Brad Cloepfil Livres

This exhaustive publication documents all of the projects to date of American architect Brad Cloepfil (*1956). The first monograph on Cloepfil and his office, Allied Works Architecture, it presents in-depth accounts of his works, many of which include photographs, architectural drawings, models, as well as project descriptions. Featured projects include the Seattle Art Museum, the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the National Music Centre of Canada. Architectural historians Kenneth Frampton and Sandy Isenstadt contribute texts that include detailed analyses of several of the buildings. An important element of the book is a series of extended conversations between Cloepfil and artists Doug Aitken, Ann Hamilton, and Ben Rubin, landscape designer Douglas Reed, ecologist Eric Sanderson, theologian and philosopher Mark Taylor, and engineer and manufacturer Jan Tichelaar.

Focusing on the principles of craft and innovation, this work showcases the residential designs of Allied Works Architecture, led by Brad Cloepfil. It highlights how these homes serve as experimental spaces that influence larger projects globally. The firm employs a research-based methodology to distill fundamental design principles, transforming them into unique materials, shapes, and structures that resonate with their specific locations and purposes, ultimately creating serene living environments.