Drifting Symmetries
Projects, Provocations, and other Enduring Models by Weiss/Manfredi
- First new monograph on New York-based architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi in more than 15 years
- Explores Weiss/Manfredi’s design philosophy and recent work through some 560 images and drawings, texts, and conversations with leading voices in contemporary architecture
- Features also iconic case studies throughout history that have informed Weiss/Manfredi’s sustainable, responsive architecture
Weiss/Manfredi is a New York-based multi-disciplinary architecture firm renowned for its innovative integration of architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape design. Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, the firm has carved a niche for itself with a dynamic, ecological approach to public spaces and structures. With a portfolio spanning the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, their work is celebrated for its seamless blend of natural and built environments.
Drifting Symmetries explores Weiss/Manfredi’s design philosophy, showcasing both their own work and iconic case studies throughout history that have informed their commitment to sustainable, responsive architecture that enlivens public space and engages the community. More than five hundred and fifty images are supplemented with texts by the firm’s founding partners Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi. Contributions from some of the leading voices in contemporary architecture, including Thom Mayne, Meejin Yoon, Sarah M. Whiting, Xu Tiantian, Nader Tehrani, Hashim Sarkis, Hilary Sample, Rahul Mehrotra, Paul Lewis, Andrea Leers, David Leatherbarrow, Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu, Walter Hood, Mauricio Pezo & Sofia von Ellrichshausen, Edward Eigen, Charles L. Davis II, James Corner, Tatiana Bilbao, and Barry Bergdoll, round out this beautiful book.
- Publisher
- Park Books
- ISBN
- 9783038603788
- Publish date
- 12th Aug 2024
- Binding
- Hardback
- Territory
- World excluding Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
- Size
- 290 mm x 222 mm
- Pages
- 480 Pages
- Illustrations
- 284 color, 281 b&w
Distributed by ACC Art Books
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