The architecture of Point William : a laboratory for living / architects Brigette Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe ; text by Kenneth Frampton and Michael Webb ; photography, Ed Burtynsky, James Dow, Scott Norsworthy.

Title & Author:

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

[Novato, Calif.] : ORO Editions, publishers of architecture, art, and design, [2020]

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 32 x 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan -- Architects' Note / Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe -- At Point William / Kenneth Frampton -- Boathouse -- Guest cottage -- Cottage -- Garage -- A laboratory for living: Evolution of Point William / Michael Webb.
Library copy: Presentation copy to Phyllis Lambert from Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe.

Summary:

Shim-Sutcliffe's masterful work at Point William intertwines landscape and architecture with ancient rock and water reshaping and reimagining a site on the Canadian Shield over two decades. Found conditions and new buildings are interwoven and choreographed to create a rich spatial experience moving between inside and out. Kenneth Frampton provides an insightful introduction with selected images and his own sketches framing a way of seeing Point William for the reader. Michael Webb's provocative interview with Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe describes their evolving vision for Point William and their two-decade journey towards its realization. Acclaimed photographers Ed Burtynsky, James Dow and Scott Norsworthy contribute through their powerful images capturing the spirit of Point William thorough the seasons and over time.

ISBN:

9781943532544 hardcover
1943532540 hardcover

Subject:

Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. Point William.
Shim-Sutcliffe Architects.
Architecture, Domestic Ontario Muskoka (District municipality)
Architecture Environmental aspects Ontario Muskoka (District municipality)
Architecture, Domestic Ontario.
Architecture Environmental aspects Ontario.
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture Environmental aspects
Ontario Muskoka (District municipality)

Added entries:

Shim, Brigette, architect.
Sutcliffe, A. Howard, architect.
Frampton, Kenneth, contributor.
Webb, Michael, 1937- contributor.
Sheff, Gerald, writer of forward.
Kachan, Shanitha, writer of forward.
Burtynsky, Edward, 1955- photographer.
Dow, James, 1941- photographer.
Norsworthy, Scott, photographer.
Shim, Brigitte, 1958- architect.
Sutcliffe, Howard, 1958- architect.
Frampton, Kenneth contributor.
Norsworthy, Scott photographer.
Lambert, Phyllis former owner.
Shim, Brigitte, 1958- donor.
Sutcliffe, Howard, 1958- donor.
Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. Point William.

Laboratory for living

Holdings:

Location: Library main 310165
Call No.: BIB 254542
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

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