Wayne Thom: Envisioning the Late Modern

Wayne Thom is a photographer who documented Late Modern architecture, creating an architectural/visual archive unlike any other. His photographs of key projects by influential architecture firms established the idea of cool architectural glamour in the 1960s and 70s. Thom's career became inseparable from Late Modernism in the popular imagination, and his work is celebrated in this monograph.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2020
Publisher: Monacelli Press

Wayne Thom, a renowned photographer, has released his first monograph, which stands as a remarkable architectural and visual archive. This comprehensive monograph dedicated to Thom chronicles his photographic practice and the architectural and urban environments in which he worked.

Thom's exceptional documentation of Late Modern architecture has established him as a pioneer in capturing the essence of this influential architectural movement. His photographs, which feature key projects by renowned architecture firms such as William Pereira & Associates, Edward Durell Stone, SOM, Gio Ponti, John Portman, I. M. Pei, and A. Quincy Jones, played a pivotal role in establishing the concept of cool architectural glamour during the 1960s and 70s.

Raised in Hong Kong, Thom relocated to California in the mid-1960s, where he honed his technical craftsmanship in photography. He possessed a keen ability to harness natural light for both interior and exterior compositions, making him a master of his craft. His early collaborations with influential figures, including William Pereira and A. Quincy Jones, a prolific architect and Dean of the School of Architecture at USC, marked the beginning of a fruitful professional relationship.

In her critical assessment of Thom's career, Emily Bills demonstrates how his photography became inseparable from Late Modernism in the popular imagination. This period, spanning from the late 1960s to the 1980s, witnessed a remarkable era of architectural production, characterized by innovative designs and groundbreaking concepts. Wayne Thom: Photographing the Late Modern serves as a tribute to Thom and a unique chronicle of the works of this transformative period of architectural expression.

Weight: 1550g
Dimension: 236 x 286 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781580935579