"A building being built is not yet in servitude. It is so anxious to be that no grass can grow under its feet, so high is the spirit of wanting to be. When it is in service and finished, the building wants to say, 'look, I want to tell you about the way I was made.' Nobody listens. Everybody is busy going from room to room.
They shared insights about how to create form, how to relate new to old, what they learned from their built projects and ones unrealized. They talked about designing at all scales, from the macro to the micro, the role of drawing, and that of the client, politics, and the economy. They discussed aesthetics, color, and form. They were paired with journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, and clients-those who create narratives that frame the intellectual discourse about the built environment for the profession and the general public. The conversations focused on the most compelling and consequential issues that designers currently face. To lubricate the discussion, master mixologists invented cocktails in the spirit of each designer's work. The recipes are included in the book. Cocktails and Conversations intends to inspire and delight, while distilling the ideas presented.
CR:Architecture should always be thoughtful and risk-taking. New York has been at the forefront of making policy in the realm of public-private partnerships, which makes different kinds of public spaces possible and gives them a creative edge.
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For six years, the AIA New York Architecture Dialogue Committee's "Cocktails and Conversations" series has hosted some of the most interesting and provocative practitioners we know to discuss what informs their designs.
They shared insights about how to create form, how to relate new to old, what they learned from their built projects and ones unrealized. They talked about designing at all scales, from the macro to the micro, the role of drawing, and that of the client, politics, and the economy. They discussed aesthetics, color, and form. They were paired with journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, and clients-those who create narratives that frame the intellectual discourse about the built environment for the profession and the general public. The conversations focused on the most compelling and consequential issues that designers currently face.
To lubricate the discussion, master mixologists invented cocktails in the spirit of each designer's work. The recipes are included in the book. Cocktails and Conversations intends to inspire and delight, while distilling the ideas presented.
Architects included: David Adjaye, Morris Adjmi, Tom Balsley, David Benjamin, Brad Cloepfil, Belmont Freeman, Massimiliano Fuksas, Jeanne Gang, Peter Gluck, Frances Halsband, Hugh Hardy, Frank Harmon, Michael Heeney, Steven Holl, David Hollenberg, Louisa Hutton, Tom Kundig, Andrea Leers, Daniel Libeskind, Michael Manfredi, Scott Marble, Audrey Matlock, Lee F. Mindel, Eric Owen Moss, Michael Murphy, Enrique Norten, Gregg Pasquarelli, William Pedersen, David Piscuskas, Charles Renfro, Robert Rogers, John Ruble, Joel Sanders, Todd Schliemann, Shohei Shigematsu, Mark Simon, Ken Smith, Michael Sorkin, Bing Thom, Calvin Tsao, Billie Tsien, Bartholomew Voorsanger, Richard Weller, Jane Weinzapfel, Marion Weiss, Claire Weisz, Tod Williams
The book was published on November 1, 2018
