Building: A Carpenter's Notes on Life & the Art of Good Work

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Synopsis
A visionary carpenter shares indelible stories on building a life worth living, revealing powerful lessons about work, creativity, and design through his experience constructing some of New York&’s most iconic spaces.For forty years, Mark Ellison has worked in the most beautiful homes you&’ve never seen, specializing in rarefied, lavish, and challenging projects for the most demanding of clients. He built a staircase that the architect Santiago Calatrava called a masterpiece. He constructed the sculpted core of Sky House, which Interior Design named &“Apartment of the Decade.&” His projects have included the homes of David Bowie, Robin Williams, and others whose names he cannot reveal. He is regarded by many as the best carpenter in New York.Building: A Carpenter&’s Notes on Life & the Art of Good Work tells the story of an unconventional education and how fulfillment can be found in doing something well for decades. Ellison takes us on a tour of the lofts, penthouses, and townhomes of New York&’s elite, before they&’re camera-ready. In a singular voice, he offers a window into learning to live meaningfully along the way. From staircases that would be deadly if built as designed and algae-eating snails boiled to escargot in a penthouse pond, to the deceptive complexity of minimalist design, Building exposes the tangled wiring, scrapped blueprints, and outlandish demands that characterize life in the high-stakes world of luxury construction.Blending Ellison&’s musings on work and creativity with immersive storytelling and original sketches, photos, and illustrations, Building is a meditation on crafting a life worth living, and a delightful philosophical inquiry beyond the facades that we all live behind.
Copyright:
2023

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ISBN-13:
9780593449134
Related ISBNs:
9780593449127
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
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Copyrighted By:
Mark Ellison
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Home and Garden, Business and Finance
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Bookshare Staff
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