| A Glass Labyrinth in Venice Contributor(s): Chowdhury, Kashef (Editor), McCarter, Robert (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3038600830 ISBN-13: 9783038600831 Publisher: Park Publishing (WI) OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.7" W x 11" (1.20 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the past several years, Dhaka-based architect Kashef Chowdhury has become widely known for a body of work that responds with great sensitivity to places, local circumstances, and the demands of a building's users. At the 2016 International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Chowdhury presented four recent projects that his firm URBANA has realized in Bangladesh in a fascinating exhibition. For that installation, Chowdhury deployed a labyrinth--but he challenged spatial perceptions through a simple trick: the labyrinth, which is designed to hide and block, was instead suddenly made transparent. The installation was conceived not merely as a hyper-maze but rather as an expression of the anxiety that the artist experiences in his work due to a myriad of uncertainties. Chowdhury's Glass Labyrinth in Venice serves as a reminder that, while an architect may have a clear vision of what he wants to do, the path to success in a challenging environment can be complicated by previously unseen barriers. This book explores and documents the installation through beautiful photographs by Eric Chenal and an illuminating text by Robert McCarter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chowdhury, Kashef: - Born in Dhaka, Kashef Chowdhury is the founder of the architectural firm URBANA, whose projects include mosques, museums, office buildings, and single and multi-family homes. |