Liaropoulos-Legendre, George.

Ijp : the book of surfaces / George Liaropoulos-Legendre.

London : Architectural Association, ©2003.

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, 1 portrait ; 23 cm

"At a time when architectural discourse and practice are brimming with references to new geometries, [this book] turns its back on the habitual perception of the 3D surface as a photosensitive, colourful and somewhat mystifying expanse. Instead, this experimental text approaches its subject through a joint meditation on abstraction, figuration, performance, symbology and form. Several interdependent modes of writing convey a process of thought elaborated in parallel venues, including theoretical essays on the literal and metaphoric meanings of 'superficial', statements of computer programming syntax, recipes, printouts of data streams, indexical poetry, mathematical asides and descriptions of numerically controlled fabrication processes, all of which offer alternative descriptions of the very same thing: the surface as object of knowledge. A rigorous typographic treatment enhanced by custom-programmed graphics stylizes the most technical side of these various threads, weaving them into a coherent narrative for nonspecialists"--Bookjacket.

1902902327 (pbk.)
9781902902326 (pbk.)

Surfaces (Physics)
Architecture Philosophy.
Surfaces (Philosophy)
Surfaces (Technology)
Architectural design.
Surfaces (Philosophie)
Surfaces (Technologie)
Design architectural.
Surfaces (Physique)
Architecture Philosophie.
architectural theory.
Oberfläche
Computersimulation
Bouwkunst.
Ontwerpen.
CAD.
Surfaces.
Architectural theory.

Exhibition publications.

Architectural Association (Great Britain)

I j p

Location: Library main 227264
Call No.: QC173.4.S94 L5 2003
Status: Available