Michael Wilford: Buildings and Projects 1992-2012 is written by Robert
Maxwell, Emeritus Professor of Architecture at Princeton University, and
author and academic Professor Anthony Vidler, Dean of Cooper Union
School of Architecture. Original writing by Michael Wilford is also
included, presenting the architect's work, together with his partners
Laurence Bain, Russell Bevington, and Manuel Schupp, in detail from both
a historical and theoretical perspective. Michael Wilford: Buildings and
Projects 1992-2012 features well-known projects including The Lowry and
British Embassy in Berlin alongside hitherto largely unpublished
projects such as The Singapore National Arts Center and Abando Transport
Interchange in Bilbao.
In 1960 Michael Wilford joined the practice created by James Stirling
and James Gowan in 1956. The Stirling/Wilford partnership was
established in 1971 and continued until James Stirling's death in 1992,
after which Michael Wilford continued the trajectory of the earlier
work, whilst creating a clear identity post-Stirling.
Michael Wilford's work has gained international renown and includes
significant public buildings such as performing art centres, art
galleries, business headquarters, museums and libraries located around
the world. Continuing in the tradition of the 'Black' and 'White' books
(James Stirling Buildings and Projects 1950-1974, and James Stirling
Michael Wilford Buildings and Projects 1975-1992), produced by James
Stirling and Michael Wilford in 1975 and 1994, Michael Wilford:
Buildings and Projects 1992-2012 brings up to date Wilford's legacy with
respect to contemporary British and international architecture.
