Furniture Studio

Furniture Studio Materials, Craft, & Architecture - Furniture Studio

Hardback (30 Mar 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Furniture Studio explores the origins, methods, results, and influence of the unique and highly successful furniture design and fabrication studios offered by the University of Washington Department of Architecture. The furniture program, initiated by Andris Vanags, is an immersion into the role of materials, design, and making in architectural education. Students directly engage the physical properties of materials, and the knowledge gained through this engagement enriches the design and fabrication process. The experiences of its graduates reveal that the studio fosters creative thinking that truly integrates design and making.

Ochsner presents historical background to shop-based courses, including furniture studio; traces the careers of four representative graduates of the program; and suggests implications from this program for architectural education and individual achievement beyond the University of Washington. Eleven students and the projects they created in the winter 2009 studio are profiled, and the book contains a fully illustrated catalogue of exemplary student projects from 1989 to the present. Illustrations and descriptions throughout the book showcase the heirloom-quality projects created by the students, many of which won awards in competitions.

Book information

ISBN: 9780295991559
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 684.10711797772
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 1272g
Height: 226mm
Width: 250mm
Spine width: 27mm