Publishing Practices—Book Survey
Dear all,

I would like to invite you to participate in a survey on architectural publications and their influence, for a research project on publishing practices to be exhibited at Pinkcomma gallery in Boston in September 2009. The project is the second installment of an exhibition on the legacy of architectural publications, titled Publishing Practices, originally shown at the University at Buffalo in May as part of the Banham Fellowship for 2008-2009. I hope you can all take the time to fill out the survey included below, as your contributions will be an important part of the expanded research that will be shown in September.

The survey is intended to study the reception and influence of architectural publications for those who have received an architectural education and are currently practicing in various design-related fields. You are each asked to list five books (architecture-related or not) that have been important in your architectural education, followed by a set of general questions on the value of publications in your current practice, whether this is design-oriented, scholarly, academic, speculative, or any combination of these. The collected replies will be used to produce a set of information graphics on the role and impact of architectural publications, for exhibition in September and possible publication thereafter.

The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete; simply fill out the boxes included below and click the Submit button at the end to send. If you are not taken to a confirmation page after clicking Submit, please check that all required questions have been filled out.

All submissions are absolutely confidential (replies are anonymous and the information is not linked to the email address of the sender); there is a comment field at the end of the survey for anyone who would like to include their name along with any specific comments. It is crucial to have as many responses as possible in order to produce a broad enough sample size for the information graphics.

Your contributions are very much appreciated and I thank you all in advance for taking the time to participate in the project.

With very best regards,
Michael Kubo


For more information on Pinkcomma gallery, go to
http://www.pinkcomma.com

For more information on the exhibition and opening, go to
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=98321177047

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Publishing Practices—Book Survey
Please list five books that have been important to you in your architectural education and/or current practice in the field:
BOOK 1 *
When did you first find this book? *
How did you find this book? *
What year did you first see this book? *
When was the last time you looked at/re-read this book? *
Is it still valuable to read this book today? *
BOOK 2 *
When did you first find this book? *
How did you find this book? *
What year did you first see this book? *
When was the last time you looked at/re-read this book? *
Is it still valuable to read this book today? *
BOOK 3 *
When did you first find this book? *
How did you find this book? *
What year did you first see this book? *
When was the last time you looked at/re-read this book? *
Is it still valuable to read this book today? *
BOOK 4 *
When did you first find this book? *
How did you find this book? *
What year did you first see this book? *
When was the last time you looked at/re-read this book? *
Is it still valuable to read this book today? *
BOOK 5 *
When did you first find this book? *
How did you find this book? *
What year did you first see this book? *
What was the last time you looked at/re-read this book? *
Is it still valuable to read this book today? *
General Questions
Did books play an important role in your studio work? *
Did you read books primarily through seminars and other non-studio work? *
Have books been important to you in your post-school practice? *
Did you/Do you read architecture books primarily for: *
(check all that apply)
Required
Are books a valid form of architectural production? *
Are books important in understanding an architect's work? *
I get most architectural information these days from: *
(check all that apply)
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What will happen to architecture books in the future? *
How many architecture-related books do you buy in an average year? *
Where do you typically buy architecture books? *
(check all that apply)
Required
How many architecture-related books do you own? *
Education
Undergraduate school *
Undergraduate degree—year started *
Undergraduate degree—year finished *
Graduate school (1) *
(if no graduate school, put none)
Graduate degree (1)—year started *
(if no graduate school, put none)
Graduate degree (1)—year finished *
(if no graduate school, put none)
Graduate school (2)
Graduate degree (2)—year started
Graduate degree (2)—year finished
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