Buildings for People and Plants by WORKac

An exploration of ten recent projects by New York-based firm WORKac, navigating through the interconnected realms of architecture, environment, and social sustainability

Buildings for People and Plants by WORKac is a thoughtfully curated architectural exploration by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, the New York-based design firm's co-founders. The compelling volume, featuring ten of WORKac's most recent projects, such as the North Boulder Library, the Rhode Island School of Design's Student Success Center, and the Miami Museum Garage, navigates through the interconnected realms of architecture, environment, and social sustainability.

The book an introductory essay by Andraos and Wood and a visual presentation that showcases how their architectural projects engage with their specific cultural and environmental contexts to support both people and plants. It also includes a conversation with the two architects, conducted by the Orange County Museum of Art's director Heidi Zuckerman, a critical essay by architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff, and an appendix with detailed information on the featured projects round out this volume. It is a visual treat that extends the narrative of their previous book, WORKac: We'll Get There When We Cross That Bridge, and showcases their latest explorations in architecture and community-centric design.

• New monograph on acclaimed New York-based design firm WORKac (Work Architecture Company)
• Features ten of WORKac's most recent designs through rich illustration, the majority of which published here for the first time
• Texts by WORKac's founders Amale Andraos and Dan Wood and an essay by distinguished critic Nicolai Ouroussoff supplement the visuals

• Extends the narrative of WORKac's previous book We'll Get There When We Cross That Bridge

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  Amale Andraosand Dan Woodare co-founders of WORKac (Work Architecture Company), a New York-based architectural firm known for its innovative approaches to architecture, urbanism, and environmental narratives. Andraos is also a professor and dean emeritus at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, where Wood teaches as an adjunct professor.