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Kreidezeichnungen von Marianne Burkhalter

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This insightful volume showcases the sketches of Swiss architect Marianne Burkhalter


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Edited by burkhalter sumi architekten
2009
Hardback
174 pages, 132 color illustrations and 1 b/w illustration
24.5 x 32 cm
ISBN 978-3-85881-297-1

The work of designing a building—even the largest and most technically advanced structure—begins with the most basic of elements: a sketch. This beautifully produced volume reproduces more than one hundred such initial sketches, drawn in chalk, by renowned Swiss architect Marianne Burkhalter. A co-founder of Burkhalter Sumi Architects in Zürich, she has designed a wide range of acclaimed public and private buildings, including hotels, offices, and private homes, as well as large-scale urban redevelopment projects.

Each of the chalk drawings reveals the germ of an idea, their blurred lines and simplicity rendering them more intimate and immediate than technical draftsmanship—closer in feel to the decision-making process of a solitary artist choosing among many options and sorting out problems. In their beauty and tension, they bring the work of architectural design to stunning life.

Presenting sketches for twenty projects, Finding Buildings will appeal to anyone curious about the architectural process in its early stages.