Beschreibung
Weiss/Manfredi is a New York-based multidisciplinary architecture firm renowned for its innovative integration of architecture, art, infrastructure, and landscape design. Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, the firm has carved a niche for itself with a dynamic, ecological approach to public spaces and structures. With a portfolio spanning from the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center, their work is celebrated for its seamless blend of natural and built environments. Drifting Symmetries explores Weiss/Manfredis design philosophy, showcasing both their own work and iconic case studies throughout history that have informed their commitment to sustainable, responsive architecture that enlivens public space and engages the community. More than 550 images are supplemented with texts by the firms two founding partners Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi. Contributions from some of the leading voices in contemporary architecture, including Thom Mayne, Meejin Yoon, Sarah M. Whiting, Xu Tiantian, Nader Tehrani, Hashim Sarkis, Hilary Sample, Rahul Mehrotra, Paul Lewis, Andrea Leers, David Leatherbarrow, Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu, Walter Hood, Mauricio Pezo & Sofia von Ellrichshausen, Edward Eigen, Charles L. Davis II, James Corner, Tatiana Bilbao, and Barry Bergdoll, round out this beautiful book.
Autorenportrait
Marion Weiss und Michael Manfredi führen seit 1989 ihr Büro Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/ Landscape/Urbanism in New York. Marion Weiss lehrt auch als Professor of Practice an der Stuart Weitzman School of Design der University of Pennsylvania. Michael Manfredi ist auch als Senior Design Critic an der Harvard Graduate School of Design tätig. Eric Bellin ist Assistenzprofessor für Architektur am College of Architecture and the Built Environment der Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.