WARDLE: THIS BUILDING LIKES ME. JOHN WARDLE ARCHITECTS

Johan Wardle Architects have moved very rapidly from a smallish practice to now being one of the most renowned in Australia. This second book, 'This Building Likes Me,' offers an engaging account of their recent work. The practice is fascinated by those who experience their buildings and spaces - by those who live or work in them, or simply walk past. These are the people the buildings like! This monograph captures the practice's commitment to people, cities and places; the collaborations with makers, builders and artists and the continual; and their continual inventive exploration of scale, site, landscape and narratives of memory. Thirty-six recent buildings and projects are comprehensively presented in pairs, through photographs, drawings and images of JWA's distinctive models. These are complemented by a multitude of short, sharp and thoughtful critical essays, and by intriguing accounts and images of life within the practice. The result is a compelling insight into contemporary architectural processes, preoccupations and projects.