[Oa] New OA Book: The Paper Architect / Architectural Origami

[Andrew Crawford]

Greetings All,

I am excited to let you all know that a new origamic architecture
pattern book has just been published.

The new book is a collaboration among Ingrid Siliakus, Maria "Marivi"
Victoria Garrido Bianchini and, Joyce Aysta.  It was published in the
U.S.A. and Europe under two slightly-different titles.  In the U.S.A.,
it is:

   The Paper Architect: Fold-It-Yourself Buildings and Structures

   http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=030745147X/arizonaaikidoA

In Europe, it is:

   Architectural Origami: Create Models of the World's Great Buildings

   http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ISBN=1845432789/arizonaaikidoA

[Amazon Associates links benefit a local arts organization, as always.]

I just received my copy (of the European edition) and, it is absolutely
gorgeous.  The book starts with several pages of basic and general
assembly instructions.  However, each model includes detailed
construction directions, along with detailed notes and statistics about
the real structures.  There are, of course, photos of the buildings and,
excellent-quality full-page photos of the completed OA models.

Good OAers clearly had a hand in the book design.  Being hard-covered
spiral-bound, it lays nice and flat.  Pattern pages collected in the
back of the book are perforated for easy removal.

All three authors have announcements on their sites with additional
details, including lists of all the patterns in the book.  The authors
are also selling signed copies directly from their sites.  For more see:

http://ingrid-siliakus.exto.org/site/index/12789897_New-book,-febr.-'09.html

http://www.liveyourdreamdesigns.com/TPA.html

http://marivi_10.tripod.com/the-paper-architect.html

Congratulations to all three artists on this fantastic new book!

Best,

Andrew Crawford