For your information, students, library, or distribution to interested
people.:
Jack L. Nasar recently published Design by Competition: Making Design
Competition Work (Cambridge, 1999, ISBN 0-521-44449-7, hb, 39 photos, 10
diagrams, 9 tables).
This innovative book brings a social science and public policy
analysis to
design competition and signature design. It shows the flaws of competiton
architecture, and high brow design in general, for the consumer; and it
offers an approach to make design results more meaningful and functional
for the public.
Nasar's readable book stands out for its unique outlook and the
systematic
way in which the author presents and evaluates his results. While
architectural critics speculate about the merits of various buildings, this
book presents solid evidence on the failures of high style design in
general and the Wexner Center, a design competition design heralded as the
"building of the decade" and designed by the controversial architect, Peter
Eisenman.
Jack Nasar (AICP), professor of City & Regional Planning at the Ohio
State University, former chair of the Environmental Design Research
Association, has published five books and served as architectural critic
for the Columbus Dispatch.
In addition to stores, available on-line through
Cambridge U. Press
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Amazon
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Jack L. Nasar
Professor, City & Regional Planning
190 W. 17th Ave.
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
http://www.arch.ohio-state.edu/crp/faculty/jlnx.htm
people.:
Jack L. Nasar recently published Design by Competition: Making Design
Competition Work (Cambridge, 1999, ISBN 0-521-44449-7, hb, 39 photos, 10
diagrams, 9 tables).
This innovative book brings a social science and public policy
analysis to
design competition and signature design. It shows the flaws of competiton
architecture, and high brow design in general, for the consumer; and it
offers an approach to make design results more meaningful and functional
for the public.
Nasar's readable book stands out for its unique outlook and the
systematic
way in which the author presents and evaluates his results. While
architectural critics speculate about the merits of various buildings, this
book presents solid evidence on the failures of high style design in
general and the Wexner Center, a design competition design heralded as the
"building of the decade" and designed by the controversial architect, Peter
Eisenman.
Jack Nasar (AICP), professor of City & Regional Planning at the Ohio
State University, former chair of the Environmental Design Research
Association, has published five books and served as architectural critic
for the Columbus Dispatch.
In addition to stores, available on-line through
Cambridge U. Press
http://www.cup.org/Titles/44/0521444497.html
click order form
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ats-query/002-3255557-2726467
Barnes & Noble
http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2I0R4XS5E8
&mscssid=M0XG4P9G1US12HC300C7JGTNR8UAFB23&sourceid=00001154260119892880&bfda
te=05%2D17%2D1999+15%3A25%3A25&pcount=0&srefer=&isbn=0521444497
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Jack L. Nasar
Professor, City & Regional Planning
190 W. 17th Ave.
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
http://www.arch.ohio-state.edu/crp/faculty/jlnx.htm