Alchemy : the material world of David Adjaye / Spencer Bailey.

Main entry:

Bailey, Spencer, 1985- author.

Title & Author:

Alchemy : the material world of David Adjaye / Spencer Bailey.

Publication:

London ; New York : Phaidon Press Limited, 2023.

Description:

290 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 x 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Teresita Fernández -- Preface / Sir David Adjaye OM OBE -- Introduction / Spencer Bailey -- Stone and concrete -- Metal -- Wood -- Glass -- Rammed earth -- Afterword / Spencer Bailey.

Summary:

David Adjaye is one of the most in-demand architects today, known for his thoughtful interpretation of public spaces. In order to understand him as an architect, you must look at his projects through the lens of material, a crucial consideration in his practice. Organized into five sections--Stone/Concrete, Wood, Metal, Glass, and Rammed Earth--Alchemy reimagines the traditional architect monograph by examining the importance of material in architecture, a study vital to Adjaye and his design process. In 2021, David Adjaye was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, and he was among seven global leaders to receive a TIME100 Impact Award in 2022. The book features over 30 public, commercial, and residential projects around the world, from his 2001 Concrete Garden in London to the Amoako Boafo Gallery in Accra, Ghana, built with rammed earth and completed in 2022.

ISBN:

9781838663919 hardback
1838663916
9781838666644 hardback signed edition
1838666648

Subject:

Adjaye, David, 1966- Criticism and interpretation.
Adjaye, David, 1966-
Building materials.
Art, Ghanaian.
Architecture 21st century.
Construction Matériaux.
Art ghanéen.
Architecture 21e siècle.
building materials.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Adjaye, David, 1966- Works. Selections.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 318341
Call No.: 318341
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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