Catch Citizens Of No Place: A Collection Of Short Stories By Jimenez Lai Formulated By Jimenez Lai File

concepts that could use another round of editing, Some of the very smart ideas drown in thesaurusspeak, This book is so good, innovative and beautiful and emotional, I've never read anything like it and i really enjoyed it, On Extremity
Yesterday's extreme is tomorrow's status quo,
The lenient shoulders of our forefathers have already revealed the ground from which we can project the future and their shoulders are a constant reminder that nothing is really original nor can it remain extreme.
Architecture is not just about buildings but also urban planning, landscape etc, Yeah this is the problematic of interdisciplinary,
I'm sayin' cuz' Imma urban planner,
Whatever.

A niche work, and amazing work,



There seem to be plenty of reflections of conspiracy theories, popular hypotheses, and simulative dreams.
Between somewhere scifi or remote future, Treated as an interdisciplinary subject, namely in the context of space design, especially "design",
And it's a bangup thing that space means vacancy, place, and black void at same time and even distance, time, etc.
Cuz' in here, as same much every aspect of disciplinaries, discusses all three,

As a recap, this graphic novel asks what would the modern Noahs Ark look like, what would we do if we run out of land But more importantly, where/how would people live
Reminds you how far we can go How far we can deny that we are just creatures that have to shelter, feed, reproduction, and die.
So the story is simple, bc it's same old story,



In urbanism or architecture, vertical design is not a new thing,, however saturating willbenonexistent greens in renders and appending fancy waste recycling costs too much and adding sustainability in title is seen as an answer to all our problems.
In other pov, designs that look amazing on paper can nptt be more thanD drawings, even 'pictures', moreoverD drawings can not compare with human perception.


And this graphic novel is cutely witty about these issues, along with the demographic, economic, psychologic, ecologic and all other ic impacts of them.


I know I talked highflown but actually discourses of ideas n' issues r not that deep, not superficial, more like telling story, not an article, however I read some pp find this hard to understand.
Anyway, give it a chance, Don't take it too seriously, I just love to look like a specialist,

Drawings and illustrations are gorgeous, I love to see pattern, abstraction a nightmare, diagrams, schemes, maps, sections, typologies, grids, geometry, morphography, syntax, . .



As an unnecessary point, I don't call myself elitist but I'm not against the idea of separating people by classes no not fucking caste system, also I don't hate immigrants, yet I HATE I have to deal people with devoid of civilization n' trust me sometimes this has nothing to do with education or wealth which is the most distressing part of it.

BTW, I prefer concrete to grass, thang yew
xoxoxo
iko

Not for me, . A fun, quick read that covers a decent bit of theoretical ground

and will feel us nonarchitects feeling a little woozy.
But there are plenty of smart little storylines and observations throughout so that anyone vaguely familiar with architectural theory and practice will get something out of this.
Jimenez Lai really hit it out of the park with this one, This short illustrations / narrative really taking Architecture out of its normative standard which is bounded by surroundings and nature, Jimenez Lai's approach to explain some concepts, ideas, and viewpoints with comic format surprisingly works very well, Descriptions of 'elseworlds' in terms of Architecture without standard context, law, and norms really pushes the idea of Architecture as a whole, making the reader thinking about several 'what ifs' and surely giving us few ideas about Architecture.
Overall the narratives are great, the diagrams are appealing, and the 'citizen' is quirky and charming,/. Surprisingly straightforward and thoughtful. Chapter: "Plan v Section" was particularly interesting I plan to use it for something in the future, Cool weird architecture comic. Nope. This is a highly academic and extremely odd graphic novel, Most average readers will find this unreadable, witty, short and architecture based, Very light read. You can finish it in a hour, Lots of architectural terms. I gets the sense that I have never before read a book written by someone who thinks in a manner similar to Jimenez Lai and am unlikely to have the pleasure again.
A unique voice to say the least, but I can only recommend to those who know about architecture, My own limited understanding made me feel as if I were missing the majority of the meat of this book.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, though I have no background at all in design and/or architecture, Many things escaped me, especially figures and models, Yet over all, I know this is an important, humorous, and critical work representing the multidisciplinarity of architecture, and of almost everything.
"The abstraction of the outside shape is an impression/ the fluidity of the inside episodes are stories, "

Just read this and it's amazeballs, Citizens of No Place is way more than an architectural graphic novel, contrary to its claims, It is a philosophical novel of self in context of space in terms of visualized/imagined future relevance as form and function.
It is existentialist, and ultimately a love story, It combines surreal bits into a whole new system of architecture, Loved the proclomation "sometimes the only way to truly love architecture is to be inside it, " Text could have been more integrated into the work, The repetative bubbles were very amateurist compared to the beauty and depth of the drawings, Looking forward to future works from Mr, Lai. Is a nice humorous way of looking at architecture , an nice read if your looking for escape while still engaging with architecture A collection of architectural stories and explorations by the incredibly talented Jimenez Lai.
Jimenez is one of the most innovative and talented architectural thinkers working today, By creating fictional worlds, Jimenez explores architectural possibilities, producing novel and in some cases frightening scenarios, Important for any architect. This is short and insane, A lot of the intellectual references in here was probably glossed over by my tiny idiot brain but this was so fun to read.
Condensing a lot of contemporary architectural debate and placing it into a politically detached void makes you question what really is the point of it all, at which point Lai confronts you with humorous nihilistic nonanswers, as deserved.
Particularly liked the discourse on sections versus plans and the form fornication/intellectual subversion was quite funny, Some favorite quotes: "Strategies in the head, geometries in the heart" "But plans rely on an unattainable godseyeview that humans can never experience.
" "Sometimes the only way to truly love architecture is to be inside of it" "The abstraction of the outside shape is an impression/ the fluidity of the inside episodes are stories.
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I just realized, a graphic novel could be an alternative approach to tell how architecture works, In order to render spatial continuity, diagram/visual instrument are better option, If a book limited by vocabulary insight from the reader, picture gives precision look about discussed building, This decreasing misinterpreted model, but at the same time limiting imagination,

Citizen of no place aim to critic present architectural practice and its impact in satire and sience fiction combo.
The problem it present questioning whether today architectural culture would bring us to brighter future or neo dark ages govern by land availability.
Its joke is perceivable by everyone, but wrapped with many inside term, Apparently, each punchline serves as bridge to general summarization,

The artwork itself done in freehand, some looked like half finished product brought by sleep deprived student on tuesday morning.
Many of it, for sake of serious atmosphere or explanation, being produced in CAD which is impressive, This what amazed me, I never thought that mostly diagram method can be an instrument of storytelling rather than direct information or eyegasm decoration.
Apparently, it still incoherent for public consumption, but i am here to be proven wrong,

It is daunting in some way, Because its critics extend to certain extreme, and how it adept architectural style altogether, But its fun, honest. Oh, and there is also fight club reference in a bits,
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