Elizabeth A. T. Smith Livres

Das „Case-Study-House-Projekt“ (1945-66) war ein außergewöhnliches, innovatives und bis zum heutigen Tag einzigartiges Ereignis in der Geschichte der amerikanischen Architektur. Es konzentrierte sich auf die Gegend um Los Angeles und sah die Gestaltung von 36 Prototypen vor, die im Bau-Boom der Nachkriegsjahre die einfache, günstige Konstruktion von modernen Wohnhäusern ermöglichen sollten. Die treibende Kraft hinter diesem Projekt war John Entenza , der Herausgeber von Arts & Architecture und ein Verfechter des Modernismus, der mit seinen einschlägigen Verbindungen Talente wie Richard Neutra , Charles und Ray Eames und Eero Saarinen verpflichten konnte. Das äußerst experimentelle Projekt brachte Häuser hervor, durch die modernes Wohnen neu definiert werden sollte, hatte somit einen bedeutenden Einfluss auf die amerikanische wie auch die internationale Architektur, zu seiner Zeit und sogar heute noch. Dieses Buch ist eine monumentale Retrospektive des gesamten Projekts, mit umfassender Dokumentation, ausgezeichneten Fotografien aus der Entstehungszeit und aktuellen Aufnahmen von den noch existierenden Häusern, sowie mit detaillierten Grundrissen und Skizzen.

Essayists Amada Cruz, Elizabeth A. T. Smith, and Amelia Jones offer keen insight and observations from several distinct vantage points, demonstrating that Sherman's work is a lens through which to view contemporary art and its ongoing concern with the profound issues of the structures of the self.

This brief but illuminating introduction to Centering prayer is based on the teachings and writings of Cistercian monk and abbot Thomas Keating, most notably his books 'Open Mind, Open Heart'; 'Invitation to Love'; and 'The Mystery of Christ'.

Instead of rehearsing bygone questions of meaning or attribution, this book examines the metaphors of possession that link Giorgione to Venice.

On 22 November 1977, 40 years ago, Robert Smit and his wife Jean were brutally murdered in their Springs home. They were shot and stabbed several times. The words RAU TEM were spray-painted in red on the walls. A high-ranking member of the National Party, Robert Smit was involved in probable sanctions-busting activities through a front company, Santam International. Told by Liza Smit, daughter of Robert and Jean, who was 13 years old at the time of the murders, this is a book of two stories; the story of the life-long and destructive impact the murders had on the lives of those left behind, and particularly and very poignantly, on that of Liza's own life. It also tries to unravel the mystery of the murders. We follow Liza as she gathers evidence to present to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and meets with a wide array of those who might help solve the crime, from ministers to shady con men. Despite Liza's efforts and the huge public interest in the murders, despite the numerous conjectures on who might have murdered this high-ranking politician and his wife, despite the complicated reasons put forward as to who might have given the orders to have them killed, 40 years later we are no closer to a conviction or a trial. Told by the daughter of Robert and Jean Smit, I am Liza Smit lends an intimate insider's view into apartheid intrigues not accounted for at the TRC.

Examines the world's most significant architects and structures