De-architecture; James Wines' book summarizes a decade of discourse among SITE members; recent projects illustrate the thesis.

Interior Design | July 1, 1986| | Copyright

De-architecture

If ever there were a case to be made for the pluralistic aspects of architecture and design, it comes from the work of James Wines and his firm SITE. Once limited to the pages of somewhat esoteric design journals, much of that work is now known to mainstream America thanks to the consumer press and the popularity of architecture and design as subject matter. While SITE's body of work is necessarily diverse--encompassing offices, showrooms, products and residences as well as unbuilt exercises in theory--there is a thesis that ties it all together. ...

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