{"product_id":"almost-not-the-architecture-of-atelier-nishikata-paperback","title":"Almost, Not: The Architecture of Atelier Nishikata - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Van Duzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eReiko Nishio\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eHirohito Ono\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the founding of Atelier Nishikata in 2000 in Tokyo, partners Reiko Nishio and Hirohito Ono have built just four residential works, three of them renovations, all of them publicly inaccessible. Until now, this remarkable collection of private spaces was little known outside Japan. Almost, Not: The Architecture of Atelier Nishikata belatedly presents this extraordinary, almost-ordinary architecture to an international audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leslie Van Duzer, author of four monographs on 20th-century architecture and a former magician's assistant, draws parallels between the architects and magicians in this hybrid architectural monograph and magic instruction manual. The introductory essay, \"Almost Not,\" outlines their shared aspirations and techniques, including delay by layered rules, déjà vu by repetition variation, and detour by category jumping. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detailed project descriptions unpack Atelier Nishikata's methods step by step, demonstrating the possibility of bewildering effects achieved with minimal means. Each project is richly illustrated with design studies, new diagrams, detailed drawings, and photographs, including before and after views of renovated spaces, and intimate post-inhabitation scenes. A concluding conversation with the architects provides further insights into their approach.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.6 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768442061088,"sku":"9781951541774","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b83348b7cec791de9e0fd00886dd09a.webp?v=1780329840","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/almost-not-the-architecture-of-atelier-nishikata-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}