The Storm and the Fall

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ISBN: 9781568984216
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Hardcover, 176 pages
24,4 x 18,4 cm
colour/black & white
April 2004
€38,00 (excl. VAT)

The Storm and the Fall

Lebbeus Woods

By any measure, Lebbeus Woods is one of the most original architects working today. His body of theoretical work focuses on buildings of crisis, whether marred by major earthquakes, suffering the effects of economic embargo, or damaged by war. Since the destruction of the World Trade Center, his designs have taken on new meaning and significance.

In The Storm and the Fall, Woods brings his visions to a new depth, moving them from feverishly rendered drawings to three-dimensional space. The book focuses on two recent Woods installations – one at the Houghton Gallery at New York’s Cooper Union, the other at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris – that address the role of today’s architecture.