The Time of my Life: In Architecture, by Robert Maxwell, Emeritus
Professor, and formerly Dean of Architecture at Princeton, is a personal
autobiographical journey through the post-war architecture world by one
of its key protagonists. The book presents a rich mixture of fascinating
insight, diaristic observation, opinion, gossip, anecdote and detail on
the culture and projects of one of the most dynamic periods of
architecture and the people who were making it happen, from Peter
Eisenman to Denise Scott Brown to Daniel Libeskind, and includes a
fascinating series of snapshots such as dinner with the French
philosopher Jacques Derrida and a meeting with Fidel Castro in Cuba in
1962.
The Time of My Life: In Architecture is illustrated throughout by
Maxwell's personal recollections and many previously unpublished
drawings and sketches for projects such as the Royal Festival Hall in
London.
As well as an Introduction written by Kenneth Frampton, a lifelong
friend, the book is interspersed with contributions from Adrian Forty,
Edward Jones, Marina Lathouri, Anthony Vidler and Brendan Woods, among
others
