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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Enwezor, Okwui, editor.

Ryan, Zoë, editor.

Art Institute of Chicago.

Haus der Kunst München.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adjaye, David, 1966---Exhibitions.

Adjaye, David.

Adjaye, David, 1966-.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2015]

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.

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.

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.

Contains:

Adjaye, David, 1966- Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9780300207750

0300207751

OCLC:

894310392

Publisher Number:

99974033319