BUILDING (IN) THE FUTURERecasting Labor in Architecture

Edited by Phillip Bernstein and Peggy Deamer
Preface by Robert A.M. Stern
Introduction by Andrew Ross
Postscript by Moshen Mostafavi

Through observations, arguments, and detailed project explorations these diverse contributors describe new models of practice and reorganizations of labor for the 21st century. Chapters include a reconsideration of craft in light of digital fabrication; an exploration of new methods of collaboration; an analysis of changes in contracts and standards; and an assessment of the new market realities of mass production and customization.

2008 / 240 pp / 200 color ill.; 55 b/w ill. / 978-1-56898-806-1 / pb / $49.50