Provisional

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Architecture

ISBN: 9781568988788
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Softcover, 288 pages
20,3 x 25,4 cm
colour/black & white
November 2009
€30,00 (excl. VAT)

Provisional

Emerging Modes of Architectural Practice USA

Elite Kedan, F. Jonathan Dreyfous, Craig Mutter

Provisional profiles nine of the United States’ most exciting architectural practices. They all share a pragmatic, “roll-up-your-sleeves” approach that seeks opportunities to redefine the role of craft in architectural practice. Enlightening interviews together with a selection of drawings, diagrams, models, renderings and building process photographs reveal a shared commitment to experimentation and learning-by-doing. Projects by SHoP Architects, Front Studio, Gehry Technologies, Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, Höweler + Yoon Architecture, nARCHITECTS, servo, GYA Architects, and Chris Hoxie Design are included as well as the following projects: Beijing National Stadium, China Central Television (CCTV) Station and Headquarters (Beijing), Dee and Charles Wyly Theater (Dallas); FutureGen Power Plant (Illinois); Highline HL23 (New York City); and the Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle).