Monday, May 31, 2010

Architecture Australia Vol. 99 No. 5 (May/June 2010)

The latest issue of Architecture Australia is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

COMMENT
  • FOREWORD Letter from Melinda Dodson, Australian Institute of Architects President
  • REFLECTION Architecture, ethics and the city
  • PRACTICE Wes Mergard on the recent changes to BCA Section J
  • LETTERS Readers write
  • CALENDAR Forward planning

RADAR

  • HEADLINES News and nuance
  • AAAA EXTRA The second instalment of the Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards
  • UNBUILT We launch the third AA Prize for Unbuilt Work
  • EXHIBITION Built, reviewed by Philip Goldswain
  • EXHIBITION Architecture 10, reviewed by Matthew Gribben
  • EXHIBITION Eco-Cubby, reviewed by Clare Newton
  • OPINION James Birrell on affordable housing
  • FLYING TO VENICE John Gollings describes his adventures with stereoscopic photography for this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, accompanied by images of the 17 proposals to be exhibited
  • URBANISM Barangaroo. Lee Stickells and others comment on Sydney's urban development controversy
  • BOOKS Reading pleasures

FEATURES

  • LOWY CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE Lahz Nimmo and Wilson Architects' new building at UNSW, reviewed by Sandra Kaji-O'Grady
  • LILLEY CENTRE Wilson Architects' latest educational project at Brisbane Boys Grammar, reviewed by Clare Nimmo
  • SCHOOL OF FINE FURNITURE A new shed at the University of Tasmania, by Six Degrees and SBE, reviewed by Steve Loo
  • PITCHED ROOF HOUSE Chenchow Little finds inventive opportunity in local council regulations, reviewed by Stanislaus Fung
  • BALLAST POINT PARK McGregor Coxall and Choi Ropiha rework one of Sydney's industrial headlands, reviewed by Katrina Simon

Elle Decoration (May 2010)

The latest issue of Elle Decoration is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

SHOPPING
  • Find of the month! Picnic kit gets an urban makeover
  • Wish list 15 things we can't live without this month
  • Bright moves Decorate with this season's vivid colours and bold florals
  • Material gains How to give an iconic chair an instant update
  • Shopping news The latest and greatest from the high street
  • 9 of the best ... outdoor chairs

SPECIAL

  • COVER STORY The A-Z of style The people, the places and designers you need to know about right now

LIVING

  • An inspired idea! Create a patchwork of patterned wall tiles
  • Renegade master At home with French designer Ora-ïto...who shares his home with a lifesize giraffe!
  • COVER STORY Room to grow Joe Swift, presenter of BBC2's Gardener's World, shares some contemporary garden ideas
  • Little treasures Sixty quirky curios to display at home and love forever
  • Great escapes Ditch the potting shed and plump for one of these bijou garden abodes instead
  • Open house How to create a successful open-plan living space
  • COVER STORY Wellbeing This month's indulgent things to make you feel great

NOW

  • Need to know! Ingenious postcard that turns into a mini garden
  • 10 minutes with ... Architecture supremo David Adjaye
  • Design hero The late, great Lucienne Day
  • Name to know London-based textile collective Bricolage
  • Anatomy of a classic The story behind Arne Jacobsen's ground-breaking 'Cylinda-Line' tableware
  • My favourite things By Merci founder Marie-France Cohen

HOMES

  • Grey scale Subtle shades plus sensitive styling transform this Dutch home into a sanctuary
  • Wild at heart This fabulously eccentric French abode features a unique mix of taxidermy and art
  • Natural calm Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen proves that at home less is most definitely more
  • Super styling Patricia Urquiola's talent is given free reign in this super-sleek Milanese apartment
  • Opposites attract A Copenhagen interior that's black, white and super-chic all over
  • Building blocks No detail was left to chance in the design of this minimal masterpiece

FOCUS

  • COVER STORY Lounge special The lowdown on low-level, supersize and versatile furniture - perfect for laid-back lounging

FINALLY

  • Style icon Flamboyant interior designer Oliver Messel

Domus No. 935 (April 2010)

The latest issue of Domus is available for loan from the Learning Centre.

You can also visit the website: http://www.domusweb.it/architecture/index.cfm

Wallpaper* (May 2010)

The latest issue of Wallpaper* is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

SALONE PREVIEW
  • The secret's out Wallpaper* Handmade - extraordinary artisanship at the Brioni town house and beyond
  • Speakers corner BarberOsgerby makes space for Sony's hifi furniture of the future
  • Stealing the show Young designers to watch
  • Lords of the rings Kitchens to cook up a storm
  • Reinventing the wheels Patricia Urquiola takes the car interior into the fast lane
  • Into the fold Stefan Diez has a bent for plywood

ARCHITECTURE

  • Shanghai Expo preview Thomas Heatherwick's UK Pavilion is bristling with surprises
  • Housing stock Sublime new builds, from Lochwinnoch to Takarazuka
  • Grey scale Tall concrete storeys in Jefferson City
  • Jump lead Stop for a drink at Holmenkollen ski jump, raising the bar in Oslo
  • Barcelona's boho towers The wonder of Ricardo Bofill's Walden 7 apartment block
  • Suburban legends Monumental villas in Madrid

DESIGN

  • This year's model Model-turned-industrial designer Michaël Verheyden turns head with his simple homeware
  • Retail directory We go underground in Hong Kong and explore pyramidal peaks in Tokyo to find the best new store design around the world
  • Ghost story The new 'Baby Rolls' is full of spirit

FASHION

  • Prints of darkness We're blending in at Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 78 Derngate

FEATURES

  • Brand width Bars and bicycles, air travel and art galleries - why fashion brands are broadening their reach

FOOD

  • Bite me Pairing our dishes with out décor, we enjoy a night on the tiles
  • Artist's palate Subodh Gupta's fish curry

FRONT OF BOOK

  • Newspaper The consummate carry-on; beefing up the barbecue; the minimalist's mausoleum; Tenerife's hot potatoes

INTERIORS

  • In house Fishy kitsch; nice jugs; and lights that give us a fuzzy glow
  • The new cubism We've boxed the brightest and boldest new furnishings
  • In the swim Outdoor furniture to make a splash by the pool

TRAVEL

  • Checkin in Why Hotel Encanto is set to restore Acapulco's A-list credentials
  • Departure info Cocktails in Beijing; a sleepover in BA; and a better burger in Athens
  • Domes & gardens Mosque-see highlights of Isfahan, our new favourite city in Iran.

Art & Australia Vol. 47 No. 4 (Winter 2010)


The latest issue of Art & Australia is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

*Image courtesy of Art & Australia


Forum
  • Contributors
  • Roppongi Crossing 2010: Can there be art? Andrew Maerkle
  • 'We are two people but one artist': Four decades of Gilbert & George Michael Fitzgerald
  • Back to the Future: Rome 2010 Cathryn Drake
  • Fair game: Art versus sport in 'the lucky country' Christopher McAuliffe
  • Preparing the ground: On the founding of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art Dinah Dysart
  • The material of meaning: Illuminating the art of Joseph Kosuth Natalie King
  • A gallery on the Indian Ocean Rim: Dr Stefano Carboni in conversation with Seán Doran
  • Tributes: David Baker by David Said; Eva Breuer by Christine France; Brian Dunlop by Sasha Grishin

Features

  • A curator's life: Remembering Nick Waterlow
  • Nick's eyes Juliet Darling
  • Marking the test of time: Nick Waterlow and The Aboriginal memorial Djon Mundine
  • Nick Waterlow, the biennale, and me David Elliott
  • Nick Waterlow: The ability to be uncertain Julian Beaumont
  • A bird's-eye view: Nick Waterlow's exhibitions Felicity Fenner
  • First among equals: Nick Waterlow and the 2000 Biennale of Sydney Margaret Farmer
  • The creation of contemporary Australian art Nick Waterlow
  • Brook Andrew: Sensation and sensory politics Anthony Gardner
  • Victory over death: For Nick Waterlow Rex Butler and Laurence Simmons

Review

  • The 4th Auckland Triennial Tessa Laird
  • Jenny Holzer Justin Paton
  • Fiona Tan: Coming Home John Clark
  • Before & After Science; Apart, We Are Together Stephen Muecke
  • Ron Mueck Peter Hill
  • John Reynolds: Nomadology Charlotte Huddleston

Books

  • Art Power Reviewed by Souchou Yao

Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces and Art & Australia Emerging Writers Program

  • Helen Hughes

Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award

  • Susan Jacobs Marni Williams

The Architectural Review (April 2010)

The latest issue of The architectural review is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

VIEW
  • SANAA's sculptured, stoic Swiss university building opens
  • Architects from the Commonwealth debate sustainability at the CAA conference in Sri Lanka
  • Johan Celsing's crematorium for Stockholm's Woodland Cemetery
  • The vast MGM development in Las Vegas sets a new trend for urbanism
  • Buildings emerge as the stars of the show at London Fashion Week
  • Bulgaria considers a contemporary art space for its capital, Sofia
  • Zvi Hecker proposes a public 'reunification' square for Berlin
  • AR House, a new £10,000 award for the design of the best one-off house

BUILDINGS

  • Map
  • Herzog & de Meuron VitraHaus, Weil am Rhein, Germany
  • DHK Architects, Twothink Architecture Ahmed Baba Centre, Timbuktu, Mali
  • Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects Jovanovich House, Los Angeles, USA
  • Kengo Kuma & Associates Nezu Museum, Tokyo, Japan
  • Markus Scherer, Walter Dietl Il Forte di Fortezza, Fortezza, Italy
  • Office of Architecture in Barcelona Azahar Group headquarters, Castellón, Spain

SKILL

  • Fast + Epp A look at the world's longest glulam wood/steel arches, at the Richmond Olympic Oval skating venue in Canada

EXPLORING EYE

  • The Casbah in context: Algiers' historic neighbourhood and World Heritage site now faces overcrowding and ruin

COMPETITION

  • CAA international Student Design Competition The five winning entries from a worldwide contest to design a memorial for a significant event

MARGINALIA

  • Djenné, the city of mud; history and subversion at an exhibition of quilts; the creative condition of Japan; Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill at the V&A

DELIGHT

  • Delight Antony Gormley colonises the Geometric Staircase at St Paul's with a sculpture exploring art and faith

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Photofile 89 (April-July 2010)

We have a new subscription to Photofile which is a serial that is devoted to photography. It is now available for loan.

Contents:

Regulars
  • Editorial
  • Contributors
  • Debut: Jenny Bolis' Unspoken Emotion
  • Overview: Maurice O'Riordan's The state we're in: contemporary Queensland photography
  • Final shot: Miroslav Tichy's Camera No. 1

Features

  • Photoshifting Art Practice, Camera Phones and Social Media: The ramifications of new media / by Larissa Hjorth
  • Industry and Myth Dennis Hopper's third eye / by Melissa Amore
  • Postmortem Aesthetics The life in the dead images of Luc Sante's Folk Photography / Mark Dery

Portfolios

  • Apparition -- Ashley Crawford encounters Andrew Browne's forest
  • National Psychographic -- Paul Marc Joffe's travels by Kirsten Rann
  • The Accidental Artist -- Ashley Crawford considers Stu Spence's melancholic mistake

Reviews

  • Exhibitions: Lillian Bassman and Paul Himmel by Wes Hill / Mount Liebig Photography Project by Chris Raja / Chow Chun-Fai by Lesley Chow / Simryn Gill by Leon Goh / Brook Andrew by Kirsten Rann / Miroslav Tichy by Ingrid Periz
  • Books: Bill Culbert: Making Light Work by Anne Kirker / Marti Friedlander by Maurice O'Riordan / Magnum by Ashley Crawford / David Stephenson: Heavenly Vaultsby Maurice O'Riordan
  • Obituary: Sue Ford by Melissa Amore

Collezioni (Autumn/Winter 2010-11)

The latest issue of Collezioni is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

Exhibitions

Izis -- The eye and the figure -- Irving Penn and Robert Doisneau -- Preview_spring/summer 2011 -- Grace Kelly -- Freud's atelier -- Photographing fashion -- Henry Cartier-Bresson -- Yves Saint Laurent -- Paris capital of the art -- Richard Hamilton -- La casa encendida

Protagonists

Max Mazza -- Sergei Grinko -- Esmo Style -- Brunello Cucinelli and Damadei -- Of Handmade -- Tavecchi, Max Clan, AG limited edition -- Cristiano Burani, M.A.C. cosmetics -- Susanne Wiebe and Sam-Rone

Fairs

Modefabriek

On stage_Antwerp

Momu_Eternal revival -- Walking in Antwerp -- Creators of fashion

What to read

Fashion for reading

Paris

Everybody's mad about fashion -- The dream of 60s -- Prints -- Beige -- Like a man -- Tweed -- Zip -- Padding -- Grey -- Knitwear -- Fringes and feathers -- Overwear -- Capes -- Romantic allure -- Red -- Dresses -- Gold -- Crystals

Monographs

Talbot Runhof -- Wunderkind -- Zuhair Murad -- Alexander McQueen

Lookbooks

What's hot in the cities -- Anda -- A-lab Milano -- Barbara I Gongini -- Pollini -- Paule Ka -- Rundholz -- Jasmin Shokrian -- Carven -- Cora Groppo -- Cher Michel Klein -- Love Sex Money

London

The old and the new -- Military -- Prints -- Knitwear -- Grey -- Eveningwear

London Lookbooks

Steve J & Joni P -- Jayne Pierson -- Unconditional -- Anonymous by Ross + Bute -- Sykes -- Antoni and Alison

Kyiv

New sobriety, new luxury -- Krasilnikova -- Andre Tan -- Victoria Gres -- Ludmila Kislenko -- Oksana Karavanska -- Zavadskiy -- Julia Aysina -- Zemskova & Vorozhbyt -- Olena Dats' -- Larisa Lobanova -- Katya Pshechenko

Fashion weeks

Madrid_Cibeles Fashion Week -- Russian Fashion Week -- Salon International de la lingerie -- Istanbul, European Capital of Culture 2010

On stage
This season's real must

Leather and shearling -- Furs_Make way for glam

Magazine

New openings -- Fashion protagonists -- Events

Details

Waistline, collars, zip

Fashion News Vol. 154 (May 2010)

The latest issue of Fashion News is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents

Runway PARIS

Balenciaga -- Celine -- Stella -- McCartney -- Dries van Noten -- Chanel -- Louis Vuitton -- Miu Miu -- Lanvin -- Alexander McQueen -- Viktor & Rolf -- Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci -- Ann Demeulemeester -- Nina Ricci -- Chloe -- Balmain -- Rick Owens -- Christian Dior -- Hermes -- Yves Saint Laurent -- Valentino -- Loewe -- John Galliano -- Sonia Rykiel -- Jean Paul Gaultier -- Yohji Yamamoto -- Maison Martin Margiela -- Giambattista Valli -- Kenzo -- Gareth Pugh -- Giles -- Vionnet -- Moncler Gamme Rouge -- Vivienne Westwood Gold Label -- Rochas -- A.F. Vandevorst -- Cacharel -- Limi Feu -- Rue Du Mail -- Hiroko Koshino -- Anne Valerie Hash -- Issey Miyake -- Tsumori Chisato -- Commuun -- Tim van Steenbergen -- Nicolas Andreas Taralis

Runway LONDON

Burberry Prorsum -- Pringle of Scotland -- Marios Schwab -- Christopher Kane -- Louise Goldin -- Charles Anastase -- Peter Pilotto -- Unique -- Aquascutum -- Daks -- Mulberry -- Julien MacDonald -- Paul Smith -- Kinder Aggugini -- Mary Katrantzou -- Roksanda Ilincic -- Richard Nicoll -- Ann-Sofie Back -- Margaret Howell -- Matthew Williamson -- Jonathan Saunders -- Clements Ribeiro -- Erdem -- House of Holland -- Vivienne Westwood Red Label -- Michael van der Ham -- Louise Gray

Accessory

Chanel -- Louis Vuitton -- Miu Miu -- Celine -- Lanvin -- Chloe -- Dries Van Noten -- Yves Saint Laurent -- Christian Dior -- Stella McCartney -- Giuseppe Zanotti for Balmain -- Alexander McQueen -- Burberry Prorsum -- Valentino -- Balenciaga -- Nina Ricci -- Loewe -- Jean Paul Gaultier -- Maison Martin Margiela -- Christian Louboutin -- Roger Vivier -- Atelier Swarovski -- Pierre Hardy -- Corto Moltedo -- Max Kibardin

Juxtapoz 113 (June 2010)

The latest issue of Juxtapoz is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Style Sheet: Ace Hotel x Opening Ceremony -- Cynthia Rowley x Roxy
  • Collectors: Toybox
  • Profiles: ROA -- Joshua Abram Howard -- Jeff Proctor -- Kyle Goen -- Don Pendleton -- David Ancelin -- Marco Bhimani
  • Showstopper: Scion Installation 6 Tour: Video -- All Day Sessions: Black Pearl
  • Keith Haring
  • Brendan Monroe
  • Corey Helford Gallery's Art from the New World at the Bristol City Museum
  • Peter Funch
  • Meredith Dittmar
  • Jay Howell
  • Burlesque of North America
  • Dave Cooper
  • Reviews: Books
  • Insider: Meg Linton
  • Pop Life
  • Perspective

Architectural Design (May/June 2010)

The latest issue of Architectural Design is now available for loan from the Learning Centre. This issue is called Territory: architecture beyond environment.

Contents:
  • Editorial / Helen Castle
  • About the guest-editor / David Gissen
  • INTRODUCTION -- Territory: Architecture Beyond Environment / David Gissen
  • Eat Me ... Drink Me ... / Sean Lally/WEATHERS
  • The Tree Canopy as Blueprint / Mitchell Schwarzer
  • The Ecological Facades of Patrick Blanc / Matthew Gandy -- Matthew Gandy reveals the transformative powers of Patrick Blanc's green walls, changing streets into ravines.
  • Bugs, Bats and Animal Estates: The Architectural Territories of 'Wild Beasts' / Ben Campkin
  • The Material Transformations of AMID (cero9) Social Oxygen Balloons / David Gissen
  • It's in Your Nature: I'm Lost in Paris / Javier Arbona
  • Toxic Territories / David Gissen
  • The Living: Surface Tensions / Jordan Geiger
  • Amphibious Territories / Ila Berman
  • The Aurora Project / Jason Kelley Johnson and Nataly Gattegno (Future Cities Lab)
  • The Perils of Historical Geography: On a Pretended Lost Map to a Legendary Sunken Forest / Edward Eigen
  • Local Code: Real Estates / Nicholas de Monchaux
  • What Has Happened to Territory? / Antoine Picon -- Antoine Picon looks back at the potent influence of an earlier notion of territory on art and cultural thought.
  • INTERIOR EYE -- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford / Howard Watson
  • BUILDING PROFILE -- Antwerp Central and Liège-Guillemins, Belguim / David Littlefield
  • PRACTICE PROFILE -- ecoLogicStudio / Terri Peters
  • SPILLER'S BITS -- Fiddling White the World Burns / Neil Spiller
  • UNIT FACTOR -- Emergence and the Forms of Cities / Michael Weinstock
  • USERSCAPE -- Relational Interactive Architecture / Valentina Croci
  • YEANG'S ECO-FILES -- Green Footstep: A Tool for Evaluating a Building's Life-Cycle Carbon Footprint and Informing Carbon Decisions During the Building Design Process / Michael Bendewald, Victor Olgyay (RMI) and Ken Yeang
  • MCLEAN'S NUGGETS / Will McLean
  • SITE LINES -- MAXXI, Rome: Zaha Hadid Architects / Mark Garcia

Ragtrader (21 May 2010)

The latest issue of Ragtrader is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.
Contents include:
  • WHAT: Thwarted Topshop's New Zealand launch.
  • WHICH: Model-cum-designer is caught up in a trademark dispute.
  • HOW: The Grand Social is managing its bricks-and-mortar retail debut.


Commercial Drafting and Detailing

Commercial drafting and detailing (3rd edition) by Alan Jefferis and Kenneth D. Smith is a new book available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

SECTION 1. CAD Drafting and Design Considerations of Commercial Structures

  • Professional Careers and Commercial CAD Drafting
  • The CAD Drafter's Role in Office Practice and Procedure
  • Applying AutoCAD Tools to Commercial Drawings
  • Introduction to the International Building Code
  • Access Requirements for People with Disabilities

SECTION 2. Building Methods and Materials of Commercial Construction

  • Making Connections
  • Wood and Timber Framing Methods
  • Engineered Lumber Products
  • Steel Framing Methods and Materials
  • Concrete Methods and Materials
  • Fire-Resistive Construction

SECTION 3. Preparing Architectural and Civil Drawings

  • Structural Considerations Affecting Design
  • Project Manuals and Written Specifications
  • Land Descriptions and Drawings
  • Floor Plan Components, Symbols, and Development
  • Orthographic Projection and Elevations
  • Roof Plan Components and Drawings
  • Drawing Sections
  • Interior Elevations
  • Ramp, Stair, and Elevator Drawings

SECTION 4. Preparing Structural Drawings

  • Drawing Framing Plans
  • Drawing Structural Elevations and Sections
  • Foundations Systems and Components

Artlink Vol. 30 No. 1 (March 2010)

We have a new subscription to Artlink which is a serial that is devoted to the visual arts in Australia.

Contents:
  • LIN ONUS Art that charms and cajoles while it makes a serious statement. An account of the enduring influence of the Melbourne artist whose work changed after a series of sojourns in Arnhem Land.
  • MATTER OF FACT Is it Richard or Richie talking? Bruce McLean interviews the artist only to find that the tough talking Richie is shadowed by a gentler Richard Bell, mentor to up and coming artists.
  • SOVEREIGN WARRIOR Surfboards resembling Aboriginal shields, racist clichés in huge vinyl-cut letters, fine pencil drawings of family members - Vernon Ah Kee chooses the visual language to suit the purpose. An inside look at the artist's thinking.
  • ART IS HISTORY Art is a potent way to learn and feel the pain of a history of stolen land, massacres and discriminatory laws. Discover the multi-dimensional creative vision of Fiona Foley.
  • FROM TIWI WITH LOVE Satire and pastiche are Bindi Cole's answer to the shock-jock charge of not being 'Aboriginal enough'. Her series on the cross-dressing 'sistagirls' of the Tiwi Islands is like a classic movie that never existed.
  • A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION Dianne Jones and her friends strike poses as the blak Audrey Hepburn, Dean Martin or Mona Lisa, and say something witty and profound about how Indigenous Australians are visualised.

  • Editorial / Daniel Browning
  • Not black enough, the politics of skin / Daniel Browning
  • Lin Onus: picturing histories, speaking politics / Donna Leslie
  • Learning to be proppa: Aboriginal artists' collective ProppaNOW / Margo Neale
  • Richard Bell: matter of fact / Bruce McLean
  • Vernon Ah Kee - sovereign warrior / Garry Jones
  • Gordon Hookey: Flash Gordon's message - language is a virus / Brenda L. Croft
  • History is a weapon: Fiona Foley history teacher / Tess Allas
  • Art of glass: Yhonnie Scarce / Jared Thomas
  • Dianne Jones: a little less conversation / Clotilde Bullen
  • Tony Albert: there's no place like home / Bruce McLean
  • From Tiwi with love: Bindi Cole / Stephen Gilchrist
  • Gary Lee: the outsider / Daniel Browning
  • Tayenebe/exchange: Tasmanian fibre work / Julie Gough
  • Beaver Lennon: painting country / Nici Cumpston
  • Shadowplay / Romaine Moreton
  • Nowhere Boy / Djon Mundine
  • Look good feel good: the healing / Jenny Fraser

Complete Guide to Size Specification and Technical Design

Complete guide to size specification and technical design (2nd edition) by Paula J. Myers-McDevitt is a new book now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

PART I -- GETTING STARTED
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Size Specification and Technical Design
  • Chapter 2: Tools of the Trade
  • Chapter 3: Basic Measurement Points

PART II -- WORKING WITH KNITS

  • Chapter 4: Knit Tops
  • Chapter 5: Knit Skirts
  • Chapter 6: Knit Pants
  • Chapter 7: Knit Dresses
  • Chapter 8: Knit Jumpsuits and One-Piece Garments

PART III -- WORKING WITH WOVENS

  • Chapter 9: Woven Tops
  • Chapter 10: Woven Skirts
  • Chapter 11: Woven Pants
  • Chapter 12: Woven Dresses
  • Chapter 13: Woven Jumpsuits and One-Piece Garments
  • Chapter 14: Blazers and Unconstructed Jackets
  • Chapter 15: Outerwear/Coats

PART IV -- FITTING AND GRADING

  • Chapter 16: Achieving the Perfect Fit
  • Chapter 17: Grading

PART V -- MENSWEAR

  • Chapter 18: Menswear Garments
  • Chapter 19: Grading Menswear

APPENDIXES

  • Appendix A: Basic Garment Croquis
  • Appendix B: Body Ease
  • Appendix C: Care Labeling
  • Appendix D: Ordering a Body Form
  • Glossary - Important Terms and Definitions
  • Index

Eye for Architecture

Eye for architecture is a new DVD now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Eye For Architecture' journeys into the world of cutting-edge architecture in Australia and Asia through the lens of renowned architectural photographer John Gollings. A Gollings photograph can turn an ordinary building into art, helping it get published or win an award. Join Gollings on a journey from ancient cities in India and Cambodia to the modern face of China and Australia, seeing his influences and what it takes to create memorable images.

Artforum International (January 2010)

We have a new subscription to Artforum International which is a monthly serial devoted to visual and performing arts.

Contents:
  • Letters

COLUMNS

  • Editor's letter: IN SECRECY / Tim Griffin
  • PASSAGES / Francine du Plessix on Irving Penn
  • BOOKS / Tauba Auerbach on Carsten Nicolai's Grid Index -- Michael Fried on Mitch Epstein's American Power
  • FILM / James Quandt on Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon -- Amy Taubin on Corneliu Porumboiu's Police, Adjective
  • PERFORMANCE / David Velasco on "LIVE FILM! JACK SMITH!"
  • SLANT / Julia Bryan-Wilson on the Creative Time Summit
  • DISPATCH / Alex Israel reports from Los Angeles
  • TOP TEN / Tirdad Zolghadr

PREVIEWS

  • WINTER 2010 EXHIBITIONS / 40 shows worldwide

FEATURES

  • DISARMING TIME: THE ART OF ANNE TRUITT / Anne M. Wagner
  • 1000 WORDS: JOHN MILLER / Matt Keegan
  • MY FUNNY VALENTINE: ÉTANT DONNÉS / Helen Molesworth
  • LYNDA BENGLIS: KLAUS 1975 / Richard Meyer, introduction
  • POWERS OF PROJECTION: THE ART OF BRUCE McCLURE / Ed Halter
  • OPENINGS: AKRAM ZAATARI / Kaelen Wilson-Goldie

REVIEWS

  • Brian Dillon on "Modernologies"
  • Jordan Kantor on Luc Tuymans
  • From New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Paris, Noisy-le-Sec, Luxembourg, Berlin, Cologne, Zurich, Vienna, Milan, Bologna, Porto, Barcelona, Amman, Moscow, Shanghai, Fukuoka, and São Paulo

Architectural Acoustics

Architectural acoustics: principles and practice (2nd edition) edited by William J. Cavanaugh, Gregory C. Tocci, and Joseph A. Wilkes is a new book available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:
  1. Introduction to Architectural Acoustics and Basic Principles
  2. Acoustical Materials and Methods
  3. Building Noise Control Applications
  4. Acoustical Design: Places for Listening
  5. Sound Systems
  6. Recent Innovations in Acoustical Design and Research
  7. Sustainable Design and Acoustics
  8. Appendixes
  9. Glossary
  10. Index

Projections 2008

Projections 2008 : showcasing the very best emerging photographic talent in Australia is a new DVD available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:
  1. Art category: Ben Thomas, Cityshrinker - Winner; Matt Batten, Isolation - Finalist; Wren, Small stories - Finalist; Yiwen Yao, My beautiful shadows - Finalist.
  2. Editorial Category: Cara Bowerman, Deni ute Muster - Winner; Abhijit Chattaraj, In-between - Finalist; Rodney Dekker, Of droughts and flooding rains - Finalist; Danny Eastwood, Lest we forget - Finalist; Hayden Golder, Untitled, Finalist; Lim De Sheng, Grandma - Finalist; Gemma-Rose Turnbull, Show us ya tits - Finalist; Kristian Scott, Knackery - Finalist.
  3. Commercial category: Michael Kai , This side up - Winner; Kellyann Denton, Hellfire Club - Finalist; Lim De Sheng, The Murder Series - Finalist.
  4. 2008 Overall Winner: Michael Kai