David Adjaye, Constructive Narratives

Adjaye, David and Peter Allison (ed.)

ISBN 10: 3037785179 / ISBN 13: 9783037785171

Published by Lars Muller, Publishers, Zurich, Switzerland, 2017

About this Item

Softcover. Color photos, arhitectural drawings. Work and philosophy of Tanzanian-born architect ; 4to; 576 pages.

Seller Inventory # 61467

Bibliographic Details

• Title: David Adjaye, Constructive Narratives
• Publisher: Lars Muller, Publishers, Zurich, Switzerland
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037785179
• ISBN 13: 9783037785171
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

Constructed Narratives brings together essays and several recently completed buildings by David Adjaye, in the United States and elsewhere. In the essays, Adjaye shows how his approach to the design of temporary pavilions and furniture, private houses, and installations at the 2015 Venice Biennale feeds into his designs for public buildings. Other essays discuss his engagement with geography, the urban environment, his approach to materiality, and architectural types. The presented projects include two public libraries and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, all in Washington D.C., a residential mixed-use building in New York, and a hybrid art-retail building in Beirut. Two of Adjaye’s current projects are also included.

About the Author

Peter Allison is an architectural writer. He has contributed widely to exhibition catalogs and international publications on architecture, and has edited several publications on David Adjaye.