Smithson, Alison - AS IN DS. An Eye On The Road - 1983

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Authored by Alison Smithson, AS IN DS. An Eye On The Road blends architectural diary with car culture, a 1983 first edition that invites bidding for its rare visual chronicle.

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Extremely rare collector's item. An illustrated diary by architects Alison and Peter Smithson (representing the Independent Group - see also As found) driving from their London office to their Wiltshire cottage, their 'Solar Pavilion' from 1961. The contrast between their Citroën DS 19, streamlined and mechanically advanced, and the lush and picturesque landscape links — thanks to the observing eye — captures both urban and countryside environments in the most sensitive manner. The book was conceived as 'A Sensibility Primer'.

In this diary - a passenger's eye on English roads in the 1970s - a sensibility to car movement has its beginnings.

Layout by Alison Smithson executed by Ruud Meertens and Wienke Scheltens.

Extremely rare collector's item. An illustrated diary by architects Alison and Peter Smithson (representing the Independent Group - see also As found) driving from their London office to their Wiltshire cottage, their 'Solar Pavilion' from 1961. The contrast between their Citroën DS 19, streamlined and mechanically advanced, and the lush and picturesque landscape links — thanks to the observing eye — captures both urban and countryside environments in the most sensitive manner. The book was conceived as 'A Sensibility Primer'.

In this diary - a passenger's eye on English roads in the 1970s - a sensibility to car movement has its beginnings.

Layout by Alison Smithson executed by Ruud Meertens and Wienke Scheltens.

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Architecture
Book Title
AS IN DS. An Eye On The Road
Author/ Illustrator
Smithson, Alison
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1983
Height
29 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
12 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Delft University Press
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
163
The NetherlandsVerified
1989
Objects sold
88.24%
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