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Yale Perspecta 24, circa 1988

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Scope and Contents

Giuseppe Zambonini defines, in an interview for Yale Perspecta 24, the Open Atelier of Design (OAD) design-build practice, citing Scarpa, Kahn, Botta as positive examples. Dearth of vocational schools for craftspeople in the US; early work in radio. Defines quality. Donald Judd's plywood boxes: “extreme high quality not necessarily in the material but in the cut." Richard Serra’s sculpture: “extraordinary quality of strength, simplicity expressed by one material cut and presented in a certain way.” Division of labor and the impact on the worker.

Dates

  • circa 1988