Sam Chermayeff – Actar Publishers

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Sam Chermayeff is an architect and cofounder of the office June 14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff. He worked for SANAA in Tokyo for more than five years, leading projects such as the Serpentine Pavilion and the curation of the Venice Biennale. He has taught at the Dessau Institute of Architecture, Columbia University and currently teaches at Cornell University among other institutions. Both June 14 and his private office are engaging in a wide range of projects including furniture and multiunit housing projects. Further, his practice is concerned with the public and people, attempting to shape and connect with current discourse.

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Houses SANAA (ENG ED.)

Sam Chermayeff, Agustín Perez RubioSANAA’s architecture embraces complexities within deceptively simple appearances

Sam Chermayeff, Agustín Perez Rubio Sanaa's housing projects, both finished (House A, S House, House in a Plum Grove, Small House and Moriyama House), and unfinished projects (Flower House, Garden & House, Seijo Apartments, Ichikawa Apartments, House in China and Eda Apartments). SANAA's architecture embraces complexities within deceptively simple appearances. It has many elements that are impossible to understand unless actually "experienced". In contrast with modern architecture, SANAA has many aspects that cannot be revealed in representative media such as plans, models, and photographs. The representations of their architectural works incorporate ambiguity and chronological elements. This characteristic makes Sanaa one of the most innovative offices in the current architectural panorama. Spanish edition

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Casas SANAA (SP ED.)

Sam Chermayeff, Agustín Perez RubioSANAA’s architecture embraces complexities within deceptively simple appearances

Sam Chermayeff, Agustín Perez Rubio Sanaa’s housing projects, both finished (House A, S House, House in a Plum Grove, Small House and Moriyama House), and unfinished projects (Flower House, Garden & House, Seijo Apartments, Ichikawa Apartments, House in China and Eda Apartments). SANAA's architecture embraces complexities within deceptively simple appearances. It has many elements that are impossible to understand unless actually “experienced”. In contrast with modern architecture, SANAA has many aspects that cannot be revealed in “representative” media such as plans, models, and photographs. The “representations” of their architectural works incorporate ambiguity and chronological elements. This characteristic makes Sanaa one of the most innovative offices in the current architectural panorama. EBOOK VERSION

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Authors/sam chermayeff