MOVE (Three Volumes)

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Summary: A Definitely Sustainable Reading
Review: It is a must read! I was initially attracted to the graphics in the book, but after reading one the 3 volumes-Effects, which touches on the 2 types of effects: Orientable and Nonorientable, the book covers some of the projects and explains the underlying concepts behind the works. I would strongly recommend students of architecture to read up on the 3 Volumes because it is really useful in their studies as it helps them to conceptualise thinkings.

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Summary: It tells us how to read contemporary situation.
Review: This breath-taking 3-volume book MOVE is briefly about how we can produce material effects through imagination by using new techniques. Ben van Berkel and his critical eyes Caroline Bos show us this with brief descriptions and variety of projects. They propose generative diagrams to analyze and translate current complex situation particularily in urban condition. To do this, they seem to stress on learning/accepting new techniques like computational skills. However they do not direct us to be mad about it. The most important thing is what we can think and find throughout the process of materialisation, not skills. I can say all the images in MOVE was really fascinating when it was first published and still is in a way. Right now what is in MOVE seems to be little bit old to some folks, but it still effective to those who have just seen the new way of design technique.