Thinking Space: Readings from a Life in Architecture Publisher / Paul Mellon Centre vegetables

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The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human condition

pocket-size exploration of the world’s trees

Thinking Space: Readings from a Life in Architecture Publisher / Paul Mellon Centre vegetablesIn this volume, architect and educator Leon van Schaik explores how books, and book collecting, have framed his lifelong research into spatial intelligence the ways in which our past experiences in physical space shape our mental space, which in turn informs how we act in the world. A journey through the history of the authors own library, the book reveals some of his most prized texts, the deeply personal relationships they represent, and their