In this personal and revealing book, Anthony Poon takes us on a creative journey that begins with his re-envisioning of a seaside public space as a very young architect. Poon has designed hundreds of buildings across the United States and internationally, from eco-friendly homes to public schools, from intimate retail venues and restaurants to sports arenas, from university housing to retreats and places of worship.Sticks & Stones / Steel & Glass takes us inside a purposive yet open mind always hoping to “design it all,” to weave together light and material, culture and commerce, music and design, a good meal and the joy of gathering to share it.In these pages we engage the creative processes of a thoughtful and intense architect whose works—public and private—all strive to enhance his clients’ stories and identities. Poon’s goal in each commission is to reward those who will enjoy and inhabit the structures he designs. In every building designed by Anthony Poon art is shelter and architecture is a social good.
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Anthony Poon. Sticks & Stones / Steel & Glass
Author's Note
Prelude
Part One: Architecture for Good
BLASPHEMY
MODERN FOR THE MASSES
GREENWASHING
ROOTS FOR THE UNROOTED
SCHOOL DISTRICT 129
LETTING THE SUN IN
REMEMBRANCE AND THE HUMAN SPIRIT
Part Two: Architecture from the Outside
CANDYLAND
I WANT TO DESIGN EVERYTHING
TO SEE AND BE SEEN: ARCHITECTURE FOR FASHION
THE CURIOUS THING ABOUT STYLE
INTERLUDE: TEN THOUGHTS
Part Three: Architecture from the Inside
THE MUSIC OF DESIGN
THE LOST ART OF LETTERING
THE SIX PHASES OF ARCHITECTURE
PERILS OF BEING AN ARCHITECT
REASONS FOR AN ARCHITECT
IT TAKES MORE THAN ONE ARCHITECT
WITH PEN AND PAPER
FIVE CITIES LOOKING
Postlude. The Temple
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
ENDNOTES
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STICKS & STONES | STEEL & GLASS
Anthony Poon
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I never lost my affection for public space, for architecture that is for everyone, including a little kid on a swing, or a kissing couple, or chess players.
I remained calm. My ego, my shield, protected me. As I unpacked and arranged my presentation in the middle of one long side of the table, the university’s leaders walked in, each in full black Jesuit garb. Fortunately, I had arrived early enough to set up a building model on the long table and cover it with a white cloth. Architectural presentation needs an element of theater, I had learned early on.
