Abstract 09/10
Scott Marble (Editor) with Jordan Carver and Jason Roberts
Columbia GSAPP, December 2010

Paperback w/slipcase | 7-1/2 x 11 inches | 316 pages | English | ISBN: 978-1883584689 | $X.00

Publisher Description:
Abstract is the yearly publication of student work from Columbia University?s GSAPP. The catalog is produced through the office of Dean Mark Wigley. The archive of student work, containing documentation of projects selected by faculty at the conclusion of each semester, is utilized in the making of Abstract.dDAB Commentary:
As mentioned in my review of the most recent Abstract from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), the annual publication of student work has taken a different form depending on the dean. Both Bernard Tschumi (dean from 1988 to 2003) and Amale Andrao (dean since 2014) use(d) consistent formats, with the former relatively slim and modest by today's standards and the latter marked by a large spiral binding and clear organization. Between the two, during Mark Wigley's tenure as dean, each Abstract was a graphic design thesis courtesy of designer Stefan Sagmeister and GSAPP's Scott Marble. From the spiral-bound, slipcase 04/05 to the magnetic 03/14, each Abstract was a unique design statement that explored ways of organizing the many student projects, the events taking place at the school, and the people converging at Avery Hall on Columbia's Morningside Heights camp...