Alongside the exhibit Architecture Books - Yet to Be Written, Abruzzo Bodziak Architects has designed an installation to give shape to these ideas. An installation at Storefront for Art and Architecture, Storefront Library is the anchor program for the New York Architecture Book Fair.
The team has transformed the space, extending the gallery’s iconic rotating facade panels into bookshelves that pierce the public space of the sidewalk, the project sets the stage for an exhibition shaped by public participation and dialogue.
The bookshelves containing a selection of books from 1982—when the Storefront was founded as an alternative platform for discourse and debate that brings important issues to the forefront, and that extends beyond ideological and disciplinary boundaries— to today. The New York Architecture Book Fair is a new initiative by Storefront that brings together authors, designers, publishers, critics, and readers to consider what constitutes the most fundamental body of publications in architecture and design.
With the purpose of opening up the conversation to new ideas, Storefront launched a Global Survey of Architecture Books that reached more than 1600 scholars, critics, museum directors, historians, and others from 98 countries, asking them to contribute nominations of books from the past 35 years that are fundamental to the development of ideas and culture in architecture. Over the course of the exhibit, which runs through August 25th, the shelves will be further populated with additional contributions from publishers, non-profit organizations, creative collectives, and visitors. However, they will remain relatively sparse to suggest a trajectory for the future of architectural books, yet to be written.
Abruzzo Bodziak Architects (ABA) is an internationally recognized New York-based practice with experience ranging from civic and cultural projects to homes and exhibitions.Through both projects and speculative investigations, ABA creates experiences that are rooted in place and time. Their work is defined by an innovative approach to contextuality, a relentless focus on detail, and a strong conceptual viewpoint. Established by Emily Abruzzo and Gerald Bodziak, ABA has received numerous recognitions, including the Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers, AIA New Practices New York, Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard, and Curbed’s Groundbreakers Award. A proponent of civic engagement, the office is included in New York City Department of Design and Construction’s Design Excellence Program.
