Thinking Herbert Bayer. 04 05 1900
“Typography is a service art, not a fine art” Hebert Bayer was born on April 5th 1900 in Haag, Austria. In his childhood, Bayer regularly draw the landscape. He studied under Georg Schmidthammer in the school a Linz, Austria where Bayer introduced to the arts and craft movement. At the age 21, he moved to...
Thinking Le Corbusier. 10 06 1887
Le Cobusier was born in Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland on October 6, 1887. He studied at the La-Chaux-de-Fonds Art School under Charles L’Eplattenier and René Chapallaz. He later taught that Art School in 1914 for 4 years. From 1918 to 1922, He didn’t built anything concentrating in his theory, pseudonym. After that he established an architect...
Thinking Sverre Fehn. 08 14 1924
“In this confrontation, I strive to make a building that will make people more aware of the beauty of the setting, and when looking at the building in the setting, a hope for a new consciousness to see the beauty there as well.” Sverre Fehn was born in Kongsberg, Norway on August 14, 1924. He...
Thinking Toyo Ito. 06 01 1941
Toyo Ito was born in Seoul, Korea on June 1 1941. Ito studied at University of Tokyo – Department of Architecture. He started his career at Kiyonori Kikutake Architect and Associates from 1965 to 1969. In 1971, he opened his own studio, Urbot, in Tokyo and then in 1979, he changed his studio’s name to...
Thinking Archigraphia by Walter Herdeg
Title: Archigraphia Hardcover: 236 pages Distributer: Hastings House Book Publishers (June 1982) USA Language: English Size: 241 x 238 mm / 9.5 x 9.4 inch
Thinking Peter Zumthor. 04 26 1943
“Give much hope to young professionals that, if they strive for quality in their work, it might become visible without any special promotion.”
Thinking Louis Dorfsman. 04 24 1918
Dorfsman was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, on 24 April 1918. His parents were originally from Poland. Dorfsman had wanted to attend New York University to study bacteriology but the tuition was too high. He attended Cooper Union, where he awarded a Citation for Outstanding Professional Achievement in 1956 and highest alumni...
Thinking Benno Wissing: Grafische and Ruimtelijke Ontwerpen
Title: Thinking Benno Wissing: Grafische and Ruimtelijke Ontwerpen Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: NAI Publishers (January 1999) Language: Dutch Size: 290 x 220 mm / 11.4 x 8.6 inch
Thinking Mario Botta Seen By Pino Musi
Title: Mario Botta Seen by Pino Musi Hardcover: 340 pages Publisher: Daco-Verlag (January 1, 1996) Language: German, France and English Size: 289 x 289 mm / 11.2 x 11.3 inch It’s a simply one the most beautiful architecture books. Mario Botta’s buildings are very simply geometric, stability and monumental. Pino Musi’s picture captured essence of...
Thinking Mario Botta. 04 01 1943
Mario Botta, a contemporary architect, was born on April 1st, 1943 in Medrisio. He had never liked going to school, and at the age of 15 he quit school and got a job in the architectural studio as a draftsman. After three years of working as a draftsman, he was put in charge of his...
Thinking to Help. Shigeru Ban Way
Today is Day 7 in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan recently. More than 6,900 people are confirmed to be dead so far. It’s a tragedy that we will not be able to forget. There are many ways to help, from making donations to Red Cross, Japan Society, Global Giving,...