Asymptote: Flux

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A career overview by partners of the award-winning architectural firm.

Lise Anne Couture and Hani Rashid

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Specifications

Hardback
English
245 x 210 mm, 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in
240 pp
330 colour illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714841724
ISBN-10: 0714841722

Overview

A career overview designed and written by Asymptote partners Lise Anne Couture and Hani Rashid
Documents Asymptote's first built works
Includes diverse projects such as the trading floor for the New York Stock Exchange, a multimedia research park in Kyoto and a modular furniture system for Knoll
Illustrated with installation photographs, collaged photographs and computer-generated diagrams and environments
Interspersed with descriptive text and the speculative writing characteristic of Asymptote

In The Press

'Flux is a glossy overview of built projects, competitions and temporary installations, interspersed with short but dense essays written by Rashid and Couture. Republished magazine interviews give quick insights into the thinking behind Asymptote's projects and working processes and add a human touch to the book … ' (Blueprint)

'Compiled by the co-founders of New York multi-disciplinary architecture firm Asymptote, this comprehensive and accessible book documents their diverse and interesting projects.' (Creative Review)

About the author(s)

Lise Anne Couture received a Master of Architecture degree from Yale University in 1986. She has held academic appointments at several institutions, including the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the Stadelschule in Frankfurt, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Montreal. She is currently on the faculty board of the Department of Architecture at Parsons School of Design and of Columbia University, both in New York.

Hani Rashid received his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. He has taught at a variety of schools, including the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, the Berlage Institute in Amsterdam, the Technical University in Vienna, Lund University in Sweden, and Harvard University. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning at Columbia University in New York.