A new voices monograph publishes with the Graham Foundation
Some architects try to wow with kooky shapes and arcane theory. Not Charles Rose You don't need a PhD in Frankfurt School philosophy to appreciate the work of this Massachusetts-based architect. His project are simply beautiful. But as t is, his first monograph, , makes clear, simply beautiful work is not necessarily simple.
Rose's architecture is characterized by warm, natural materials - particularly wood that reflect his ecological sensitivity and attention to sustainability in building. The strength and apparent weight of these materials, however, belies a conspicuously dynamic architectural experience created by the movement of spaces, the integration of natural light into the fabric of his buildings, and a language of horizontal planes that extends a structure well beyond its bound its and into the landscape.