Foreword by Maxwell L. Anderson. Illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, drawings and plans. 394 illustrations in color and 24 in black-and-white. Each page is doubled and bound-in with a diecut centered on the fore-edge. As issued without dust jacket. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Light scuffs near the top edge of the front cover. The rear cover has surface smudges. Near fine condition. This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Scanning: The Aberrant Architecture of Diller + Scofidio at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, March 1 - May 25, 2003.; Color and black-and-white illustrations; 4to.; 191 pages.

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Title

SCANNING: THE ABERRANT ARCHITECTURE OF DILLER + SCOFIDIO

Publisher

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Publication Date

2003

Language

English

ISBN 10

0874271312

ISBN 13

9780874271317

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

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501 (May, 2016)

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Synopsis

Among the most talked-about names in contemporary architecture, the firm of Diller + Scofidio has, since 1980, redefined what architecture can be. Through site-specific, highly conceptual works such as the acclaimed redesign of the famed Brasserie restaurant in New York City's Seagram Building, to the "Blur" building created for the Swiss Expo 2002 and composed entirely of mist, the firm has consistently challenged and expanded the role of architecture and design in our technology-oriented environment. In this comprehensive survey of the work of this internationally recognized firm, ten of Diller + Scofidio's most important site-specific pieces are examined, along with several of the artefacts they have created in order to examine issues of gender, surveillance, place and travel. With essays by respected scholars and a contribution by contemporary artist Laurie Anderson, this illustrated volume offers a look at the work of Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio.

About the Author

K. Michael Hays, Adjunct Curator of Architecture at the Whitney Museum of American Art, is a leading architectural theorist and historian. He is currently Professor of Architectural Theory at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is founder and editor of Assemblage, the critical journal of architecture and design culture published by MIT Press, and the author of several books on contemporary architects and architecture.

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