David Adjaye : form, heft, material /

David Adjaye : form, heft, material / edited by Okwui Enwezor and Zoë Ryan, in consultation with Peter Allison ; With essays by David Adjaye, Peter Allison, Okwui Enwezor, Andrea Phillips, Zoë Ryan, and Mabel O. Wilson ; With a foreword by Douglas Druick and Okwui Enwezor. - 296 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

"David Adjaye: Form, Heft, Material is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and Haus der Kunst, Munich."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ways of building / Zoë Ryan -- Small monuments -- The lesson of Africa / David Adjaye -- Living spaces -- Cosmopolitan place making / Andrea Phillips -- Democracy of knowledge -- Gestures of affiliation / Okwui Enwezor -- Urban systems -- Reading the city / Peter Allison -- Research -- Other monumentalities/ Mabel O. Wilson.

"David Adjaye, a major international figure in architecture and design, transforms complex ideas into approachable, innovative structures. The book contains an introduction by Okwui Enwezor and Zöe Ryan; an essay by Adjaye himself; analyses of his master plans, transnational architecture, monuments and memorials, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.; and portfolios of his work, grouped by theme"--

9780300207750 0300207751

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Adjaye, David, 1966- --Exhibitions.


Architecture.

NA997.A53 / A4 2015

720.92

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