Mark Foster Gage Knihy

The book explores the innovative design process undertaken by Mark Foster Gage Architects to create a modern resort in Saudi Arabia, drawing inspiration from the ancient Nabatean civilization. Utilizing advanced technologies like artificial intelligence and 3D fractal software, the architects aim to reimagine the architectural language of this historic culture. The project is set against the backdrop of Mada'in Saleh, a remote desert location with ancient ruins, marking a significant step in promoting international tourism in the area.

The book showcases Gage's innovative contributions as a theorist and architect, blending concepts from the digital avant-garde with his architectural designs. It serves as a comprehensive monograph that explores a vivid array of ideas and projects, highlighting his unique vision and impact on contemporary architecture and design.

The book advocates for a transformative connection between aesthetic thought, politics, and social equality, emphasizing the importance of the built environment in shaping human perception of reality. Gage aims to develop a comprehensive social theory that encourages a reevaluation of how society defines and interacts with its physical surroundings, ultimately promoting a more equitable approach to design and urban planning.

This remarkable collection of casual, informative, and personal interviews engages fifteen architects as they reveal what made them who they are, what propels their architectural work forward, and what they anticipate comes next.

Mark Foster Gage explores the evolution of beauty through key thinkers from Plato to contemporary theorists, providing critical insights into how these ideas shape modern architecture and design. The book emphasizes the significance of beauty and visual sensation in defining design practices in today's visually-driven world.

Resonance is the tenth in an annual series of publications that features the best young practicing architects as selected by the Architectural League of New York in their annual Young Architects competition. Young architects practicing today are working with diversified tools as a result of technological advances in building methodologies, expanded communication networks, and cross-fertilization from other disciplines and industries. Competition entrants were asked to consider whether this increased the potential for architectural ideas to resonate with issues and concerns outside of their discipline. The competition winners—Gage/Clemenceau Architects, PellOverton Architecture R + D, Easton + Combs, Xu Tiantian, Project Open, and RVTR—each incorporated variations of the "resonance" to frame their portfolios and demonstrate the necessity for architecture to look outside its disciplinary boundaries for solutions to the global challenges facing the world today.