Morphosis- Diamond Ranch High School: Source Books in Architecture

this series is amazing bec it shows the precursor to the finished work. When i state that this is morphosis best work.. i mean that most people will find it easier to appreciate vs his recent works which requires an appreciation of deconstructive architecture..

I was apart of the very 1st graduating class of this amazing school in 2001. I remember during class I would marvle at the views of the mountains, and just how amazing the school was. The first movie I had the chance to see be filmed here was "The Imposter" and my senior year we had the chance to be extras in "Orange County" I had a great time at Diamond Ranch a will have this book as the center of my coffee table forever.

As an architect, I have followed Thom Mayne's work for a long period of time. I have collected most of his books and have always admired their production quality and most importantly, the depth of the work produced by this firm. They have been and will remain at the forefront of the architectural profession. Despite reading and studying Mayne's work and philosophies in other books, I have always been left unsatisfied, not knowing exactly how the firm works and how a project comes together within their office. The interview with Jeffery Kipnis and Todd Gannon at the front of the book enters into this territory, although I would have liked it to be much longer. The rest of the book is much like other Morphosis' books; full of beautiful sketches, computer renderings and drawings. Images walk the reader from schematic design through completion.