Blur : the making of nothing / [by Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio].

The book, "traces the creation, from conception to realization, of a media pavilion for the Swiss Expo.02 whose primary materials are steel and fog."

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diller, Elizabeth (Author), Scofidio, Ricardo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • Love, marriage, divorce: The story of Extasia, from formation to demise
  • Vapor: The architecture
  • Politics of culture: Expo: national vs. global identity of Switzerland
  • White noise, white out: The design and engineering of the fog system
  • Gravityless: The design and engineering of the structural system
  • Not a building: The stages of documentation for bid and construction
  • Unspectacle: The conception, design, and engineering of the media project
  • Selling airwaves: The politics and economics of sponsorship
  • Reluctant icon: The dissemination of Blur
  • Mounting evidence: The documentation of the construction process.
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    725.910949438 DIL
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