- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (August 31, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568986084
- ISBN-13: 978-1568986081
Product Description
James Carpenter is an artist and sculptor whose work focuses on developing new glass and material technologies. His interest in architecture has evolved into a unique design practice that ranges from technical glass and materials consulting to designing curtain walls, roofing systems, bridges, and sculptures. In James Carpenter: Environmental Refractions, the artist's first monograph, author Sandro Marpillero explores the unique opportunities afforded by the transparency, reflectivity, and compressive strength of glass. With over 300 images, this book brings to light the work of an exciting designer crossing the boundaries between architecture, engineering, and fine arts. James Carpenter Design Associates, founded in 1978, has worked collaboratively with preeminent architects and engineers in the United States and abroad—including Norman Foster, Richard Meier, SOM, and Michael Van Valkenburgh—creating the artistic complement to many significant buildings. James Carpenter, in collaboration with Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, have been chosen to design and build an undulating glass dome for the new Penn Station.
Reviews
Marpillerro's beautifully conceived and designed book presents exquisite snapshots of these effects while revealing the magician's tricks... At a time when architecture is preoccupied with the production of phenomenal effects, it is worth pausing on the fact that Carpenter's works engender reflection in both the optical and cognitive sense, staging experiences that inform and take measure, surprise and estrange. -- The Architect's Newspaper, March 7, 2007
When I first heard of James Carpenter, he was described to me as a glass artist. He certainly is one, but he also is much more. . . .Environmental Refractions provides beautiful photographs and illustrations, descriptions of these projects and insights into the design process. Lighting simulation tools and visual mock-up processes essential in realizing innovative design are described. -- Glass Magazine, November 2006
