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The publication highlighted the functional, alpine rural architecture which wasn’t subject to any passing fads. \u003c\/span\u003eThe featured examples range from hay racks and woodworking joints to barn stairways\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Up until then, Austria had only published another seminal publication two years before called ‘Anonymes Bauen Nordburgenland’ (Anonymous Building in the Nordburgenland) by Roland Rainer. While the latter was conceived as a reaction to the incipient destruction of old buildings in mountain villages, highlighting the positive traits of traditional buildings and forms, Abraham, as suggested by his title, researched elementary structures in architecture. 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Although the poem can be read independently of the journal, to read the two in conjunction is to experience the poem both as process and as product.\u003cbr\u003eA touch of rubbing and chipping to  jacket, 1\/2\" closed tear to bottom left front. 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It has a three-part structure: 1) imaginary architecture, 2) projects, 3) realizations. Texts are by Raimund Abraham, Kenneth Frampton, John Hejduk, Wieland Schmied and Lebbeus Woods. With an introductory essay by Norbert Miller. The drawing of architecture occupies a central position in the evolution of his work but challenges the predominant notion of built architecture. Drawing demands an autonomous reality, manifestation of his architectural concept. 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Somewhat less known are Judd's numerous architectural and furniture designs, works which formally are closely related to his art objects, but which reflect his abiding interest in utility. In 1971, Judd bought an old fort near Marfa, Texas, and by systematically acquiring and transforming local property, he amassed a huge ensemble of contemporary art, with permanent installations of his own work and that of Carl Andre, John Chamberlain, Dan Flavin and others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Judd: Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents drawings, design sketches, ground plans and photographs of the grounds and architecture of this Minimalist desert oasis, and celebrates Judd's role as its visionary architect and stage director. 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He studies architecture with Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. From 1950-55 he worked for I.M. Pei before opening his own architectural office in New York in 1955. His encounter with Modernism had a determining influence on his work, and Franzen soon developed his own individual architectural language. Reference to context and collage, the bringing together of different elements in free composition are typical themes in his work. The spectrum of his architecture spans elegant, generous residences and severe, rigorous buildings for industry and research. He has also worked on projects in urban development. This monograph presents the oeuvre of Franzen for the first time. 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Born in the Tokyo suburb of Koenji, Kanemura's photographs reflect his city's scape; filled and replete with a never ending network of wires, objects and infrustructure. Designed by Yukimasa Okumura and including an essay by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki; this rare photobook presents a portrayal of city caught within a web of roads, railways, and connective structures. Photographed in black and white, the graphically dense imagery within the 102 pages results in a plexus of structure and form reflected at all angles, illustrating the fabric of a city and its material. 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