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Thom Mayne: Selected Bibliography

About:

A graduate of Harvard's GSD, Thom Mayne is a co-founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture, or SCI-Arc.  He is also the head of the award-winning, Los Angeles-based firm Morphosis, which he founded with Michael Rotondi in 1972. The firm now designs a number of large-scale public projects including Cal Trans' headquarters, a Federal office building in San Francisco, a courthouse in Oregon, and Diamond Ranch High School, which architecture critic Herbert Muschamp referred to as "clearly the best American building of the year."  Morphosis was chosen in late 2003 to design Cooper Union's new academic building, Mayne's first large-scale building in NYC.
 

Books:

Mayne, Thom. Morphosis. Phaidon, 2003.  On order

___________. Morphosis. Tokyo : A.D.A. Edita, 1997. GA Document Extra no. 9. On Reserve.

___________. Morphosis : buildings and projects, 1993-1997.  New York : Rizzoli, 1999.   On Order.

___________. Thom Mayne Sixth Street house. Harvard GSD, 1989.  NA737.M436 A4 1989.

Morphosis : buildings and projects, 1989-1992. New York :  Rizzoli, 1994.  On Reserve.

Morphosis/Diamond Ranch High School, Diamond Bar, California. Monacelli, 2001. On Order.

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Books listed above are available in the CCNY Architecture Library unless otherwise indicated.
 

Selected Articles (1987-2003):

"Morphosis: NOAA Satellite Operation[s] Facility, Suitland, Maryland, U.S.A." GA document 2003 Apr., n.73, p.42-47.

"Thom Mayne's moment."  Adam Davidson. Metropolis 2003 Mar., v.22, n.7, p.[82]-87,122-125, ISSN 0279-4977.
GA document 2002 July, n.70, p.92-95.

"Morphosis's graduate student housing at the University of Toronto combines Modernist housing typologies with a brash
                  energy to signal its getaway status."  Suzanne Stephens. Architectural record 2002 Jan., v.190, n.1, p.[80]-85.

"Starting: architecture's fear of the blank slate has hidden effects."  Philip Nobel. Metropolis 2002 Aug.-Sept., v.22, n.1, p.26,28,30,

"Città nuova, vita nuova = New life in the downtown." Stefano Casciani. Domus 2001 May, n.837, p.42-53.

"Morphosis: Ocean Park House, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.  GA houses 2001, n.66, p.109-113.

"Morphosis: University of Cincinnati Student Recreation Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A."  GA document 2001 May, n.65, p.64-69.

"Rough diamond: school, Los Angeles, USA."  Raymund Ryan. Architectural review 2001 Mar., v.209, n.1249, p.40-45.

"Tom Mayne (not) on Los Angeles."  Jayne Merkel.  Oculus 2001 Apr., v.63, n.8, p.10-11.

“A diamond in the hills: with its design of a suburban high school, Morphosis revives California's
legacy of exemplary public architecture.” / Joseph Giovannini.  Metropolis 2000 June, v.19, n.8,
p.164,175,177.

“Morphosis: Hypo Alpe Adria Center, Klagenfurt, Austria.” GA document 1999 Apr., n.58, p.54-58.
 
“Morphosis: Hypo Alpe-Adria-Center, Klagenfurt, Austria.” GA document 1999 Nov., n.60, p.76-[91].

“Thom Mayne a Santa Barbara: natura e artificio = Nature and artifice.” / Luca Rivalta.
Abitare 1999 July-Aug., n.386, p.62-[67].

“The Santa Monica School: what's its lasting contribution?” / John Morris Dixon.
 Progressive architecture 1995 May, v.76, n.5, p.63-[71],112,114.

“Thom Mayne: das offene Werk = The open work [interview]. Daidalos 1995 Aug., special issue,
p.90-95.
                Mayne discusses his use of models and materials with Lynnette Widder. (Avery Index online)

“Morphosis metamorphosis: Salick Health Care, Inc., Los Angeles, Morphosis, Architect.”
Aaron Betsky.  Architectural record 1992 Jan., v.180, no.1, p.[130-137].

“The making of mega-Morphosis.” Interiors 1989 Oct., v.149. no.3, p.99-107,136.

“Making the architectural artifact.” Jayne Merkel. Inland architect 1989 Nov.-Dec., v.33, no.6, p.[19],22,24.
               On changes in architectural drawing and its uses in recent years, seen in the work of
                    Thom Mayne and Morphosis. (Avery Index online)

 “Sixth Street residence: Architectural Design citation: Thom Mayne/Morphosis.”  Progressive
architecture 1988 Jan., v.69, no.1, p.116-117.

“Comprehensive cancer center: architectural design citation: Thom Mayne, Michael Rotondi,
Morphosis.”  Progressive architecture 1987 Jan., v.68, no.1, p.112-114

“Crawford residence, Montecito, California [project].” GA houses 1987 Nov. Special issue,
no.2, p.14-[21]
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Articles listed above are available in the CCNY Architecture Library.
 

Related Web Sites:

Morphosis Web site:  www.morphosis.net

www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Thom_Mayne_-_Morphosis.html
Featuring Diamond Ranch High School.
 

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J. Connorton
August 2004