For more than fifteen years, Jones, Partners:
Architecture has dedicated itself to innovative,
iconoclastic architectural projects. Picking up where
their 1998 book, ''Instrumental Form,'' left off,
''Jones, Partners: Architecture'' presents an overview
of the work created from their office in El Segundo,
California, over the last decade.Jones, Partners's work
has continually evolved as a response to and critique of
trendsof newness for newness's sake. As likely to be
influenced by Le Corbusier as by Gilles Deleuze or
science fiction films, their work features an unexpected
yet shrewd use of materials and movement. The office
pursues meaningful innovation toward a more engaging
experience of architecture, empowering individuals to
interact with their environmentsCorbusier's ''machine
for living'' taken to the next level. Whether
competition schemes for the Grand Egyptian Museum or a
radical redevelopment of San Francisco's Union Square,
or built designs such as the San Jose Repertory Theater,
Jones, Partners approaches architecture as more than
simple form and program; it is a fluid and interactive
experience. Mies van der Rohe once said, ''I'd rather be
good than interesting.'' The sentiment suits Jones,
Partners well, as their work highlights the difference
between simple building and true architecture; form and
function are considered from every angle and pushed to
new, unprecedented heights. |
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