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David Adjaye : form, heft, material

Title
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.
Publication
Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2015]

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Additional Authors
  • Enwezor, Okwui
  • Ryan, Zoë
  • Adjaye, David, 1966-
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Haus der Kunst München
Description
296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
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"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • "David Adjaye: Form, Heft, Material is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and Haus der Kunst, Munich."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
Sc E 15-1308
ISBN
  • 9780300207750
  • 0300207751
LCCN
2014049142
OCLC
894310392
Title
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.
Publisher
Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Enwezor, Okwui, editor.
Ryan, Zoë, editor.
Adjaye, David, 1966- Works. Selections.
Art Institute of Chicago.
Haus der Kunst München.
Research Call Number
Sc E 15-1308
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