Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks
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"Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks" is a published collection of drawings and reflections by landscape architect Laurie Olin that reveals his design process, observational practice, and way of seeing everyday environments.
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Target entity: Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks Context triple: [Laurie Olin, hasWritten, Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks]
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Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
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Burnham Library of Architecture
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Target entity: Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks Target entity description: "Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks" is a published collection of drawings and reflections by landscape architect Laurie Olin that reveals his design process, observational practice, and way of seeing everyday environments.
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A.
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture is a seminal 1966 book by architect Robert Venturi that challenged modernist simplicity and helped lay the theoretical foundations of postmodern architecture.
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B.
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising a selection of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most influential buildings in the United States, recognized for their pioneering modern design and integration with their natural and urban surroundings.
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C.
Burnham Library of Architecture
The Burnham Library of Architecture is a specialized research library within the Art Institute of Chicago that focuses on architectural history, theory, and practice.
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D.
In the Nature of Materials, 1887–1941: The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright
In the Nature of Materials, 1887–1941: The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright is a seminal architectural monograph by Henry-Russell Hitchcock that systematically documents and analyzes the evolution of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work over more than five decades.
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E.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Renzo Piano Building Workshop is an international architectural firm renowned for its innovative, high-tech designs and landmark cultural and civic buildings around the world.
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| instanceOf |
art book
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book ⓘ collection of drawings ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage close observation of everyday surroundings
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reveal the role of drawing in design thinking ⓘ |
| author | Laurie Olin ⓘ |
| creator | Laurie Olin ⓘ |
| documents |
Laurie Olin’s design process
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Laurie Olin’s observational methods ⓘ Laurie Olin’s way of seeing ⓘ |
| features | sketchbook pages ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
commonplace scenes
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everyday landscapes ⓘ urban landscapes ⓘ |
| genre |
art and design
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasContent |
drawings
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reflections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Laurie Olin
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landscape design ⓘ |
| subject |
design process
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drawing ⓘ everyday environments ⓘ landscape architecture ⓘ observational practice ⓘ sketching ⓘ |
| title | Transforming the Commonplace: Selections from Laurie Olin’s Sketchbooks self-link ⓘ |
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