Main entry:

Piedmont-Palladino, Susan, author.

Title & Author:

Devil's workshop : 25 years of Jersey Devil architecture / Susan Piedmont-Palladino and Mark Alden Branch ; foreword by Michael Sorkin.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Princeton Architectural Press, ©1997.

Description:

xii, 127, [2] pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 128).
Foreword : the devil in the details / Michael Sorkin -- Introduction : who or what is Jersey Devil? -- Jersey Devil and design-build : origins and intentions / Susan Piedmont-Palladino -- Organic chemistry : Jersey Devil and the "American School" / Mark Alden Branch -- Devil's work: -- Snail house and stone house -- Helmet house -- Silo house -- Football house -- Hill house -- Airplane house -- Hoagie house -- Palmetto house -- Camino con corazon, or casa mariposa -- Red Cross House and pottery studio -- Natchez street beach pavilion -- Montessori Island School -- Palm springs Parasol House.
Also issued online.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

For 25 years the architects who make up Jersey Devil have been constructing their own designs while living on site in tents or Airstream trailers, making adjustments to their structures in response to problems encountered during the building process. Jersey Devil is a name that has been attached to work by Steve Badanes, John Ringel, Jim Adamson, or any combination of the above, plus many other people who have participated in their diverse projects. This loose-knit group of designer-builders has created projects that critique conventional practice, both the process of making architecture and the accepted definitions of architecture itself. Jersey Devil's architecture shows a concern for craft and detail, an attention to the expressiveness of the construction materials, and a strong environmental consciousness. Devil's Workshop contains complete project descriptions, photographs, drawings, and plans on more than a dozen projects, including the Snail House, the Silo House, the Hoagie House, and the Seaside Pavillion. Essays analyze Jersey Devil's work, providing an insight into the design-build process and its historical context, and discussing the formal qualities inherent in these projects.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568981139 (alk. paper)
9781568981130 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Jersey Devil (Firm)
Jersey Devil (Firme)
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture
Gebouwen.
Architectural firms United States.
Architecture 20e siècle États-Unis.
United States

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Branch, Mark Alden, 1964- author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191454
Call No.: ID NA737.J47.P54; ID:97-B2363
Status: Available