This beautifully illustrated monograph chronicles the architecture of David C. Hovey, FAIA, and his influence on the discipline, as well as the story of his life and career. David Hovey founded Optima in 1978, with the goal of reinventing multifamily housing by combining development and design in a single company. Over the forty-plus years the company has existed, Hovey has built nearly 6,000 residential units. In the process, he has elevated the design of a building type that has, with a few exceptions, been left to developers to produce indifferent work. He challenges the market with something better, something worthy of enfolding families and individuals. Hovey is a modernist, steadfast in his belief in the future, in technology, in material honesty, in structural expression, and in architecture’s ability to improve the lives of people. His work has captured attention, winning critical acclaim as well as many national and regional awards for architecture. The dozen representative projects in this book range from single-family homes to towers and from the company’s early years to the present. Also showcased is Hovey’s work as an abstract sculptor, whose monumental work is installed at some of the multifamily projects examined here. A serious art collector of mostly twentieth-century art, Hovey’s acquisitions are detailed in an illustrated catalog at the end of the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This beautifully illustrated monograph chronicles the architecture of David C. Hovey, FAIA, and his influence on the discipline, as well as the story of his life and unusual career in which he has combined the roles of designer and developer.
8 Living Beautifully
\nHelmut Jahn
\n14 The Achievement
\nCheryl Kent
\nIllustrated Optima Projects
\n46 Kierland Center
\n82 Optima Chicago Center I and Signature
\n126 Sonoran Village
\n170 Camelview Village
\n214 Old Orchard Woods
\n248 Biltmore Towers
\n270 Sterling Ridge
\n312 Cloud Chaser
\n332 Shadow Caster
\n354 Ravine Bluff
\n398 North Pointe
\n414 Sandy Knoll
\n428 Sheridan Elm
\n438 Brilliant Journey
\nAlex Marshall
\n486 Art and Architecture
\nThe Hovey Collection
\n500 Acknowledgments
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