Desktop - Issue #252 (August 2009)

The latest issue of Desktop has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Australian Photography (August 2009)

The latest issue of Australian Photography has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Wallpaper* (July 2009)

The latest issue of Wallpaper* has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

md No. 7 (2009)

The latest issue of md has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Television Programs of Interest (Sat 1st August to Fri 7th August 2009)

• THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ALBERT KAHN: MEN OF THE WORLD - EP 2 OF 9
  For almost a quarter of a century, Kahn dispatched teams of photographers armed with the latest technology to record the lives and cultures of people around the world. Kahn was a fervent internationalist and pacifist who believed that by understanding others we would better understand ourselves and be more tolerant of our differences.
  Saturday 1 August 2009 3.00pm (Eastern States, 2.30pm SA & NT, 1pm WA)
  SBS ONE Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
  Duration: 55 mins
• CHINA'S ART AVANT-GARDE: THE FUTURE IS NOW - EP 2 OF 4
  This episode features Chi Peng, a 25-year-old photographer. He is considered one of the most innovative representatives of the contemporary avant-garde art in China. He utilises the means and resources of modern photography and image editing to create a striking fusion of reality and fantasy within an artistically generated illusory reality.
  Saturday 1 August 2009 4.00pm (Eastern States, 3.30pm SA & NT, 2pm WA)
  SBS ONE Rating: (PG, WS, Rpt)
  Duration: 30 mins
• MESSAGE STICK: EMILY IN JAPAN - EP 2 OF 2
  Emily Kngwarreye had a brief but prolific career as one of Australia's leading contemporary artists after she first began painting canvases in her late seventies. Her artworks have been captivating people the world over for the past twenty years, and that interest hasn't waned since her passing back in 1996. In the second of the two-part program we follow the exhibition as it reaches Japan, the planning, the hanging and eventually the opening of what turned out to be a hugely successful show.
  Sunday 2 August 2009 1.30pm
  ABC1 Rating: (G) *Final*
  Duration: 30 mins
• BETWEEN THE FOLDS
  Investigates the ancient art of origami and talks to a number of contemporary practitioners who are taking the medium to new levels. Includes interviews with artists, mathematicians, scientists and paper makers.
  Sunday 2 August 2009 8.30pm
  ABC2 Rating: (G)
  Duration: 55 mins
• VOICES IN THE DARK
  Voices in the Dark documents Christina Henri's epic project Roses from the Heart, involving the creation of 25,566 embroidered bonnets, one for every convict woman transported to Australia from Great Britain in the 1800s. Henri's project asks us to consider the true legacy female convicts, sentenced for crimes of poverty and condemned by society as whores and wretches, have made to the societies we live in today.
  Sunday 2 August 2009 9.35pm
  ABC2 Rating: (G)
  Duration: 85 mins
• GRAND DESIGNS: BRIGHTON
  Barry Surtees, a successful property developer, his wife Julie and their teenage children live in a large comfortable house in Brighton's (UK) most affluent suburb. Barry, who grew up in an orphanage, is driven by a desire to create bigger and better for his family. He decides to build a four storey modern mansion, complete with pool, gym, artist's studio, fantasy bedroom and a Japanese roof garden.
  Tuesday 4 August 2009 8.30pm
  ABC1 Rating: (G) *Final*
  Duration: 55 mins
• THE NEW INVENTORS
  Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors highlights the latest contemporary creations from the next generation of inventors, innovators and designers. Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: science broadcaster Bernie Hobbs, agricultural scientist Chris Russell, and inventor and journalist Christine Kininmonth.
  Wednesday 5 August 2009 8.00pm
  ABC1
  Duration: 30 mins
• WORLD'S GREENEST HOMES: EP 3 OF 13
  Emmanuel Belliveau visits an arts and crafts-style home west of Chicago; a Sydney tree house featuring two storeys of glass and steel; a refurbished woodworking shop in South London; and a green town home in New York.
  Thursday 6 August 2009 6.00pm
  ABC1 Rating: (G)
  Duration: 55 mins
• THE SOLOMON TREASURES
  The Solomon Treasures tells the story of the fascinating investigations into the lucrative trade of fake artefacts that have stained biblical history and the discipline of archaeology. In the last few years biblical history has been turned upside down by a series of scandals. Investigators reveal that some of the most revered objects in Israel, and around the world, are in fact sophisticated fakes. The police suspect it may be the world's biggest ever antiquity fraud.
  Thursday 6 August 2009 8.30pm
  ABC1 Rating: (G)
  Duration: 55 mins

Architecture Australia - Vol. 98 No. 4 (July/August 2009)

The latest issue of Architecture Australia has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

AD: Architectural Design Vol. 79, No. 4 (July/August 2009) - Digital Cities

The latest issue of Architectural Design has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Japan Architect - No. 74 (Summer 2009)

The latest issue of Japan Architect has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

You also visit the website here:

http://www.shinkenchiku.net/ja_e/

Eye - No. 17 Vol.18 (Summer 2009)

The latest issue of Eye magazine has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

You can also view the website here:

http://eyemagazine.com/home.php

Selvedge - Issue 29 (July/August 2009)

The latest issue of Selvedge has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Fashion News - Vol. 144 (June 2009)

The latest issue of Fashion News has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Ragtrader (17 July 2009)

The latest issue of Ragtrader has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. This issue features:

• What prompted 1uth Amendment to suspend its operations.
• Why Australian fashion importers have been warned against placing finished orders in bond.
• How a fall in import duty rates has eased the pain of Kiwi fashion retailers.

View the website: http://www.ragtrader.com.au/

Metropolis (June 2009)

The latest issue of Metropolis has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Australian Photography (July 2009)

The latest issue of Australian Photography has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. Let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Judy Watson: blood language

Judy Watson: blood language by Judy Watson & Louise Martin-Chew is a beautiful new book by indigenous artist Judy Watson. This book is available for loan.

Contents:

water -- skin -- poison -- dust & blood -- ochre -- bones -- driftnet -- epilogue -- notes -- bibliography -- index of artworks

Deviations

Deviations: designing architecture - a manual by Marc Angélil and Dirk Hebel is a new book that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

New exhibition design 01

New exhibition design 01 edited by Uwe J. Reinhardt and Philipp Teufel is a new book that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

Strike a Pose!

Strike a pose!: eccentric architecture and spectacular spaces edited by Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss is a new book that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

Understanding Architecture Through Drawing

Understanding architecture through drawing by Brian Edwards (2nd edition) is a new book that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

Contents:

Chapter 1. -- The benefits of drawing

Part One -- Guiding Principles
Chapter 2. Why draw? -- Chapter 3. Choosing the subject
Part Two -- Techniques
Chapter 4. Perspective -- Chapter 5. Line and shade -- Chapter 6. Composition -- Chapter 7. The importance of practice -- Chapter 8. From sketch to plan making and documentary investigation -- Chapter 9. Sequential sketches -- Chapter 10. Drawing and photography (with Susan Fahy)
Part Three -- Case Studies in Drawing
Chapter 11. Towns, townscapes and squares -- Chapter 12. Streets, lanes and footpaths -- Chapter 13. Landmarks, skyline and city image -- Chapter 14. Gateways, entrances and doorways -- Chapter 15. The façades of buildings -- Chapter 16. Machinery, function and modernism -- Chapter 17. Landscape -- Chapter 18. Sustainability -- Chapter 19. History and archaeology -- Chapter 20. Interiors -- Chapter 21. Using drawing to analyse and urban area -- Case study 1. The Merchant City, Glasgow -- Case study 2. The Bastide towns, France -- Case study 3. Japanese urbanism
Part Four -- The Way Forward
Chapter 22. Exploration through the sketchbook - some suitable subjects -- Chapter 23. From sketch to design -- Chapter 24. Designing through drawing -- Chapter 25. Drawing in architectural practice
Bibliography
Index

What is Exhibition Design?

What is exhibition design by Jan Lorenc, Lee Skolnick and Craig Berger is a new book that has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan.

Contents
Issues -- Preface -- What is exhibition design? -- A brief history of exhibition design -- Who do we design for? -- The power for the new experience -- Everything old is new again -- What makes a public space an exhibition? -- But is it art? -- Experience design and themed environments -- Designing from the ground up and the inside out

Anatomy -- Anatomy
Disciplines -- Exhibition design for museums -- History museums -- Science museums -- Art museums -- Children's museums -- Exhibition design for public centers -- Visitor centers -- Corporate museums -- Institutional centers -- Parks, heritage centers, and botanical gardens -- Exhibition design for trade shows and showrooms -- Trade shows -- Showrooms -- Traveling exhibitions
Process -- Telling a story -- Concept development -- Design development -- Materials -- Media and technology -- Lighting and acoustic design -- Exhibition design and the environment -- Storytelling and documentation -- Choosing a fabricator -- Evaluation

Portfolios -- Portfolios -- Atelier Markgraph -- Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership -- Lorenc+Yoo Design -- Mauk Design -- Pentagram -- Box & Cox -- Casson Mann -- Ralph Appelbaum Associates -- Reich + Petch -- C&G Partners -- emerystudio -- atelierbrückner -- GL Associates -- Hewitt Pender Associates -- nendo -- Staples & Charles

Etcetera -- References -- Picture credits -- Glossary -- Index -- Author biographies