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12.03.2009

Today's Featured Article Parsons The New School for Design Presents DETOUR Lecture + Reception: Dec. 4, 6 pm + 7:15 pm Symposium, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jan. 19, 4:30 pm. What can rest stops, information centers, and observation decks tell visitors about a culture? The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design will explore this question when it presents Detour, a traveling exhibition documenting notable architecture and design along 18 Norwegian National Tourist Routes. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Consulate General and presented in collaboration with the Architectural League of New York and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, will be on view December 4 through January 19 at the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons. Detour features photography and architectural models of key works from Norway's National Tourist Routes Project initiated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, which encourages designers across the world to propose alternatives to the traditional tourist-route architecture, which tends to value function over aesthetic beauty. The architects and designers make structures that harmonize with the surroundings and reinforce travelers' appreciation of the great outdoors and unspoiled countryside. A centerpiece of the exhibition is a large viewing chamber that lets visitors peek inside at a film that winds along Norway's scenic roads and bike paths and explores in detail some of the projects. The initiative has so far resulted in close to 200 built projects, ranging from stopping points, information centers, picnic areas, rest stops, and observation platforms; including works by architect Peter Zumthor, winner of the 2009 Pritzker Prize, and Snøhetta, winners of the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award for Architecture. The project emphasizes creativity and innovation over cost efficiency, and has served as a way for young architects to launch themselves as independent designers. Two of the earliest participants, Jan Olav Jensen and Børre Skodvin from Jensen & Skodvin Architects, have become internationally recognized names, and their viewing platform at Gudbrandsjuvet was nominated for the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award for Architecture. In timing with the opening, there will be a panel discussion featuring participating architects on December 4 at 6 pm at The New School's Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, followed by an opening reception in the galleries, which is free and open to the public. The event will feature Karl Otto Ellefsen, an architect and principal of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, who chaired the Quality Council for Concept and National Considerations, which oversaw the development of the National Tourist Routes Project. Also participating are the Norwegian architects Marthe Melbye of PUSHAK and Ellen Hellsten of Ghilardi+Hellsten Arkitekter. On Tuesday, January 19, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will host Detour: Art, Architecture, Cities and Landscapes, a symposium featuring an afternoon panel at 4:30 pm with architects and artists from Europe and the United States moderated by David van der Leer, Assistant Curator for Architecture and Design as well as two keynote lectures in the evening. Book signing and reception follows. For information, call the Guggenheim Box Office, 212-423-3587, Mon-Fri, 1-5 pm. At noon, symposium participants can join a curatorial and artist walkthrough of the Detour exhibition. RSVP at igf@mfa.no or 212-310-1509. Through the Architectural League of New York, AIA and New York State continuing education credits are available for both of these events. The exhibition Detour is a collaboration between the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Norsk Form - The Foundation for Design and Architecture in Norway with generous support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Innovation Norway. Detour has been exhibited in London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Brussels, Bologna, Bratislava, Caen, the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, and the Center for Architecture in Philadelphia. New Military History Books Vanished Armies: A Record Of Military Uniform Observed And Drawn In Various European Countries During The Years 1907 to 1914 by A.E. Haswell Miler, edited by John Mollo and published by Shire Books in 2009. This collection of British and European military uniforms appears in print for the first time. Painted in the early 1900s by A.E. Haswell Miller, a Scottish artist and army officer, these watercolors and his notes accompanied by supplementary information from editor John Mollo. This book will be of interest of military history students, researchers, and those with a more general interest in the development of military dress. Pusher Aces of World War I by Jon Guttman published by Osprey Publishing in 2009. The pusher scouts of the British and French air arms in 1916-1917 were the 1st fighters to enter service with the Allies in World War I. These machines were names ‘pushers’ because their engine was mounted at the rear of the aircraft, rather than in the nose. The motor ‘pushed’ rather than ‘pulled’ the aircraft through the sky. The most successful pushers were the large, deceptively ungainly Farman Experimental FE 2s, whose crews’ exploits included the combat that earned Sgt Thomas Mottershead a posthumous VC and brought about the demise of the German aces Max Immelmann and Karl-Emil Schafer, and also the wounding of the ‘Red Baron’ himself. This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive history of pusher with unique source of information researched by recognized expert. Continue...

In The News Cooking With the Most Exciting Chef in America How To Roast A Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking by Michael Psilakis published by Little, Brown and Company in 2009. Michael Psilakis has made a career out of straddling two worlds - staying true to the spirit of traditional Greek cooking while exhibiting an American verve for breaking boundaries. This book is a collection of recipes and reminiscences. The stories reflect on memories, insights, and emotions. They illuminate the years that would stand as the building blocks for Michael’s growth from boy to man, and ultimately to chef. Michael Psilakis invites the reader into his soul as a chef; he created a book of soulfully integrated chapters… In this title, he brings together Mediterranean ingredients and contemporary American techniques and ideas. Today, Michael is one of the most exciting chefs in America. For Your Thanksgiving Table: 65 Chocolate Recipes From Max Brenner Chocolate: A Love Story: 65 Chocolate Dessert Recipes From Max Brenner’s Private Collection published by Little, Brown and Co. in 2009. Max Brenner always wanted to be a writer. More than 10 years have passed since he started looking for an inspiration. Also, he has been making chocolate for more than 10 years, and he without noticing it, found himself telling its story: something about himself, longings, the romance. In 1996 he opened his first chocolate workshop. A child’s dream of a fantastic chocolate party inspired Max’s famous Chocolate Pizza, then appeared famous Chocolate by Bald Man restaurants… This title includes 65 chocolate recipes for every occasion and illustrated by photographs and original artwork by Yonatan Factor. A Quilter? Then It Is For You! C&T Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of the first ever Quick & Easy Quilt Block Tool iPhone/iPod Touch application for quilters. Being the first publisher to offer a complete quiltmaking application for the iPhone reaffirms C&T's mission to be an industry leader by providing exceptional content in as many consumable formats as possible. Available for $3.99 on the iTunes App Store, the Quick & Easy Quilt Block Tool is a not-to-be-missed innovation for crafters everywhere. Not only is it a convenience for seasoned quilters, but it's also an exciting new way for non-quilters to get started. MIT Press: 400 Years Later: Michael of Rhodes The Book of Michel of Rhodes, A Fifteenth-Century Maritime Manuscript (Three volumes) edited by Pamela O. Long, David McGee, and Alan M. Stahl and published by MIT Press in 2009.. Volume I: Facsimile edited by David McGee. In the 15th century, Michael of Rhodes, a Venetian mariner wrote and illustrated a text where he described his experiences in the Venetian merchant and military fleets. This manuscript,, unknown for 400 years, has never been published until now. Volume 1st is a facsimile of the manuscript, reproduced in full color. The text is written by hand and illustrated probably by Michael of Rhodes. This volume includes color diagrams, illustrations of naval architecture, extensive displays of mathematical calculations, original drawings of astrological signs, and much more. David McGee is an independent scholar, working with the Canadian Science and Technology Museum. He is a co-director of the Michael of Rhodes project. Volume 2: Transcription and Translation edited by Alan M. Stahl, transcription by Franco Rossi, translation by Alan M. Stahl. This volume contains a transcription of the handwritten text in the medieval Venetian dialect of Italian and its translation into modern English. Michael of Rhodes book includes the first extant treatise on naval architecture, a 200-page treatise on mathematics in the tradition of medieval and Renaissance abbacus manuscripts, text on navigation including portolans, and autobiographical service record. Alan M. Stahl is a medieval historian specializing in Venice; he is a curator of Numismatics at Princeton University. He is a co-director on the Michael of Rhodes project. Volume 3: Studies edited by Pamela O. Long. In this volume, 9 experts, including the editors, discuss the manuscript, its historical context, and its scholarly importance. The essays examine the Venetian maritime world of 15th century, Michael of Rhodes life, the discovery of the manuscript, the mathematics in the book, its use of illustration, and much more. Pamela O. Long is an independent historian who has published widely in medieval and renaissance history of science and technology... Continue