Patkau Architects 
asked by jerseymike on November 15, 2006 2:39 AM
The firm of Patkau Architects, founded in 1978 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has achieved international renown for work that draws on the principles of modern architecture and is simultaneously inspired by the traditions and often spectacular landscape of the Pacific Northwest. The office is known for a straightforward, multifaceted expression of material and detail as well as a focus on the sculpture that is inherent in architecture.
This comprehensive monograph includes cultural and institutional projects, such as the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, the National Library of Quebec in Montreal, and a major addition to the Winnipeg Centennial Library; schools, notably the Seabird Island School and the Strawberry Vale School; and a series of residences, including the Shaw house, with a dramatic elevated lap pool, and the inventive Petite Maison du Weekend (Small Weekend House), a prototype for a self-sufficient holiday house for two.
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For a long time I have been looking for a book that compiles all the work by these Canadian architects. The recent Monograph by Monacelli presents their recent work and illustrates all the way back to their first House, with plans and sections. I have a personal fascination for their analytical models and how these models help to explain all the different aspects of the projects. Spatially, Scale and materiality are the main focus of these explorations. If you like the work by architects like Williams & Tsien (New York), Mathias Klotz (Chile), Morphosis (Los Angeles) or Mecanno (Holland); you probably will enjoy the fine forms by these architects based in Vancouver.
reviewed by glassysurf on November 21, 2006 2:11 PM