Against the Grain : Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship 07 (Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship 07)

This book highlights the work of architectural designers affiliated with the Yale School of Architectures Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship. The book sheds light on the innovations of teachers in advanced studios within the program: Marcelo Spina, Georgina Huljich, Dan Wood, Lisa Grat, and Alan Organschi, and their projects in Los Angeles, New Haven, New York, and the city of Libreville in the African country of Gabon. The book offers book essays and interviews on themes such as creating a new architectural language beyond Western styles and countering trends in computation-driven architecture. Color and b&w photos, models, plans, and illustrations on every page reveal projects and visions. Distributed by W. W. Norton. Annotation 2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)