Michael Bell: Space Replaces Us

By Michael Bell

Book Overview

Since 1988, New York-based architect Michael Bell has created a series of projects and essays that explore architectural and urban design for California, New York, and Texas -- the three most populous regions of the United States and, coincidentally, the three states in which he has lived and practiced. The first monograph on the architect, Michael Bell: Space Replaces Us; Essays and Projects on the City, includes both design work and writings. Bell has organized and designed two important installations, both of which include his work: "Endspace: Michael Bell and Hans Hofmann," at the University Art Museum, Berkeley, and "16 Houses: Owning a House in the City," at DiverseWorks in Houston, which featured his seminal Glass House @ 2 Degrees. Other projects included are an urban renewal scheme for a huge site in Far Rockaway, New York, and a series of residential projects, including the Ghent House, a modernist glass house currently under construction in upstate New York. Complementing the design projects are three major essays: "Having Heard Mathematics: The Topologies of Boxing," "Eyes in the Heat: RSE," and "New York City."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580931316
• ISBN13: 9781580931311
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Monacelli Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.8" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher