Architectural Design Journal Issue 2

Ashley Simone, Neil Spiller

ISBN 10: 1961856999 / ISBN 13: 9781961856998

Published by Oro Editions, US, 2025

About this Item

Architects have designed some of the most iconic items of furniture. This Architectural Design Journal features ingenious architect-protagonists of this genre, and explores the recent history and chronology of architectural involvement in the discipline.Furniture augments architect-designed environments, contributing to the holistic ambience of a space and displaying in microcosm architects' preoccupations with material palettes, haptic sensitivities and structural invention. It can take the form of props for commercial purposes including business meetings and offices, for spaces susceptible to the weather, or for convivial, domestic settings. Whatever the programmatic imperative, architects have contributed in the most aesthetic ways. This issue honours some of the best.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Architectural Design Journal Issue 2
• Publisher: Oro Editions, US
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1961856999
• ISBN 13: 9781961856998
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 740 grams

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Synopsis

Architects have designed some of the most iconic items of furniture. This AD features ingenious architect-protagonists of this genre and explores the recent history and chronology of architectural involvement in the discipline.

Furniture augments architect-designed environments, contributing to the holistic ambience of a space and displaying in microcosm architects’ preoccupations with material palettes, haptic sensitivities, and structural invention. It can take the form of props for commercial purposes, including business meetings and offices, for spaces susceptible to the weather, or for convivial, domestic settings. Whatever the programmatic imperative, architects have contributed in the most aesthetic ways. This issue honors some of the best.

About the Authors

Ashley Simone is a writer, editor, and adjunct associate professor at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture. She brings to Axiomatic Editions over fifteen years of experience in publication practice focusing on art, architecture, and design.

Neil Spiller is the Former Visiting Professor of Architecture, Carleton University, Canada and Visiting Professor IAUV Venice. Previously Hawksmoor Chair of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Greenwich, London. He was Vice-Dean and Graduate Director of Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.