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Peninsula House from the Southeast | Sean Godsell Architects | Melbourne, Australia | 2002.




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Foreword | Written by Edward R. Ford ix
Preface | Building a Foundation xiii
Acknowledgments xvii


Introduction | Developing a Framework 1

00 Investigating the Tectonic | Unpacking the Guiding Principles 7

Precedent Analysis

01 Makoko Floating School | NLÉ | Lagos, Nigeria 47
Co‑authored with Victor Boyda

02 Loblolly House | KieranTimberlake | Taylor Island, Maryland, United States 61
Co‑authored with Aaron Neal

03 Swiss Sound Box | Peter Zumthor | Hannover, Germany 77

04 Thorncrown Chapel | E. Fay Jones | Eureka Springs, 93
Arkansas, United States

05 Peninsula House | Sean Godsell Architects | Mornington Peninsula, 109
Victoria, Australia

06 Prayer Pavilion of Light | DeBartolo Architects | Phoenix, Arizona, 123
United States

07 GC Prostho Museum Research Center | Kengo Kuma & Associates | 135
Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Co‑authored with Aaron Neal

08 Parrish Art Museum | Herzog & de Meuron | Water Mill, New York, 149
United States

09 Matamoros Public Market | Colectivo C733 | Matamoros, 163
Tamaulipas, Mexico

10 Chapel of Reconciliation | reitermann/sassenroth architekton | 179
Berlin, Germany

11 Porciúncula La Milagrosa Chapel | Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá | 193
La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia

12 Lycée Schorge | Kéré Architecture | Koudougou, Burkina Faso 207




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13 METI Handmade School | Anna Heringer + Eike Roswag | Rudrapur, 221
Bangladesh

14 Chapel del Retiro | Undurraga Devés Arquitectos | Auco, Chile 237

15 Lanxi Curtilage Building | Archi‑Union Architects | Chengdu, China 251

16 Punta della Dogana | Tadao Ando Architect & Associates | Venice, Italy 267

17 National Museum of Roman Art | Rafael Moneo | Mérida, Spain 283

18 Bruder Klaus Field Chapel | Peter Zumthor | Wachendorf, Eifel, Germany 297

19 Casa Tóló | Álvaro Leite Siza | Alvite, Vila Real District, Portugal 311

20 Quarry #8 | DnA_Design and Architecture | Xiandu, Jinyun County, 325
Zhejiang Province, China

Afterword | Reflections on an Exploration 339
Project Credits 343
Figure Credits 351
Reference List 355
Index 363




In the world of publishing, additions often require subtractions. As such, several chap‑
ters from the first edition of the book are not included in this edition. Please look for
these project studies online at www.chadschwartz.com.
01 Government Canyon Visitor Center | Lake|Flato | San Antonio, Texas, United
States
Co‑authored with Suzanne Abell
02 Center of Gravity Foundation Hall | Predock_Frane Architects | Jemez Springs,
New Mexico, United States
03 Arabian Library | Richärd Kennedy Architects | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
04 Brain Studio | Olson Kundig Architects | Seattle, Washington, United States
Co‑authored with Suzanne Abell




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