Abstract 03/04

Abstract presents the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University as a multi-disciplinary think-tank through a catalogue of exceptional student work, faculty texts, and images of the events that characterize the dense atmosphere of the school. It has an introductory text by Dean Mark Wigley and includes work conducted by each of the school's programs Architecture, Urban Design, Historic Preservation, and Real Estate Development. This newest volume of Abstract includes projects from the design studios of Michael Bell, Karl Chu, Lise Anne Couture, Laurie Hawkinson, Steven Holl, Jeffrey Kipnis, Greg Lynn, LOT/EK, Reinhold Martin, and Lars Spuybroek among many others. This edition of Abstract was designed by Stefan Sagmeister and includes a DVD of the animation and film work created at the school.