Chambers for a Memory Palace
This collaboration between two distinguished architects and former colleagues is a joyous celebration of admired places and a thoughtful consideration of the role that design has played in giving these places their memorable qualities. It is also an invitation to readers to inhabit the chambers of the book with their own imaginations to join in the making of the Memory Palace proposed. The authors' informal, witty, and anecdotal style extends to the illustrations -the freehand travel...
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This ode to the spirit of place consists of an exchange of lettersin which one author recalls and the other responds to the elementsconsidered essential to the art of successful place-making. Eachof the book's chapters forms a chamber, and each chamber isinscribed with the authors' personal observations.BooknewsAn exchange of letters between Moore and Lyndon celebrating admired places and the role of design in making them memorable. Deals with design factors such as roofs and canopies, light and shadow, statues, gardens, and other architectural elements. Considers classic Western structures, Asian temples, Islamic tombs, ancient ruins, and modern cities. Includes b&w drawings. Lacks a bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Axes that Reach / Paths that Wander22Orchards that Measure / Phasters that Temper283Platforms that Separate / Slopes that Join / Stairs that Climb and Pause504Borders that Control / Walls that Layer / Pockets that Offer Choice and Change785Openings that Frame / Portals that Bespeak986Roofs that Encompass / Canopies that Center1227Markers that Command / Allies that Inhabit1488Light that Plays / Shadow that Haunts / Shade that Lulls1769Rooms that Define / Space that Leaks Up Into the Light19210Types that Recur / Order that Comes and Goes21411Shapes that Remind / Ornament that Transmits, Transforms, and Encodes23012Gardens that Civilize25213Water that Pools and Connects26414Images that Motivate282Postscript: The Castillo de Gargonza296Index311
\ BooknewsAn exchange of letters between Moore and Lyndon celebrating admired places and the role of design in making them memorable. Deals with design factors such as roofs and canopies, light and shadow, statues, gardens, and other architectural elements. Considers classic Western structures, Asian temples, Islamic tombs, ancient ruins, and modern cities. Includes b&w drawings. Lacks a bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.com\ \
