System of Novelties

A unique hybrid of monograph and field guide, offering insights into the creative practice and design expertise of Houston-based InterloopArchitecture.

Houston-based InterloopArchitecture, founded in 2001 by Rice University School of Architecture professors Dawn Finley and Mark Wamble, focuses on innovative building technologies, inventive forms, and precise material finishes. Its wide-ranging projects include the design of custom furniture and fixtures, private residences, research complexes, and cultural institutions.

System of Novelties is the first book on InterloopArchitecture's work. It combines elements of both monograph and field guide, placing the firm's novel architectural designs within their broader context, with special attention to how influences, procedures, and techniques have been threaded from project to project over a period of two decades. A diverse collection of built and speculative designs are framed by three pairs of research topics: InformationShape, ProcedureAssembly, and MaterialDetail. Graphic notes trace and synthetically connect the systemssome unique, some recurringused in and between projects. System of Novelties demonstrates the firm's technical expertise with materials, manufacturing, and delivery processes and offers insights into innovative forms of contemporary architectural practice.

• First book on Houston-based InterloopArchitecture and their significant contributions to the discipline and profession of architecture
• Lavishly illustrated with previously unpublished material

• InterloopArchitecture is widely recognized for their innovative building technologies, inventive forms, and precise material finishes

  Autorentext
  Dawn Finley ist Gründungspartnerin von Interloop Architecture in Houston, Texas. Sie ist zudem als Associate Professor und Director of Graduate Studies an der Rice University School of Architecture tätig.