One of the most exciting and accomplished young architects to emerge on the international scene in many years, David Adjaye uses an artist"s clarity of concept to create an engaging architecture that concentrates on materials and issues of place and identity. A combination of sheer inventiveness, creative clients and modest budgets has produced a refined and comprehensive body of design work unusual in such a young practitioner.
Born in Tanzania into a diplomatic family, David Adjaye enjoyed a wide-ranging formal and cultural education, which has allowed him to respond deftly and instinctively" to wildly differing projects, avoiding conventional solutions and seeking to open up new possibilities for contemporary culture, both local and global. The.innovation in Adjaye"s career is exemplified in his residential works, constructed in a range of settings, which show careful experimentation and exquisite nuances. Perhaps his best-known houses are those for people such as artist Chris Ofili and actor Ewan McGregor.
Four essential components make up this, Adjaye"s first monograph: an introduction by Stuart Hall; a documentation of thirteen of Adjaye"s most important projects, presented through descriptions, detailed plans and photographs; a series of visual essays that highlight the tactile, luminous and luxurious nature of Adjaye"s work; and essays from cultural critics who have been touched by his buildings.
The winner of a competition to design the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and the architect of Denver"s Museum of Contemporary Art, Adjaye is enjoying enormous and ever-increasing worldwide attention. This publication celebrates a young talent at the height - and yet at the beginning - of his creative powers.
With 430 illustrations, 162 in colour.
Формат: 20 см x 24 см. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге David Adjaye: Houses (Edited by Peter Allison)