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Momentum of Light, Paperback by Baan, Iwan (PHT); Kere, Francis, Like New Use...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9783037786864
- Book Title
- Francis Kéré and Iwan Baan: Momentum of Light
- Publisher
- Lars Muller Publishers
- Item Length
- 12.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Architecture, Photography
- Topic
- Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, General, Vernacular
- Item Weight
- 33.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 180 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
ISBN-10
3037786868
ISBN-13
9783037786864
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050411657
Product Key Features
Book Title
Francis Kéré and Iwan Baan: Momentum of Light
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, General, Vernacular
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Photography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
33.7 Oz
Item Length
12.9 in
Item Width
9.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Picking up on the theme of contrasts, the team composed a publication that feels soft, yet powerful, revelling in its juxtapositions - highlighting the fascinating richness that tells the story of light and architecture in Burkina Faso., Baan's highly atmospheric pictures of the country's hand-formed mud structures, some of which are painted or incised with powerful graphic patterns, convey an almost palpable impression of his presence on the scene, as do Kéré's reminiscences of the effect such structures had on defining his own architecture.
Dewey Decimal
729.28
Synopsis
Two stars of contemporary architecture explore the unique handling of light and heat in the architecture of Burkina Faso Across the African continent, but especially in the sub-Saharan regions, the light has a particularly stark quality, which becomes most apparent in relation to older buildings. Before electricity, architecture was required to make use of the sun as a light source within a building, while also protecting its inhabitants from the heat. This resulted in vernacular architecture that features very few or small openings, which consequently render the inside of a building near pitch black, while the outside is illuminated by sunshine that bears down mercilessly. On the initiative of the lighting technology company Zumtobel Group, photographer Iwan Baan (born 1975) and architect Francis Kéré (born 1965), winner of the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize, set out to capture how the sun's natural light cycle shapes vernacular architecture in Burkina Faso with little to no artificial light sources. They traveled to three exemplary locations: communal compounds in Gando; the main mosque of Bobo Dioulasso; and the terraced houses in Dano. Baan's pictures are accompanied by architectural sketches by Francis Kéré, who himself grew up in this light environment and whose architecture is inspired by it. The stunning photographs are printed using a special technique, to give a sense of being immersed in the very light conditions documented here.
LC Classification Number
NA2794
Text by
Kéré, Francis, Baan, Iwan
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