PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde, the noted architecture critic Joseph Giovannini examines how the current architectural landscape emerged from the progressive art movements of Europe before and after World War I. Conceived as “an alternative history of alternative architecture,” the book traces the narrative of what became known as “deconstructivism.”

The fore-edge of the book skews out at a subtle 93.25° angle, echoed in the underlying grid, giving each page a distinctive slant, a gesture that becomes more pronounced when the book is opened to reveal trapezoid-shaped spreads. The pages are trimmed almost flush with the cover, to make the volume feel more like a design object, a quality that is enhanced by a tactile cloth finish with stamped lettering.

The oblique slant carries through to the flexible eight-column grid that guides the interior layout. The spreads are as varied as the architecture, with different typologies featured page by page. Images are cropped at an angle and the text is pitched to follow the grid. The design utilizes a suite of strong, modern typefaces with slanted variations.

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Creative Director: Abbott Miller

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Book Designer: Abbott Miller

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Photographer: James Shanks

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Other Credits: Michelle Qureshi - Music Director, Yoon-Young Chai - Designer, Michelle Brown - Project Manager

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