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I had the pleasure to work on one of Adam's previous books, 'Architecture and Hygiene', with him, and if this is an update and overview of all his container works I say it is a must read. Looking forward to having a look at it...
Claudia Schenk 05/15/2009
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Great. I will order the book. I'am building with insulated containers in Costa Rica. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUy94rigHB8
erwin schuster 05/15/2009
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In the In the Modern World section of our June 2009 issue, I reviewed artist-architect Adam Kalkin’s new monograph, Quik Build: Adam Kalkin's ABC of Container Architecture. The book is a compilation of built and unbuilt projects, all based on using shipping containers as the fundamental building block, with essays by Barry Bergdoll, Will McLean, and Alastair Gordon. I recently spoke with Kalkin about Quik Build, architecture as a perfomative art, and the longevity of building with containers.
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