"A Narrator sets out upon a journey in search of a place of refuge, chronicling stories heard as landscapes pass through them. The Narrator has a Companion, who serves as a sieve, sifting the pedagogical lessons of wakefulness and dreaming from stories found along the way. As places pass through the stories, the stories, by accommodation, drift in bias and are altered. This imaginary journey heightens the recurrence of the soul's search ..."
"This provocative combination of inventive and deeply personal drawings and writings explores the dynamic relationship between the still life of the painter and the work of the architect. Renowned architect John Hejduk asks, "If the painter could by a single transformation take a three-dimensional still life and paint it on a canvas into a natura morta, could it be possible for the architect to take the natura morta of a painting and by ..."
"Profiling twelve years of architectural education from 1972-1985, Education of an Architect celebrates the work of the talented students and the spirited faculty of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union. It is divided into two parts covering chronologically the first four years of the design studio, and the thesis year which is organized by topic: Instruments, Orders and Projections, the City, the Institution, ..."
"When asked by his brother to do a reading at his wedding, the author composed this meditation on love for the occasion. Illuminated with beautiful abstract pastels by artist Kazzrie Jaxen, and innovative book design by Kim Shkapich, this book is visually a gem and spiritually an inspiration."
"Profiling twelve years of architectural education from 1972-1985, Education of an Architect celebrates the work of the talented students and the spirited faculty of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union. It is divided into two parts covering chronologically the first four years of the design studio, and the thesis year which is organized by topic: Instruments, Orders and Projections, the City, the Institution, ..."
"John Quentin Hejduk (19 July 1929 - 3 July 2000) was an American architect, artist and educator of Czech origin who spent much of his life in New York City, United States. Hejduk is noted for having had a profound interest in the fundamental issues of shape, organization, representation, and reciprocity. Hejduk studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture, the University of Cincinnati, and the Harvard Graduate School of De ..."
JOHN HEJDUK(1st Edition) MASK OF MEDUSA - WORKS 1947-1983 by Kim . Shkapich, Introduction: Daniel Libeskind Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 1987 by Rizzoli International Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-0567-9, ISBN: 0-8478-0567-0
"For the first time, and in a beautifully designed volume, the collected work projects, drawings, essays, and poems of one of America's foremost architects, architectural thinkers, and educators is brought together."
"Paintings, sketches, photographs, architectural drawings, poems, and stories deal with a series of interrelated themes"
Sanctuary The Spirit in/ of Architecture by KimShkapich, Susan De Menil Paperback, Published 2004 by The Byzantine Fresco Foundation ISBN-13: 978-0-9752615-0-7, ISBN: 0-9752615-0-9
Mask of Medusa(1st Edition) by John Hejduk, KimShkapich Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 1985 by Rizzoli ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-0721-5, ISBN: 0-8478-0721-5
"Finding Patterns reviews words with initial digraphs ch, sh, th, and wh. Children find patterns in colors, shapes, and numbers in the pictures of this book. This is the companion book to Who Will Win?Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable price ..."
"Architect and educator John Hejduk has devoted his life work to creating worlds, not only in his analytic architecture but in his mission to change the structure of architectural education. Hejduk has always accompanied all facets of his work with a haunting poetic narrative. He conceives for his projects a literary counterpoint or dramatic verbal discourse. In his books, he weaves together text and textured drawings, and he has conceiv ..."