num_pages: 420
description: An insider's look into one of contemporary architecture's most cutting-edge firms. SHoP's striking projects and unique business model are captured in this thoughtful and inventively organized monograph. Designed in a playful and intricate manner Out of Practice reflects the character and attitudes of the firm itself. Thirteen projects are shown in great detail including the Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards Brooklyn; a master plan for the East River Waterfront New York; and Dunescape winner of the annual MoMA/P.S.1 competition for a summer courtyard installation. Interspersed between the projects are thematic explorations of current issues in style risk innovation sustainability and more. Also included are five essays by the SHoP partners that offer the firm's take on practice politics finance technology and sustainability.
language: English
title: SHoP: Out of Practice
publisher: The Monacelli Press