James Carpenter
Designer/Sculptor, New York
November 29, 2000
A Selected Bibliography
Websites
James Carpenter Design Associates:
Books
Carpenter, James. James Carpenter, the structure of transparency. New York: Peter Joseph Gallery, 1992.
LOCATION: Fine Arts Library: FA5397.160.1
Articles
Architecture in glass [special feature]. Space design 1997 Oct., n.10(397), p.5-[184]. Physical Details: photos., aerial photos., ports., sketches, models,elevations, sections, details, maps, plans, site plans, iagrams, graphs, charts, computer drawings, axonometric drawings.
Das Auswärtige Amt in Berlin: Alt- und Neubau für das grösse Ministerium / Sebastian Redecke. Bauwelt 2000 Feb.4, v.91, no.5, p.14-31. Physical Details: photos., aerial photos., sections, plans, site plans. Notes: An executive look at the new German foreign affairs buildingdesigned by Thomas Müller and Ivan Reimann. Glasswork in the public courtyard by James Carpenter.
Beyond the stars / Helene Weis. Stained glass quarterly 1989 Summer, v.84, no.2, p.131-134. (At Fine Arts Library: Call # FA 19.13). Physical Details: photos. Notes: On artist/designer James Carpenter and his use of dichroic glass.
Brücken aus Glas = Bridges of glass = Les ponts en verre / Niccolò Baldassini. Detail 1999 Dec., v.39, n.8, p.1428-1432. Physical Details: ill., photos., sections, diagrams, computer drawings, axonometric drawings.
Building in glass / Raul A. Barreneche. Architecture 1996 Dec., v.85, n.12, p.107-115. Physical Details: photos., plans, axonometric drawings, sections, details. Notes: Four projects by glass designer James Carpenter: stair for penthouse apartment in Chicago; refractive glass wall, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu; Dichroic light field, Millennium Building, New York City; light reflectors, San FranciscoInternationalAirport.
Building in transparency / Eugenia Bone. Metropolis 1997 Apr., v.16, n.[8], p.64-67,91,93. Physical Details: photos., ill., computer drawings. Notes: Practical and reliable, laminated glass is the dutiful workhorse of building materials. Architects are beginning to put it to more structural and aesthetic uses, including Will Bruder and Brunet & Saunier.
Carpenter of glass / Mary E. Dolden. Progressive Architecture 1988 Mar., v.69, n.3, p.112-117.
Costruire con il vetro significa costruire con la luce: intervista con Jame Carpenter = Construire en verre veut dire construire en lumière: entretien aved James Carpenter [interview] / Frank Kaltenbach. Detail 2000 Apr.-May v.40, n.3, p.342-346. Physical Details: photos., drawings, details.
Conversation with: Vincent James, George Hargreaves and James Carpenter [interview] / Jennifer Yoos. / A + U: architecture and urbanism 1998 Nov., n.11(338), p.18-7. Physical Details: photos., sketches, sections, details, plans, axonometric rawings. Notes: Text in English and Japanese. Discussion on their work for the Dayton residence in Minneapolis.
Espressione della materia = Material's multiform nature / Maurizio Vitta. Arca 1996 Sept., n.107, p.72-75. Physical Details: photos., computer drawings, sections. Notes: Two projects by James Carpenter Design Association: glass spiral stair for a duplex in Chicago and Dichroic Light Field, a glass wall for a health center in New York City.
Experimente mit Glas und ohne Energie. / Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 1998 July-Aug., n.7-8, p.28-41. Physical Details: photos., drawings, sections, details, plans, site plans. Notes: Summaries in German, French and English. On glass construction. Features Union Bank of Switzerland "Suglio" in Manno by Schnebli, Ammann, Ruchat, Menz and six projects by James Carpenter.
Façade dichroïque à New York: gnomon lumineux / Françoise Fromonot. Architecture d'aujourd'hui 1997 Apr., n.310, p.108-109. Physical Details: photos., sections, axonometric drawings. Notes: In French and English. Dichroic lightfield on the MillenniumBuilding, N.Y.C. Designed by James Carpenter Design Association.
La forza dell'invisibile = The strength of the invisible / Maurizio Vitta. Arca 1993 Mar., n.69, p.84-91. Physical Details: photos., models. Notes: Text in Italian and English. Summary: Three projects. 1) Tension Net Sculpture, proposal for a public art project, would span the entrance to the Southern California Gas Co. tower in Los Angeles. It was designed to withstand seismic events. Architects: SOM. 2) Arch Truss Wall, office building entry, Los Angeles. Architects: Johnson, Fain and Pereira. 3) Luminous GlassBridge. Designers: James Carpenter, Michael Morris, Yoshiko Sato.
Geschichte und Gegenwart: Auswärtiges Amt / Erna Lackner. Deutsche Bauzeitung 2000 May, v.134, n.5, p.96-[109]. Physical Details: photos., sections, details, plans, isometric drawings, axonometric drawings. Notes: German and English summaries. A look at the new addition to the German foreign affairs building designed by Thomas Müller and Ivan Reimann. Glasswork in the public courtyard by James Carpenter. Renovations to original building by Hans Kollhoff.
James Carpenter, New York. International Lighting Review 1991, v.42, n.4, p.18-23.
James Carpenter a Hong Kong = Suspended Glass Tower / Mauzio Vitta. Arca 1998 Oct., n.130, p.78-[80]. Physical Details: sections, photos., diagrams.Notes: In Italian and English. 56-foot-tall column suspended from the ceiling inside the Hong KongConvention & ExhibitionCenter.
James Carpenter: adventures in light and color in space / Paul Hollister. American Craft. v. 51, June/July 1991, p. 28-35.
Foreign Ministry Lichthof facade, Berlin, Germany. A + U: architecture and urbanism 2000 Jan., n.1(352), p.68-75. Physical Details: photos., details, axonometric drawings. Notes: Public space of the new German Foreign Office. It is a light-filled courtyard with a glazed roof and facade onto Wederstrasse.
James Carpenter Design Associates. Architectural design 1997 July-Aug., v.68, n.7-8, p.38-43. Physical Details: photos., computer drawings, models, elevations, diagrams. Notes: Two projects: Central Artery / Tunnel Light Portal in Boston and Dichroic Light Field in New York City.
James Carpenter. A + U: architecture and urbanism 1997 Jan., n.1(316), p.[110-115]. Physical Details: photos., drawings. Notes: In English and Japanese. Features projects: CTS structural glass prisms, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, 1987; dome, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland, 1987; Ten Great Circles Sculpture, 1992; Dichroic Light Field, Milennium Building, New York City, 1995; refractive glass wall, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, 1996; pedestrian bridge, Bremerhaven, Germany, 1996.
James Carpenter. / Arch plus 1996 Dec., n.134-135, p.116-117. Physical Details: photos., details. Notes: Three projects by glass designer James Carpenter: refractive glass wall, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu; Dichroic light field, Millennium Building, New York City; light reflectors, San FranciscoInternationalAirport.
Let there be light:architectural elements in glass by James Carpenter / Peter Buchanan. / Architectural review 1992 Apr., v.190, no.1142, p.73-75. Physical Details: photos. Notes: On architectural elements in glass by James Carpenter.
Leuchtglasbrücke = Luminous glass bridge / Daidalos 1995 Sept.15, n.57, p.122. Physical Details: models. Notes: In German and English. Features design for unbuilt private glass footbridge. Architects: James Carpenter Associates.
Lichtmodulator / James Carpenter. Arch Plus 1991 Aug., no.108, p.50. Physical Details: axonometric view, det., model.
Lumières apprivoisées. Techniques et architecture 1990 Aug.-Sept., no.391, p.125-132. Physical Details: dwgs., models, photos. Notes: On the work of lighting designer James Carpenter. Features various projects. English summary, p.31. Spanish summary, p.169.
Mississippi landmark: Wabasha Street Bridge, St. Paul, Minnesota, James Carpenter, designer / Peter Slatin. Architecture 1993 Aug., v.82, n.8, p.72-73. Physical Details: elevations, site plans, models.
More coloured light: (various projects)./ Paola Antonelli. Abitare. v. no316, Mar. 1993, p. 200-7.
Multihued sculpture glows in ever-changing play of light and color: [Spectral Light Dome] / Susan R. Degen. Architectural lighting 1988 Feb., v.2, no.2, p.30-33. Physical Details: photos. Notes: In the PortlandCenter for the Performing Arts. Designer: James Carpenter. Architects: Barton Myers Associates, Broome Oringdulph, O'Toole, Rudolf, Boles & Associates; ELS Design Group.
The mystery of light: James Carpenter / Davidson Norris. Metropolis 1988 Sept., v.8, no.2, p.[60-65],79. Physical Details: port., photos. Notes: James Carpenter Associates collaborates with architects as an authority on glass. Includes The Spectral Light Dome in the Portland, Ore. Center for the Performing Arts.
Natural light at work / Lucie Young. Metropolis 1993 Apr., v.12, n.8, p.51-55, 68-69,71. Physical Details: ill., drawings, photos., sections, sketches.
Summary: Architects committed to creating humane working environments and to conserving energy are exploring ways of harnessing sunlight to illuminate their building's interiors. Architects discussed include: William McDonough, Ove Arup & Partners, Foster Assoc., BRW Architects, Future Systems, Croxton Collaborative, Jean Nouvel and Will Alsop. Includes an article on James Carpenter.
Neue Manipulationen von Licht: Arbeiten von James Carpenter [German] / Petra Hagen-Hodgson. Werk, Bauen + Wohnen. v. 79/46, Nov. 1992, p. 34-40. Physical Details: photos, axonometric drawings, models. Summary: On the American sculptor's collaboration with architects.Notes: Includes German, English and French summaries.
See through / Catherine Croft. Building Design 2000, no. 1435, April 7, pp.22-23. Notes: Exhibition, London. James Carpenter Design Associates, the structure of transparency.
Spectral light: James Carpenter / Graham Vickers. World architecture 1995, n.34, p.106-109. Physical Details: ports., photos. Notes: Profile of this American glass designer.
St. Paul debates Carpenter's bridge designs (Wabasha Bridge) / Bruce N. Wright. Progressive Architecture. v. 74, Oct. 1993, p. 23-4.
Suspended emanation / Philip Arcidi. Architecture. v. 87 no9, Sep. 1998, p. 136-9. Notes: James Carpenter's design of a 56-foot-tall suspended tower in Hong Kong's new convention center is examined.
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