David Adjaye - Making Public Buildings: Customization Imbrication Specificity

Peter Allison,

ISBN 10: 0500342245 / ISBN 13: 9780500342244

Verlag: Thames & Hudson September 2006, 2006

Beschreibung

David Adjaye's designs emphasize the experience as much as the function of architecture. Known for domestic projects that explore the unfolding of interior space, Making Public Buildings focuses for the first time on Adjaye's engagement with public spaces.Throughout his practice Adjaye has combined the sensual and emotive with a conceptual approach to the fundamental elements of architecture. Born in Tanzania, his influences range from African art and architecture to contemporary art and music. His exploration of scale, measurement, space, light, and materials has led to numerous collaborations with artists, including Olafur Eliasson and Chris Ofili.This book brings together a distinguished list of authors to reflect on Adjaye's practice, significance, and influences. Okwui Enwezor and Saskia Sassen discuss the increasing need for a politicized definition of public space, while Nikolaus Hirsch and Peter Allisson consider Adjaye's attention to materials. Two interviews with David Adjaye guide us through his approach to making public buildings within a global context. They are accompanied by drawings, documents, and photographs relating to ten of Adjaye's most important projects, all published here for the first time. Designs for public buildings by one of the most sought after contemporary architects. BEAUTIFUL COPY!!!

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 314852

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: David Adjaye - Making Public Buildings: Customization Imbrication Specificity
• Verlag: Thames & Hudson September 2006
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0500342245
• ISBN-13: 9780500342244
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Architecture - Architects, A-Z

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Inhaltsangabe

David Adjaye is one of the most sought-after architects of his generation. This book focuses on his built and planned public buildings, reproducing and analysing his designs and models in numerous colour illustrations.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Allison contributes to a+u, Domus, The Architectural Review and other international architecture publications. He is professor of architecture at South Bank University, and co-authored David Adjaye Houses, published by Thames & Hudson in 2005.