Assemble: Building Collective by Betsky, Aaron
Assemble: Building Collective by Betsky, Aaron

Assemble: Building Collective

Architecture collective Assemble has transformed the definition of a successful young practice by working on temporary, small-scale,...
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Author: Aaron Betsky
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Assemble: Building Collective by Betsky, Aaron

Assemble: Building Collective

$92.62
Assemble: Building Collective by Betsky, Aaron

Assemble: Building Collective

$92.62
Author: Aaron Betsky
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Architecture collective Assemble has transformed the definition of a successful young practice by working on temporary, small-scale, community-based projects, often reusing sites and materials. Described by architecture critic Edwin Heathcote as "young, widely admired and increasingly influential," they are the future of architecture and the antithesis of the faceless corporate juggernaut.

This retrospective of the first decade or so of Assemble's dynamic work highlights how their methods, working practices, interest in craft and building, and focus on reuse and material choices set them apart from other architecture practices. Based on extensive interviews with partners, and the group's archives and documentation of their projects, the book is itself a collaborative labor of love, drawing together nearly forty major pieces of work through stunning photography, drawings, and text. Their projects range as widely as Granby Four Streets--a community-led project to rebuild a derelict neighborhood in Liverpool--to a brewery in rural Japan and a train depot renovation in Arles.

Providing an essential overview of the group, from their self-initiated temporary projects to their meteoric rise to international acclaim, Aaron Betsky explores how Assemble's playful and subversive buildings have forged a pioneering new model of progressive architecture that continues to challenge the establishment.



Author: Aaron Betsky
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 09/16/2025
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.80lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.50w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780500027004

About the Author
Betsky, Aaron: - Aaron Betsky is a critic and teacher living in Philadelphia. Previously, he was professor and director of the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech and, prior to that, president of the School of Architecture at Taliesin. A critic of art, architecture, and design, Betsky is the author of over twenty books on those subjects, including 50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright, Making It Modern: The History of Modernism in Architecture of Design, Architecture Matters, and The Monster Leviathan: Anarchitecture.
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