{"product_id":"lebbeus-woods-exquisite-experiments-early-years-isbn-9781119984306","title":"Lebbeus Woods: Exquisite Experiments, Early Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican architect Lebbeus Woods (1940–2012) remains a quiet hero not only among his colleagues, but also for architectural students intrigued by the ideas and fluent beauty of his powerful graphic verve, as well as of his writing. His projects from the mid-1980s until the end of his life have been widely published. However, this \u003ci\u003eAD\u003c\/i\u003e, in collaboration with the Estate of Lebbeus Woods, explores the earlier period beginning in the late 1960s when Woodswas honing his draughtsmanship and theoretical positions while experimenting with a variety of themes and different modes of expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen he burst onto the international architectural scene with a solo exhibition and accompanying catalogue (\u003ci\u003eLebbeus Woods: Origins\u003c\/i\u003e) at the Architectural Association, London, in 1985, some wondered how anyone could emerge so fully formed, from nowhere. Working against the logic of ‘nowhere’, this issue charts his early trajectory through the largely unpublished drawings and texts, linking them with what came after. Aiming to generate new scholarship, its roster of international interdisciplinary critics and commentators offer a new understanding of Woods’s work and of his formative years, also shining a light on how we might think about the ‘early work’ of any architect’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eJoseph Becker, Aaron Betsky, Peter Cook, Mark Dorrian, Riet Eeckhout, Kevin Erickson, Joerg Gleiter\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Irish, Eliyahu Keller, Lawrence Rinder, Ashley Simone, Ben Sweeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Spiller and Aleksandra Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Fecund Lucidity\u003cbr\u003eSpadework for a Palace\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Spiller and Aleksandra Wagner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelf-Portrait with Burned Weapon 14\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wound That Does Not Heal\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Dorrian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInventing the World 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn and Around Illinois, 1960-75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharon Irish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Experimental Epistemology to Experimental Architecture 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Sweeting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFraming the Sky, Etching Clay 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalls of the Midwest\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Erickson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLebbeus — A Postmodernist? 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Scenes of Shopping and Dwelling\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Betsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAttuned Rigour 58\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween Pictorial and Material Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiet Eeckhout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagical Transubstantiations 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Voyage to Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleksandra Wagner and Neil Spiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMyth and Measure 74\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawings of the 1970s\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence Rinder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePost-Apocalypse 84\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Ring' Cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJörg H Gleiter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Place of Light 92\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn Early Writings\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEliyahu Keller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolymorphic Matters 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture, Change and Imagination\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshley Simone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExit Velocity 110\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEinstein Tomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Becker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalytic Moments, Friendships and Journeys 118\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The notion of \"early years\" – a search for modes of thought and for techniques that would make such thoughts readable – has an aura of excitement and discovery, combined with a youthful productivity of output' — Neil Spiller and Aleksandra Wagner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Another Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Samizdats 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubversive Polemic\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Spiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAleksandra Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is a Professor Emerita The New School University, Member, Training and Supervising Analyst and Faculty at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, and a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. She co-edited \u003ci\u003eConsidering Forgiveness \u003c\/i\u003e(2009) and \u003ci\u003eLebbeus Woods: Zagreb Free Zone Revisited \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), and translated Lebbeus Woods, \u003ci\u003eWar and \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitecture \u003c\/i\u003e(1993) into Serbo-Croatian. Executor of the Estate of Lebbeus Woods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Spiller\u003c\/b\u003e, Editor-in-Chief of AD, previously the Hawksmoor Chair of Architecture and Landscape and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich, London, where he was also Dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Construction and Professor of Architecture and Digital Theory. He was also a Vice-Dean and Graduate Director of Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Neil’s previous publications include the books \u003ci\u003eEducating \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitects \u003c\/i\u003e(2014)\u003ci\u003e, Architecture and Surrealism \u003c\/i\u003e(2016), and \u003ci\u003eHow to Thrive in Architecture School—A \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStudent Guide \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). He has guest-edited several issues of AD.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican architect Lebbeus Woods (1940–2012) remains a quiet hero not only among his colleagues, but also for architectural students intrigued by the ideas and fluent beauty of his powerful graphic verve, as well as of his writing. His projects from the mid-1980s until the end of his life have been widely published. However, this \u003ci\u003eAD\u003c\/i\u003e, in collaboration with the Estate of Lebbeus Woods, explores the earlier period beginning in the late 1960s when Woodswas honing his draughtsmanship and theoretical positions while experimenting with a variety of themes and different modes of expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen he burst onto the international architectural scene with a solo exhibition and accompanying catalogue (\u003ci\u003eLebbeus Woods: Origins\u003c\/i\u003e) at the Architectural Association, London, in 1985, some wondered how anyone could emerge so fully formed, from nowhere. Working against the logic of ‘nowhere’, this issue charts his early trajectory through the largely unpublished drawings and texts, linking them with what came after. Aiming to generate new scholarship, its roster of international interdisciplinary critics and commentators offer a new understanding of Woods’s work and of his formative years, also shining a light on how we might think about the ‘early work’ of any architect’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eJoseph Becker, Aaron Betsky, Peter Cook, Mark Dorrian, Riet Eeckhout, Kevin Erickson, Joerg Gleiter\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Irish, Eliyahu Keller, Lawrence Rinder, Ashley Simone, Ben Sweeting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989522628837,"sku":"NP9781119984306","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119984306.jpg?v=1761784448","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lebbeus-woods-exquisite-experiments-early-years-isbn-9781119984306","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}