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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Fung, Spencer.     Subjects     Architectural design -- Environmental aspects.     Architectural design -- England -- 21st century.     Architecture, Modern -- Environmental aspects.     Architecture -- England -- 21st century.     Interior architecture -- Environmental aspects.     Interior architecture -- England -- History.     Interior decoration -- Environmental aspects.     Building materials -- Environmental aspects.     Nature (Aesthetics)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Fung, Spencer.       by title:      Architecture by hand...       by call number:      720.92 F981a     Search the Web     Fung, Spencer.     Architectural design -- Environmental aspects.     Architectural design -- England -- 21st century.     Architecture, Modern -- Environmental aspects.     Architecture -- England -- 21st century.     Interior architecture -- Environmental aspects.     Interior architecture -- England -- History.     Interior decoration -- Environmental aspects.     Building materials -- Environmental aspects.     Nature (Aesthetics)       MARC Display

Architecture by hand : inspired by nature / Spencer Fung. by Fung, Spencer. Clearview, 2016. Call #: 720.92 F981a Subjects Architectural design -- Environmental aspects.   Architectural design -- England -- 21st century.   Architecture, Modern -- Environmental aspects.   Architecture -- England -- 21st century.   Interior architecture -- Environmental aspects.   Interior architecture -- England -- History.   Interior decoration -- Environmental aspects.   Building materials -- Environmental aspects.   Nature (Aesthetics) ISBN:  9781908337320 (hc.) Description:  157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  Foreword / by Carole Bamford -- Introduction -- Wood. Inside the wood -- Weave. The art of weaving -- Stone. In search of stone -- Metal. The journey of metal -- The final touch. An eye for detail -- Conclusion. Summary:  Spencer Fung is never without a sketchbook or a pencil. Often the smallest thing that catches his eye impels him to capture it on paper. Whether it is designing private houses, restaurants, hotels, furniture or lighting, he starts by hand, creating miniature works of art, which he then develops into scale perspective drawings, exploring space, structure and detail. His designs have always drawn their inspiration from nature and the environment, from the rugged mountains of the Pyrenees to the quiet meadows of a country farm; from the beams of a medieval tythe barn to the patterns of a drystone wall. Passionately committed to the organic recycling of natural materials, the book is structured into chapters on wood, stone, metal, glass and organic materials in which over 40 of his projects are showcased. Spencer prefers to commission small artisanal firms who have retained a high degree of skill, as a result many dying and forgotten crafts have been revitalized new forms - the use of dry stone walling inside a bathroom, or coppiced ash branches being used as a hanging rail for clothes - are examples that are not just deeply inspiring but sympathetic to the environment as well. Spencer Fung was born and brought up in Hong Kong where he began his technical training, before moving to the UK to complete an architecture degree at Cambridge followed by the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. Other authors:  Bamford, Carole. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 720.92 F981a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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