Crafting Character: The Architectural Practice of CHYBIK + KRISTOF

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The book presents architecture as a spatial dialogue and an exchange between character and audience, book and reader, building and city. The book addresses how the discipline can be used as a practice of human centred architecture. The book presents architecture as a spatial dialogue and an exchange between character and audience, book and reader, building and city. Fourteen cinematic vignettes highlight projects as personified characters that have their own histories, dreams, secrets and stories to tell. Each vignette emphasises this relational culture and the practice of CHK in working with the common bonds within a space as more important than any individual arguments and divisions within it.

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Franois-Luc Giraldeau is a Canadian editor who trained as an architect before moving away from the conventional practice of architecture to indulge in a variety of editorial and curatorial pursuits. Upon completing his graduate studies, he has continued to gain both practical experience and substantive knowledge through placements, projects, and programs spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He currently oversees the development of a diverse collection of cultural publications, managing all aspects of their creation, from commissioning through to publishing. His work is often credited with successfully breaking down complex notions for a general audience, thus creating accessible content that upholds the integrity of each discipline.