AV Monografías

This monographic publication covers the complete career of this exceptional French craftsman, designer and engineer. From the originality of his first furniture pieces to the sophistication of his later building systems, Prouvé’s work is an example of commitment with prefabrication and industrialization, but also with that tireless experimentation that turns him into a unique figure in the 20th century history of design and architecture. The issue, edited on the occasion of the exhibition devoted to Prouvé during the months of September and October 2011 at the Ivorypress gallery in Madrid, will include articles by prominent scholars and experts, as well as pieces by architects such as Norman Foster, Peter Sulzer and Jean-Louis Cohen.

Preambles
Catherine Prouvé
Itineraries: a Biographical Portrait
Peter Sulzer
Shaping Years: from the Workshop to the Factory
Mariano Bayón
First Architectures: Buc and Clichy

Processes
Franz Graf
Complex Skins: the Facade of Windows
Ignacio Paricio
Complex Skins: the Facade of Windows
José María de Lapuerta
Prefabrication and Housing: Light Alternatives


Practises
Jean-François Archieri
From Maxéville on: Creative Maturity
Jean-Louis Cohen
Hands that See: the CNAM Lectures
Norman Foster
Jean Prouvé: Master of Structural Form