A+U: Toshiko Mori is the first monographic issue dedicated to this New York-based Japanese architect, bringing together eighteen built works and an original essay that places her teaching practice in direct dialogue with her design method. 35 words.
About This Book
Since founding her practice in 1981, Toshiko Mori has built a reputation grounded in the precise calibration of materials, technology, and site — work that resists easy categorisation yet reads with unmistakable consistency. This special issue of a+u collects eighteen projects built from 2000 onwards, from cultural institutions to private residences, and pairs them with Mori's own essay on architectural pedagogy. For practitioners and students alike, the combination of built work and reflective writing makes this a rare document: a monograph that treats design and teaching as inseparable modes of enquiry.
Key Features
- 192 pages of project photography, drawings, and critical writing on built works from 2000 onwards
- Essay by Toshiko Mori on her approach to architectural education and faculty initiatives
- Notable projects include the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Peter Freeman Gallery, 277 Mott Street, and the Watson Institute at Brown University, plus nine private residences
- Published by Shinkenchiku-sha, 2000
What You'll Discover
- How Mori integrates material selection, technology, and site conditions as a unified design logic rather than separate considerations
- The relationship between her institutional commissions and residential work, and what each reveals about her formal concerns
- Mori's pedagogical thinking, articulated through initiatives she developed as a faculty member over many years
- The breadth of a practice that moves fluently between cultural, civic, and domestic programmes without losing its characteristic attention to detail
About the Author
Toshiko Mori is a Japanese architect based in New York who founded her practice in 1981. She is recognised for a design approach that integrates materials, technology, and site with particular sensitivity, and has pursued teaching in parallel with practice throughout her career.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 192
- Dimensions: 220 x 300 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 4910019730200
- Publisher: Shinkenchiku-sha
- Publication Date: 2000
Perfect For: Architects and students interested in material-driven design practice, educators exploring the intersection of teaching and built work, and collectors of a+u monographic issues.