David Adjaye : form, heft, material / edited by Okwui Enwezor and Zoë Ryan, in consultation with Peter Allison ; With essays by David Adjaye, Peter Allison, Okwui Enwezor, Andrea Phillips, Zoë Ryan, and Mabel O. Wilson ; With a foreword by Douglas Druick and Okwui Enwezor.

Title & Author:

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2015]

Description:

296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
"David Adjaye: Form, Heft, Material is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and Haus der Kunst, Munich."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ways of building / Zoë Ryan -- Small monuments -- The lesson of Africa / David Adjaye -- Living spaces -- Cosmopolitan place making / Andrea Phillips -- Democracy of knowledge -- Gestures of affiliation / Okwui Enwezor -- Urban systems -- Reading the city / Peter Allison -- Research -- Other monumentalities/ Mabel O. Wilson.

Summary:

"David Adjaye, a major international figure in architecture and design, transforms complex ideas into approachable, innovative structures. The book contains an introduction by Okwui Enwezor and Zöe Ryan; an essay by Adjaye himself; analyses of his master plans, transnational architecture, monuments and memorials, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.; and portfolios of his work, grouped by theme"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780300207750 (paperback)
0300207751 (paperback)

Subject:

Adjaye, David, 1966- Exhibitions.
Adjaye, David.
Adjaye, David, 1966-
Adjaye, David 1966-
ARCHITECTURE Individual Architects & Firms Monographs.
ARCHITECTURE History Contemporary (1945- )
ARCHITECTURE Buildings Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Architektur

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Enwezor, Okwui, editor.
Ryan, Zoë, editor.
Adjaye, David, 1966- Works. Selections.
Art Institute of Chicago.
Haus der Kunst München.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 289763
Call No.: BIB 232386
Status: Available

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