Drifting Symmetries, Weiss/Manfredi

In an era when the dual challenges of climate change and social isolation loom large, Drifting Symmetries emerges as a pivotal exploration of architecture’s role in shaping a sustainable and connected future. Weiss/Manfredi’s groundbreaking work transcends the boundaries between landscape, infrastructure, and architecture by reinventing sites in response to environmental and social challenges.

Presented in this comprehensive volume of projects and parallel research, Weiss/Manfredi’s work demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach that invents new settings for public life by exploring the gradient between nature and architecture. Featuring Weiss/Manfredi’s most acclaimed built works alongside historical precedents and insights from Thom Mayne, Barry Bergdoll, Walter Hood, Nader Tehrani, Tatiana Bilbao, James Corner, Meejin Yoon, Rahul Mehrotra, Hashim Sarkis, Sarah Whiting, and many others, Drifting Symmetries is more than a showcase of projects; it is a manual for expanding the terrain of architecture to construct more resilient settings for contemporary life.

23 x 29.5 cm
Hardcover
496 pages

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Client: Weiss/Manfredi
Editor: Eric Bellin
Copyeditor: Original Copy
Graphic Design: Pentagram
Contributors: Thom Mayne, Barry Bergdoll, Walter Hood, Nader Tehrani, Tatiana Bilbao, James Corner, Meejin Yoon, Rahul Mehrotra, Hashim Sarkis, Sarah Whiting
Park Books, Fall 2024

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