a+u 665: Thomas Phifer

Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha, ISBN: 9780000260078, Format: Softcover, 220 x 290 mm, 160pp Thomas Phifer is an award-winning American architect based in New York City. As seen in the ten houses and twelve cultural buildings featured in this monographic issue, the architect’s work engages with the landscape in a manner that is deeply respectful. Whether in the operable sunshades in Taghkanic House, the thick concrete eaves overhanging the ephemeral walls of Hudson Valley House III, or the complexly multilayered canopy of Moody Amphitheater, the quiet, contemplative quality of Phifer’s approach emerges from a scientific understanding of site, climate, and light. Insightful essays by Susana Ventura and the architect himself complete this engrossing profile.