Architecture Is Fun - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Spreading influence as educative design specialists, Sharon Exley and Peter Exley design, build, and consult in a myriad of fields on a wide range of contemporary issues.

As a social and cultural activist, Peter Exley works with local and global leaders to envision resilient cities through art and architecture. Peter is the 97th President of the American Institute of Architects. He’s a thought leader, professor, and established architect who believes that successful architecture comes about when the dialogue on design involves the entire community.

Sharon Exley is a culture builder, author, and the developer of Architecture Is Fun’s participatory design process. She embraces the intersection of design and pedagogy, visual arts, and arts as visual feasts. She is the quintessential finder of fun.

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In a follow-up to the very successful monograph Design for Kids (Images Publishing, 2007), here Sharon Exley and Peter Exley go about expanding on the key philosophies behind their unique practice. Namely, that play is an invitation to Architecture Is Fun. Through architecture, play can be manifest, challenged, and celebrated. Finding out who will play (and live, work, and learn) in our buildings is an intriguing challenge. The firm likes to discover the architectural catalysts that will give character to a building. Often this involves the universal language of Play. Play fits all bodies. Play is accessible. Play inspires innovation. Play puts us in the present. Play engages us. Play is memorable. Play connects us to others and to the world.

This beautifully illustrated book offers a glimpse into the firm’s interdisciplinary and participatory processes and how it believes that architecture and play are transformative.