David Adjaye: Form, Heft, Material ( )

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Pages : 296 pages

Publisher : Art Institute of Chicago 2015-04-14

Language : English

ISBN-10 : 0300207751

ISBN-13 : 9780300207750

Description this bookThe first in-depth analysis of the stunning designs of one of the world’s most

captivating and prominent architects Born in Tanzania, David Adjaye (b. 1966) is

rapidly emerging as a major international figure in architecture and design—and this

stunning catalogue serves only to cement his role as one of the most important

architects of our time. His expanding portfolio of important civic architecture, public

buildings, and urban planning commissions spans Europe, the United States, Africa,

Asia, and the Middle East. He transforms complex ideas and concepts into

approachable and innovative structures that respond to the geographical, ecological,

technological, engineering, economic, and cultural systems that shape the practice of

global architecture. The publication of this compendium of work and essays coincides

with the scheduled opening of Adjaye’s National Museum of African American History

and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Adjaye’s completed work in the

United States includes the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, a pair of public

libraries in D.C., and several private residences. He is also known for his

collaborations with artists, most recently with the British painter Chris Ofili (b. 1968).  

Following an introduction by Zoë Ryan, Adjaye writes on his current and future work,

with subsequent essays by an extraordinary cadre of architectural scholars on

Adjaye’s master plans and urban planning, transnational architecture, monuments and

memorials, and, finally, the forthcoming museum in D.C. Portfolios of Adjaye’s work

thread throughout this comprehensive volume.David Adjaye: Form, Heft, Material ( ) ( )The first in-depth analysis of the stunning designs of one of the world’s most captivating and prominent architects Born in Tanzania, David Adjaye (b. 1966) is rapidly emerging as a major international figure in architecture and design—and this stunning catalogue serves only to cement his role as one of the most important architects of our time. His expanding portfolio of important civic architecture, public buildings, and urban planning commissions spans Europe, the United States, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. He transforms complex ideas and concepts into approachable and innovative structures that respond to the geographical, ecological, technological, engineering, economic, and cultural systems that shape the practice of global architecture. The publication of this compendium of work and essays coincides with the scheduled opening of Adjaye’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Adjaye’s completed work in the United States includes the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, a pair of public libraries in D.C., and several private residences. He is also known for his collaborations with artists, most recently with the British painter Chris Ofili (b. 1968).   Following an introduction by Zoë Ryan, Adjaye writes on his current and future work, with subsequent essays by an extraordinary cadre of architectural scholars on Adjaye’s master plans and urban planning, transnational architecture, monuments and memorials, and, finally, the forthcoming museum in D.C. Portfolios of Adjaye’s work thread throughout this comprehensive volume.

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