Notations

Notations Synopsis

For Bernard Tschumi, "drawing is thinking" and "being with a piece

of paper and a pen does not feel like working. It can be sheer bliss",

he writes, "seeing thought materialise itself in front of your eyes

through the almost unconscious mediation of your hand. It is a form

of notation of the mind."

This collection of previously unpublished drawings, diagrams, and

other remnants of the architectural process provides new insight into

well-known projects like the Parc de la villette and the New Acropolis

Museum, as well as tracing a number of unbuilt pr oposals and

speculations. Notations (Diagrams & Sequences) offers a unique view

into the working process of Bernard Tschumi and his office.