhibit his work in his lifetime and has been able to access his archives to include never-before-published photos of his projects alongside this overview of his richly imaginative designs. This book features the design work of Partner & Partners who drew on Isaacs's own books as inspiration. The book is co-edited by Mairead Case and Half Letter Press. It received partial funding by the Graham Foundation.From the back cover:Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs surveys the highly individual practice of American architect and designer Ken Isaacs (1927-2016), whose populist, DIY designs created from the 1950s to the 1970s challenged conventional architectural concepts in housing, as well as mainstream definitions of modernism. His flexible, accessible plans provided alternative solutions to the spatial and environmental challenges of midcentury modern life, while influencing subsequent generations of architects and designers interested in nomadic architecture, sustainability, and DIY practices.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs. To get started finding Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
80
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Half Letter Press
Release
2019
ISBN
1732051410
Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs
Description: At long last, a new book on the inspiring work of Ken Isaacs! Isaacs's practice has long been a touchstone for Temporary Services and through our press, we are over the moon to be able to publish fresh new writing on his work by Susan Snodgrass. Susan worked closely with Isaacs to exhibit his work in his lifetime and has been able to access his archives to include never-before-published photos of his projects alongside this overview of his richly imaginative designs. This book features the design work of Partner & Partners who drew on Isaacs's own books as inspiration. The book is co-edited by Mairead Case and Half Letter Press. It received partial funding by the Graham Foundation.From the back cover:Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs surveys the highly individual practice of American architect and designer Ken Isaacs (1927-2016), whose populist, DIY designs created from the 1950s to the 1970s challenged conventional architectural concepts in housing, as well as mainstream definitions of modernism. His flexible, accessible plans provided alternative solutions to the spatial and environmental challenges of midcentury modern life, while influencing subsequent generations of architects and designers interested in nomadic architecture, sustainability, and DIY practices.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs. To get started finding Inside the Matrix: The Radical Designs of Ken Isaacs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.