Page 24 "To sing existence as an architect means to embody the dreams of the people and the · qualities ofthe place in the form ofa building." RAIN 2270 NW Irving, Portland, OR 97210 (503) 227-5110 -Christian Norberg-Schulz Introduction to Wooden Houses Wooden Houses, by Makoto Suzuki, edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa, 1979, 288 pp., $45.00 from: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 110 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022 There is some perfection to be found. Some sense of form and space, a marriage of material and use, the elegance of the inevitable, guided by tradition, care, and keen attention. The teacher tells the student to choose an object that she would not alter, and contemplate it. I have had this book for a year. I turn to it often. I open it and my senses key into it. I am drawn into a stillness, an ageless place where houses seem as alive as the light in them. All of their elements are resolved, precise, but not with the precision of steel. This is wood, singing, centuries old, sensuous wood. Wooden Houses is truly a beautiful book. -CC
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