Thom Mayne, the founder and principal of the Los Angeles-based firm Morphosis, is one of the most influential architects of his generation practicing today. After completing several residential projects and renovations in the late 1970s Morphosis first gained widespread recognition in the architecture world in the early 1980s with the design of high-profile restaurants in the Los Angeles area. The firm's non-Cartesian forms, beautifully executed sculptural models, and complex computer-generated drawings helped to usher in a new era of architectural experimentation and have made Mayne a highly sought-after teacher and lecturer. This book publishes for the first time all of Morphosis's completed work showcasing 35 buildings and installations in bold documentary-style color photographs with selected plans and drawings. The work ranges from the firm's early residential and restaurant projects in Los Angeles to its most recent work beyond California and the United States in Canada, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Austria.

Morphosis

Arts & Photography

Thom Mayne

Architecture

Phaidon Press

"The book is nothing short of a tour de force and should be required reading for landscape urbanists and landscape architects. Students and general audiences of design and planning will find it difficult to go back into their disciplinary silos." -Alan Berger, MIT "Combinatory Urbanism delves into armatures and manouvers which is what an urban mechanism-a city-is made up of. Looking at structure, not style, Mayne actually inhabits style-if we redefine the word to suggest invention engaging with logic. In so doing, he creates new categories of 'place'." -Peter Cook "Mayne has produced a powerful view of how an architect can re-envision the city. Combinatory Urbanism is not just an architect's summary of his latest or greatest projects, but a true challenge to all of us in the design community-to think differently, challenge the norms, and seek new ground in the form of open collaborations for re-envisioning the city." -Philip Enquist, SOM "The Swiss build the Gottard tunnel; the Chinese move the Yellow River; the Koreans suggest connecting the Han and the Nakdong; and someone whispers re-build the Mississippi Delta. Combinatory Architecture is Combinatory Urbanism: colossal scale; sophisticated technique; re-imagined environments; re-invented sociologies. Mayne's collective form points the circuitous way." -Eric Moss, Director, SCI-Arc "Not since Urbanisme or Learning from Las Vegas have the stakes for urban design been raised so quickly and so high." -Albert Pope, Rice University "Combinatory Urbanism is a perfect example of why Mayne continues to stay on the cutting edge of architecture and urban planning. Educators and students alike should take note of Mayne's innovative approach to creating a more sustainable, just, economically productive society." -Jeremy Rifkin, The Foundation on Economic Trends

Combinatory Urbanism A Realignment of Complex Behavior and Collective Form

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"Haiti Now" is a 700+ page visual almanac that depicts Haiti's issues and opportunities. This comprehensive resource encompasses the nation's modern history, politics, infrastructure, ecology, cultural and social issues through graphics, photography, data and text in both English and French. It is intended to build a common foundation of knowledge and understanding to unite a broad collection of professionals including planners, politicians, aid workers, artists, and other cultural investigators. Its aim is to inspire new possibilities for Haiti's future. "Haiti Now" includes a foreword by The Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean and contributions by former Haitian Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis, Frederick Mangones, Kesner Pharel, Jean W. Wiener, Claudine Michel, Nadege T. Clitandre and Iwan Baan. Erratum: The essay, "Bringing Down the Walls", is credited to Hervè Sabin of Studio Drum Collaborative. The correct authorship is Nathalie Jolivert.

Haiti Now

Eui-Sung Yi

The Now Institute

Morphosis: Connected Isolation (Architectural Monographs No 23)

With writings by Thom Mayne, this monograph illustrates a selection of projects - many presented for the first time - from this LA based group whose work stands as a response to the context and diversity of the urban environment. The book gives an insight into the work of this firm, covering the earlier works, such as the Venice III houses to the recently completed Crawford house and Salick Healthcare building, as well as the Higashi, Nara and Chiba projects in Japan.

Academy Group

M presents a selection of new international work out of the renowned L.A. and N.Y. based architecture studio, Morphosis, led by Pritzker-Prize winner Thom Mayne. Covering nearly a decade of visionary research and design, the eighteen buildings and masterplans include the award-winning Perot Museum of Nature and Science as well as previously-unpublished projects. The volume's extensive catalog of rigorous drawings and model-making techniques build on the firm's legacy of innovative representation in architecture. With foreword by Thom Mayne.

M: Morphosis

Equal Books