M: Morphosis

by Thom Mayne

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eighteen buildings and masterplans include the award-winning Perot Museum of Nature and Science as well as previously-unpublished projects.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.

Genres: Architecture

474 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2002

About the author

Thom Mayne is an American architect. He is based in Los Angeles. In 1972, Mayne helped found the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), where he is a trustee and the coordinator of the Design of Cities postgraduate program. Since then he has held teaching positions at SCI-Arc, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is principal of Morphosis Architects, an architectural firm based in Culver City, California and New York City, New York. Mayne received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in March 2005.

Reviews

[Antonis Moras · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love morphosis
that's all
augmented landscape is an interesting concept
Lacan is ok
Mayne is the man