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In this volume, the latest addition to the award-winning Pamphlet Architecture series, the authors examine common architectural forms (chairs, doors, and walls) and programs (a cinema, a health club, a skyscraper) in order to dissect and reconfigure them. In the process they create ten new projects that draw their power from an oscillation between the recognizable and the surreal. Cleverly undermining the conventions and norms of contemporary architectural design, the authors pose a direct challenge to the seemingly endless search for new styles, arguing instead that the greatest potential for architecture in the twenty-first century rests on an imaginative examination of what we take for granted. Designed by authors, Situation Normal... weaves together text, photographs, and drawings. An introductory essay establishes the theoretical and historical position of the book.

About the Author
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis (Lewis-Tsurumaki-Lewis) is a collaborative architectural group based in New York City. Their work has been featured in a solo exhibition at StoreFront for Art and Architecture. Paul Lewis teaches at Columbia a Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J. Lewis (Lewis-Tsurumaki-Lewis) is a collaborative architectural group based in New York City. Their work has been featured in a solo exhibition at StoreFront for Art and Architecture. Paul Lewis teaches at Columbia a

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Coined during the early years of World War II, the acronym snafu-a condensation of the phrase "situation normal all fucked up"-was used by American soldiers to describe a condition of disorder created by an excess of conflicting Army rules and regulations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Peter Pelsinski, Buster Keaton, Fay Wray, Shirin Neshat Kyong Park, South Tower New!
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