Acclaimed architect David Adjaye is known for his artistic sensitivity and deft use of space and inexpensive, unexpected materials. With the hindsight of almost twenty years of practice and a raft of high-profile projects around the worldā perhaps best symbolized by the National Museum for African American History and Culture in Washington, DCāthis book looks back on the houses and buildings of his early career.
Adjayeās early commissions were the test sites for what would become his unique, celebrated, and highly sought-after brand of ācritical regionalism.ā From London to Brooklyn, in private houses and public buildings, his clever urban interventions abound: roof-level living space is added to a factory-turned-studio, a sunken courtyard encases a tower-like house, and basalt stone extends a basement dining area to a roofless gazebo.
David AdjayeāWorks brings together all of these early projects and more and presents them with new analyses and recently uncovered archival material, testifying to the originality of an architect at the height of his talents who is changing the face of our built world.
This book title, David Adjaye - Works 1995-2007 (Houses, Pavilions, Installations, Buildings), ISBN: 9780500343517, by David Adjaye, Peter Allison, published by Thames & Hudson (October 1, 2021) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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