Callison: Creating Smarter Places [hardcover] Visual Reference Publications 2004

Very large hardback with dust jacket, inside clean and unmarked etc. Shelf wear around the edges of dust jacket, and rubbing to back dust jacket. Scarce title. Callison has been described as a design firm that puts business first, or a business firm that puts design first. Either way, the result is the kind of dynamic and engaging places that create lasting value by fostering both economic and social rewards. Showcased in this 280-page book with over 500 color photos plus renderings and diagrams, are illustrations of Callison's agility, creativity and confidence in the face of change and how it has taken the firm from a group of 12 architects who designed their first Norstrom store in 1975 to today's multi-disciplinary practice with over 400 employees practicing from the Seattle headquarters. Their design projects are divided roughly as: 50% retail, 20% hospitality, and 30% corporate and commercial.Published by Visual Reference Publications April 2004. Color photos throughout. 272-page