a+u 665 Thomas Phifer

Description

Thomas Phifer is an award-winning American architect based in New York City. As seen in the ten houses and twelve cultural buildings featured in this monographic issue, the architect’s work engages with the landscape in a manner that is deeply respectful. Whether in the operable sunshades in Taghkanic House, the thick concrete eaves overhanging the ephemeral walls of Hudson Valley House III, or the complexly multilayered canopy of Moody Amphitheater, the quiet, contemplative quality of Phifer’s approach emerges from a scientific understanding of site, climate, and light. Insightful essays by Susana Ventura and the architect himself complete this engrossing profile.
CONTENTS

Essay: The Poetics of Light: From Landscape to Space of Contemplation / Susana Ventura

Ghent House
Hudson Valley House III
Hudson Valley House II
Hudson Valley House I
Elizaville House
Madison House
Fishers Island House
Midwest House
Salt Point House
Taghkanic House

Essay: Through the Lens of Glenstone / Thomas Phifer

Glenstone Museum
Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
TR Warszawa Theater 108
National Archaeological Museum of Greece
Moody Amphitheater
Corning Museum of Glass
North Carolina Museum of Art
Museum of Art and Cultural Center
Rice University Brochstein Pavilion
Wagner Park Pavilion
United States Courthouse
Cine Colombia Headquarters