Alchemy

The Material World of David Adjaye

Spencer Bailey, David Adjaye, Teresita Fernández

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Phaidon Press Ltd
13 June 2023

Individual architects & architectural firms; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Residential buildings, domestic buildings

A fascinating new take on the architecture of Adjaye, exploring his approach to five building materials through his projects

David Adjaye is one of the most in-demand architects today, known for his thoughtful interpretation of public spaces. In order to understand him as an architect, you must look at his projects through the lens of material a crucial consideration in his practice. Organized into five sections Stone/Concrete, Wood, Metal, Glass, and Rammed Earth Alchemy reimagines the traditional architect monograph by examining the importance of material in architecture, a study vital to Adjaye and his design process.

In 2021, David Adjaye was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, and he was among seven global leaders to receive a TIME100 Impact Award in 2022. The book features over 30 public, commercial, and residential projects around the world, from his 2001 Concrete Garden in London to the Amoako Boafo Gallery in Accra, Ghana, built with rammed earth and completed in 2022.

By: Spencer Bailey
Contributions by: David Adjaye, Teresita Fernández
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 290mm, Width: 214mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1.410kg
ISBN: 9781838663919
ISBN 10: 1838663916
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 13 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Spencer Bailey is the co-founder of The Slowdown, co-host of the Time Sensitive podcast, and author of In Memory Of: Designing Cultural Memorials (Phaidon). He has written for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Newsweek, and Town & Country. From 2013 to 2018, Bailey was the editor-in-chief of Surface magazine. He lives in New York City.

Reviews for Alchemy: The Material World of David Adjaye

'For me, David Adjaye’s practice is at once sensitivity and strength, light and weight, science and sci-fi, and art, installation, and architecture all in one. There is a kinship for me in his multi-hyphenate and myriad-material way of working. Alchemy captures this all in a way that is as beautiful as being an expected guest in his buildings. Spencer Bailey’s understanding of David and his work is clearly the result of real time spent—together and apart, inside and outside the work.' – Nick Cave, artist ‘A profound survey that is a gift to society.’ – Dr. Samuel Ross, artist and designer