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by Charlie Szoradi
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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.
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Japan 2 Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: ... more
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Japan 2 Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design:
Preserve technique over material.
Traditional Japanese houses have steadily made way for the innovations of modern construction. To preserve a few exemplary physical structures and maintain a thread of cultural memory, the Japanese government has funded parks that include regional architecture and craft museums. The history of "craft" is something that struck me as a telltale difference between our current American process of making things and even thinking about making things. I was fortunate to work with both a master carpenter and a master Shikkui mason. Shikkui is a special Japanese lime plaster that includes seaweed extract additives for stability, soybean oil for improved workability and water repellency, natural plant fibers for reduced cracking, and other natural aggregates such as eggshells. Both master craftsmen had trained for years to hone their skills, repeating and copying traditional methods.
I am pleased to share these graphics as well as the drawings from my travels around the world over the past three decades. The ink sketches are all from field observations drawn on fold-out sketch books, most of which are about seven feet long. Given that there are thousands of images in the numerous drawing books, I hope that you enjoy the work that I have included here from Asia, Eastern Europe, North America, Central America, and many other places. In many cases, the drawings document design and innovation that are not landmarks. Overall, I enjoy seeing and celebrating the extraordinary in the ordinary. About the illustrator and author: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and sustainability professional. He is passionate...
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