Oct. 4th at FIT: 'Architecture and Drawing' with J. Michael Welton, Peter Bohlin, Daniel Libeskind, and Suchi Reddy
On Sunday, October 4th at the Fashion Institute of Technology see J. Michael Welton, author of Drawing from Practice, at Designers & Books Fair 2015 for the program Architecture and Drawing with Peter Bohlin, Daniel Libeskind, and Suchi Reddy in Conversation with Wendy Goodman & Book Signing
Architecture and Drawing: 11:30-12:30, Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Architects Peter Bohlin, Daniel Libeskind, and Suchi Reddy and author J. Michael Welton discuss the role of drawing in architecture with Wendy Goodman, design editor at New York magazine in the session. Guarantee your seat!
Book Signing: 12:30-1:30, Exhibition Hall
J. Michael Welton will be signing copies of Drawing from Practice after the program session. A purchase of this book at the Fair enters you into two drawings to win Experiences with Authors prizes – a tour of architect Daniel Libeskind’s studio and a tour of architect Suchi Reddy’s studio. Both architects are included in the book. Read the prize details here!
About the Book
Drawing from Practice explores and illuminates the ways that 26 diverse and reputable architects use freehand drawing to shape our built environment. Author J. Michael Welton traces the tactile sketch, from initial parti to finished product, through words, images, and photographs that reveal the creative process in action.
The book features drawings and architecture from every generation practicing today, including Aidlin Darling Design, Alberto Alfonso, Deborah Berke, Marlon Blackwell, Peter Bohlin, Warren Byrd, Ellen Cassilly, Jim Cutler, Chad Everhart, Formwork, Phil Freelon, Michael Graves, Frank Harmon, Eric Howeler and Meejin Yoon, Leon Krier, Tom Kundig, Daniel Libeskind, Brian McKay Lyons, Richard Meier, Bill Pedersen, Suchi Reddy, Witold Rybczynski, in situ studio, Laurinda Spear, Stanley Tigerman, and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.
'J. Michael Welton's Drawing from Practice is a fantastic book that sheds light on the creative process of how architects envision and bring their buildings to life. At a time when so much is lost to mechanization, Welton's book reinforces the fact that nothing is as powerful and engaging as the art of the hand, especially in architecture. It is a book that every architecture student and enthusiast should have.' - Wendy Goodman, Design Editor, New York Magazine, USA
About the Author
J. Michael Welton writes about architecture, art, and design for national and regional publications. His news articles, feature stories, and op-ed criticisms have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Dwell, Architectural Record, Ocean Home Magazine, Metropolis, Interior Design, Inform, and the Raleigh News & Observer.
Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand
By J. Michael Welton
© 2015 - Routledge
www.routledge.com/products/9780415725095
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