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\nTHE MANHATTAN  \n6  \nBERNARD TSCHUMI  \nTHE MANHATTANTRANSCRIPTS  \nSpecial acknowledgement for the first edition is made to those who directly contributed tothe realisation of this book -to Luca Merlini for his appreciated assistance;to HeleneWiner for initiating the Transcripts'first public showing in 1978 at Artists Space in NewYork;and to Kate Linker for her critical attention.Thanks are also gratefully extended toAlvin Boyarsky,Kenneth Frampton,John Hejduk and Anthony Vidler for their support.  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 1981 by Architectural DesignNew edition published in 1994 by ACADEMY EDITIONSImprints of the Academy Group Ltd.  \nACADEMY GROUPLTD  \nEditorial Offices42 Leinster Gardens London W23AN  \nCopyright C1994 Bernard Tschumi and Academy Editions All rights reservedNo part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans,whether by photocopying,recording or facsimile machine or otherwise howso-ever without prior written permission from Academy Editions.  \nDistributed to the trade in the USA bySt Martin's Press,175 Fifth Avenue,New York,NY 10010  \nISBN1854903810  \nThis expanded volume of The Manhattan Transcripts has been organized on the occa-sion of their showing,together with Bernard Tschumi's recent projects,at the Museum ofModern Art,New York,April 21st-July 5th,1994.This second edition was prepared by Robert Young.  \nCONTENTS  \nForeword…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6  \nIntroduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7  \nThe Manhattan Transcripts ……………………………………………………………………………………………………13  \nPart 1'The Park'…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14  \nPart 2 'The Street'………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………24  \nPart 3'The Tower'…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32  \nPart 4 'The Block'……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4  \nPostscript,1994 Edition…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………I  \nColor Plates 1981……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………I  \nIlustrated Index 1982……………………………………………………………………………………………………XVII  \n# FOREWORD\n\nBooks of architecture,as opposed to books about architecture,develop their ownexistence and logic.They are not directed at illustrating buildings or cities,but atsearching for the ideas that underlie them.Inevitably,their content is given rhythm bythe turning of pages,by the time and motion this suggests.The books may read assequences,but they do not necessarily imply narratives.They can be theoreticalprojects,abstract endeavours aimed at both exploring the limits of architecturalknowledge and at giving readers access to particular forms of research.  \nYet The Manhattan Transcripts were first conceived in the context of live spaces-successive paper spaces (on a wall)that defined a real space (in a room).But theirsequential nature still easily suggested a book.As in those film books in which theillustrations are enlargements of frames from the film,the Transcripts consist offrame-by-frame descriptions of an architectural inquest.By no means do theycomprise a definitive statement;they are a tool-in-the-making,a work-in-progress.  \nAlthough other forms of notation were devised in various stages of the totalproject(words,sounds,installations),the Transcripts are composed mainly ofdrawings,for drawings are both key means and limitations of architectural inquiries.But two theoretical texts literally complement them.Both'The Pleasure ofArchitecture'and'Violence of Architecture’¹were written and published during workon the Transcripts and they unavoidably interlock with the present drawings,albeitwith their own logic,for the logic of drawings will always differ from the logic ofwords.The introductory text simply outlines some themes and approaches.  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nThe Manhattan Transcripts differ from most architectural drawings insofar as 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