Paul Morgan Architects documents one of Australia's most unconventional architectural practices — a studio whose projects range from climate-crisis survival pods to environmentally sculpted buildings, and whose multi-award-winning body of work resists easy categorisation.
About This Book
The first volume in Uro's minimono series, this compact monograph traces the thinking and built work of Paul Morgan Architects across residential, educational and institutional projects. The practice operates at an unusual intersection of science fiction, sustainability and architectural speculation — and has nonetheless accumulated a significant award history, including the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Buildings and a citation from the Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment. Critical essays by Kristin Feireiss, Conrad Hamann and Dr Vivian Mitsogianni situate the work within a rigorous intellectual framework, while Peter Bennetts' photography and the practice's own drawings illuminate the process behind the projects. An essential document for anyone serious about the leading edge of Australian architecture.
Key Features
- 112 pages of project photography by Peter Bennetts, practice drawings, and visualisations
- Critical contributions from Kristin Feireiss (co-founder, Aedes, Berlin; former director, Netherlands Architecture Institute), Conrad Hamann (author and architectural historian), and Dr Vivian Mitsogianni (Associate Professor in Architecture, RMIT University)
- Documents significant public and private commissions including multi-award-winning residential, educational and institutional work
- Published by Uro Publications, 2013
What You'll Discover
- How Paul Morgan Architects synthesises environmental responsiveness, speculative thinking and science-fiction sensibility into a coherent architectural practice
- The conceptual and material processes behind both the practice's celebrated residential work and its more recent institutional commissions
- Critical perspectives from international and Australian voices on what this maverick studio contributes to the discipline
- The curatorial intent of Uro's minimono series — distilling the big ideas of emerging practices into compact, critically engaged volumes
About the Author
The volume is edited by Maitiú Ward and designed by Paul Marcus Fuog and Uriah Gray. Critical contributors include Kristin Feireiss, co-founder of the architectural forum Aedes in Berlin and a former director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute; Conrad Hamann, author and architectural historian; and Dr Vivian Mitsogianni, Associate Professor in Architecture at RMIT University.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 112
- Dimensions: 230mm x 190mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780987228178
- Publisher: Uro Publications
- Publication Date: 2013
Perfect For: Architects and students interested in speculative and sustainable design, researchers tracking contemporary Australian architecture, and collectors of Uro's minimono series.