{"product_id":"suspended-moment-9781588397867","title":"Suspended Moment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn illuminating profile of one of today's most innovative and forward-looking architects, whose materials-based practice explores how space can provoke emotional response.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuspended Moment\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the work of Frida Escobedo (b. 1979), whose designs for public spaces have received global accolades. In 2022, The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that she would be the first woman to design a wing for the institution. This publication surveys her award-winning structures that treat space as a language—layered, responsive, and reflective of both a site's history and its present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on her full body of work in the context of her emerging and already vibrant career, this first consideration of Escobedo's two-decade multimedia practice includes an interview with the architect. Alongside this are informed essays that discuss the bases of her work and her wide-reaching influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis timely profile of a rising star explores Escobedo's attention to gender, accessibility, and the environment. It also highlights her diverse inspirations, ranging from concrete poetry to her hometown of Mexico City, which she describes as a \"modern metropolis with ancient roots . . . in other words, a living, breathing museum.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932470231276,"sku":"9781588397867","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781588397867-suspended-moment.jpg?v=1783863810","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/suspended-moment-9781588397867","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}