|
Asymptote by Hani Rashid, Asymptote, an award-winning New York City -- based architectural firm, expands the boundaries of traditional architectural practice with work that ranges from buildings amish furniture new york and urban design to computer-generated environments. Recognized internationally as both leading-edge architects amish furniture new york and virtual-reality artists as well as sought-after critics amish furniture new york and teachers, Asymptote partners Lise Anne Couture amish furniture new york and Hani Rashid have emphasized research into cultural trends amish furniture new york and technological influences as the core of their practice. The firm has completed or is overseeing projects around the world, with commissions as diverse as a trading floor for the New York Stock Exchange; a multimedia research park in Kyoto, Japan; a modular furniture system for the Knoll furniture company; a music theater in Graz, Austria; amish furniture new york and a new center for art amish furniture new york and technology for the Guggenheim Museum in SoHo, New York. Designed amish furniture new york and written by the partners, Asymptote is the first book to fully document their "real world" (as opposed to virtual) projects. In mathematical terms, the word "asymptote" is defined as a line that a given curve gets closer amish furniture new york and closer to, but never touches, as it gets further from the origin towards infinity. In architectural terms, Asymptote is the Manhattan-based architectural design amish furniture new york and research practice established by Lise Anne Couture amish furniture new york and Hani Rashid in 1989. Rashid amish furniture new york and Couture's work is intriguing because it draws inspiration from a wide range of sources not traditionally associated with architecture -- among them the design of airline interiors, sporting equipment, amish furniture new york and organic systems like seashells amish furniture new york and honeycombs; amish furniture new york and various means of communicating amish furniture new york and disseminating information. Their projects areconcerned as much with light, speed, amish furniture new york and traversing virtual boundaries as with "real-world" geometries amish furniture new york and building systems.
CLICK HERE
Zagat New York City Shopping Whether you're a shopaholic or bargain hunter, you'll find this Zagat New York City Shopping guide indispensable. Based on the opinions of over 7,000 candid New York shoppers, this guide geatures 2,000 places - including hidden gems waiting to be discovered. From furs to furniture, shoes to silverware, toys to toiletries - it's all here, along with 65+ handy indexes.
CLICK HERE
|
