“In many of SAOTA’s projects, the surrounding environment is not simply a backdrop, it informs the design in a direct and deliberate way. Referencesto natural elements, local materials, and culturalpatterns often guide form and spatial decisions.”
Shaped by Place
40 Years of Architectural Practice
SAOTA
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Shaped by Place
40 Years of Architectural Practice
SAOTA
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Essays by Aaron Betsky, Thomas Patterson and Peter Rich
Photography by Adam Letch, Chris Goldstraw,
Greg Truen, Tom Ferguson and Nathan Schroeder
Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda
Based in South Africa but with a presence on six continents, SAOTA is an internationally award winning architecture studio committed to realizing the full potential of every project: architecture that is resilient, contextual, and enduring. Shaped by Place celebrates 40 years of SAOTA’s work, presenting in-depth, lavishly illustrated and documented case studies of 12 of the studio’s most important and iconic projects.
The volume also features essays by prominent architectural critics and an interview with the studio principals that help to place the work into context while also shining a light on the firm’s approach, processes and philosophy; tailored solutions that are innovative, responsive, and rooted in place.
Shaped by Place
40 Years of Architectural Practice
SAOTA
Book Size: 9.8 x 11.8 in / 249 x 300 mm
Format: Portrait
Pages: 368
Photographs: 300
Illustrations: 100
Language: English
Edition: Hardcover in slipcase ISBN 978-1-964490-54-0
