Made to Measure is a monograph showcasing the work of Leers Weinzapfel Associates, an architecture firm based out of Boston, Massachusetts. Leers Weinzapfel Associates first gained prominence by taking on infrastructure projects that are often left to engineers. Where some might undertake these projects out of consequence, Leers Weinzapfel Associates revels in and seeks out these types of projects. The firm’s ability to finely execute such projects is displayed in the University of Pennsylvania Gateway Complex presented in this book. Although infrastructure projects were their launching point, they now take on an incredibly wide range of projects. In fact, the majority of the projects presented in this book are not infrastructure projects. Perhaps there is something to be said for being able to do the ‘mundane’ well.
Take a look inside after the break.
Contents
6 Foreword Easy to Say, Difficult to Do / Joan Busquets
8 Preface Transformative Measures / Marion Weiss
12 Introduction An Architecture of the Good Fit
Compacting & Wrapping
21 University of Pennsylvania Gateway Complex
37 Princeton University Chilled Water Plant Expansion
47 University of Cincinnati University Pavilion
Weaving & Embedding
63 Blue Hill Avenue Youth Development Center
71 MIT School of Architecture and Planning
81 Smith College Fitness Center
91 Harvard University Science Center Expansion
Stitching & Fitting
105 Cambridge School of Weston Mugar Center for the Performing Arts
113 Harvard University New College Theater
125 Harvard University Library Services Building
137 U.S. District Courthouse (Orlando, Florida)
154 In Conversation Composite Conditions, Tectonic Exploration, Human Measure
164 Studio
169 Projects Credits 172 Principals’ Biographies and List of Associates 174 Acknowledgements 175 Illustration Credits
