Light, Color, Texture - Michael D Szerbaty

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Résumé :
Award-winning firm MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture (MDSA) reflects on past work to explore its use of materiality and the inherent qualities of texture, color, and light.

Architects design, build, and move on to the next project. How often do they reflect on their decisions and the evolution of their work over time, looking back at the choices they made? MDSA carefully considers texture, color, and natural light, and explores these inherent qualities of materials in its architectural designs. At first sight, they may seem disparate with adjacent elements, but ultimately exhibit a refined and sophisticated appearance.

In Light, Color, Texture: The Work of MDSA MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture, principal Michael D. Szerbaty examines recent works by the firm to provide a reflective reassessment of the impact of light, color, and texture. Each project contains a discussion revealing how the materials were selected, the decision behind the use of color, and the deliberate window placement to allow natural lighting. Szerbaty&rsquo...

Biographie:
s evolutionary approach, and an awareness of how buildings alter in place over time.

With full-color photography and insightful commentary, this monograph offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain clear and informative insights into the decision-making process of an award-winning architecture firm....

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Contents
Preface
Introduction
Materiality: Light, Color, Texture
Letting in the Light: The Sixth Avenue Elementary School PS340M
Inspired by the Landscape: Morning Sky House, Guest House and Stable
Opening Up Connections: Cornell ILR 34th Street Conference Center
The Inherent Quality of Materials
Transparency in the Park: Mosaic Pre-K Center
Light and Shadow and the Responsibility of the Joint
Shadow Play: K613 Pre-K Center
A Box in the Park: NYCHA Superstorm Sandy Resiliency & Renewal Program at LaGuardia Houses
Rising Above: NYCHA: Child Care and Community Center at Redfern Houses Complex
Origins of a Design Philosophy
Changing Face: Universal Physical Education Gyms
Bayside Blue: Ocean Bay Apartment (Bayside) Sandy Resiliency & Renewal Program
Early Childhood Education and the Influence of Color
Respecting the Original: Richard Rodgers School PS96X Addition
Peripheral Vision
Firm History
Project Credits
Acknowledgments...