New Books in Architecture

Eddie Chau, "Random Imaginations: A Collection of Illustrated Musings" (ORO Editions, 2018)


Listen Later

Today I talked to Eddie Chau about his new book Random Imaginations: A Collection of Illustrated Musings (ORO Editions, 2018). The book is a reproduction of thousands of graphic images from a single sketchbook, drawn over the course of 27 years. As a way to challenge the approach of drawing what is in front of the artist, these freehand drawings are a collection of images from imagination and memory. What started as an exercise to break out of a design block, these images began on a single sheet and then became a visual journey and exploration of landscapes, everyday items, architecture, abstracts, and compositions. Like the original sketchbook, Random Imaginations is a visual catalog of countless subjects and visions, to be used as discovery, inspiration, or just casual viewing.

Eddie Chau is the owner and Landscape Architect of ECLA Studio in San Francisco, CA. In addition to being a practicing landscape architect, he has taught at U.C. Davis and U.C. Berkeley Extension, where he is the Program Director of the Landscape Architecture Program. He also draws and paints and is a big fan of the University of California Golden Bears.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

New Books in ArchitectureBy Marshall Poe

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

11 ratings


More shows like New Books in Architecture

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,400 Listeners

The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,853 Listeners

Arts & Ideas by BBC Radio 4

Arts & Ideas

296 Listeners

The New Yorker: Fiction by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Fiction

3,315 Listeners

New Books in History by Marshall Poe

New Books in History

209 Listeners

the memory palace by Nate DiMeo

the memory palace

6,843 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,145 Listeners

New Books in Psychoanalysis by Marshall Poe

New Books in Psychoanalysis

190 Listeners

New Books in Military History by Marshall Poe

New Books in Military History

163 Listeners

New Books in Economics by Marshall Poe

New Books in Economics

26 Listeners

New Books in African American Studies by New Books Network

New Books in African American Studies

161 Listeners

New Books in Environmental Studies by Marshall Poe

New Books in Environmental Studies

18 Listeners

New Books in Sociology by New Books Network

New Books in Sociology

46 Listeners

New Books in Philosophy by New Books Network

New Books in Philosophy

110 Listeners

The LRB Podcast by The London Review of Books

The LRB Podcast

292 Listeners

The History of English Podcast by Kevin Stroud

The History of English Podcast

6,354 Listeners

New Books in Critical Theory by Marshall Poe

New Books in Critical Theory

143 Listeners

New Books in Intellectual History by New Books Network

New Books in Intellectual History

62 Listeners

New Books in Asian American Studies by Marshall Poe

New Books in Asian American Studies

25 Listeners

The Allusionist by Helen Zaltzman

The Allusionist

3,012 Listeners

About Buildings + Cities by Luke Jones & George Gingell Discuss Architecture, History and Culture

About Buildings + Cities

264 Listeners

Sidedoor by Smithsonian Institution

Sidedoor

2,183 Listeners

Twenty Thousand Hertz by Dallas Taylor

Twenty Thousand Hertz

3,914 Listeners

Empire by Goalhanger

Empire

2,045 Listeners

Past Present Future by David Runciman

Past Present Future

316 Listeners