Performance + Assembly: The Experience of Space

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architectures Performance + Assembly: The Experience of Space explores how architecture can be used to enhance the experiences of users beyond set programmatic requirements, through sensorial and experiential aspects, and to create a place between art and audience.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 12 February 2024
Publisher: Oro Editions

Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architectures' book, Performance + Assembly: The Experience of Space, delves into a diverse array of performance and assembly spaces crafted by AS+GG, spanning from central areas within colossal expositions to compact, adaptable high-technology theaters to expressive and multifunctional auditoriums. This comprehensive volume of global cultural work showcases building designs across various cities, including Chicago, Istanbul, Astana, and Dubai, featuring both captivating photographs of constructed spaces and imaginative unbuilt concepts. Within this book, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture critically examines projects to explore how buildings can be utilized to surpass predefined programmatic requirements, raising thought-provoking questions such as: How can architecture and design propel technologies, operations, programs, and building performance to new heights?

Furthermore, the book delves into a more sensory and experiential realm, investigating how architecture can communicate with the soul to forge a unique space that bridges the gap between art and audience. Through meticulous research and thoughtful analysis, Performance + Assembly offers a profound exploration of the transformative power of architecture, showcasing its ability to shape and enhance human experiences in both tangible and intangible ways.

Weight: 1338g
Dimension: 236 x 238 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781954081369