Abstraction and Realism: Situated Objects: Buildings and Projects by Stan Allen

Cameron McEwan

Abstraction and Realism: Situated Objects: Buildings and Projects by Stan Allen

Cameron McEwan^*

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School of Architecture and Built Environment

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Situated Objects documents drawings, buildings, and projects realized by Stan Allen since 2012. The book focuses on eight small buildings in landscape settings, incorporating houses, studios, and temporary constructions. It is organised into three sections dealing with “Outbuildings,” “Material Histories,” and “New Natures.” Each section opens with concise reflections by Allen on the respective theme and introduces the buildings under that theme. A series of essays by Allen, Jesús Vassallo, and Helen Thomas contextualise the work. The texts and Allen’s drawings are in dialogue with a suite of photographs by Scott Benedict, which are threaded throughout. The book is beautifully crafted; exclusively made up of line drawings and monochrome photographs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Beyond the Institution
Subtitle of host publication	Transforming the Learning Environment in Architectural Education
Editors	Petra Petersson, Christina Linortner
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Jovis Verlag
Pages	243-246
ISBN (Electronic)	9783868599947
ISBN (Print)	9783868598582
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2022

Publication series

Name	Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM)
Publisher	Graz University of Technology
Number	18
ISSN (Print)	1612-9482

Keywords

Book Review
Stan Allen
Abstraction
Realism
Drawing
Representation
Beyond the Institution
Houses
Housing
Typology

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McEwan, C., 1 Jun 2026, Synergies: Building Collaborations in Architectural Research. Hirschberg, U., Stavrić, M. & Meeres, S. (eds.). Graz, Germany: Jovis Verlag, p. 245-249 5 p. (Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM); vol. 22).
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McEwan, C. (2022). Abstraction and Realism: Situated Objects: Buildings and Projects by Stan Allen. In P. Petersson, & C. Linortner (Eds.), Beyond the Institution: Transforming the Learning Environment in Architectural Education (pp. 243-246). (Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM); No. 18). Jovis Verlag. https://www.jovis.de/de/buecher/reihen/gam-graz-architecture-magazine/gam-18.html

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McEwan, C 2022, Abstraction and Realism: Situated Objects: Buildings and Projects by Stan Allen. in P Petersson & C Linortner (eds), Beyond the Institution: Transforming the Learning Environment in Architectural Education. Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM), no. 18, Jovis Verlag, Berlin, pp. 243-246. <https://www.jovis.de/de/buecher/reihen/gam-graz-architecture-magazine/gam-18.html>

Abstraction and Realism: Situated Objects: Buildings and Projects by Stan Allen. / McEwan, Cameron.
Beyond the Institution: Transforming the Learning Environment in Architectural Education. ed. / Petra Petersson; Christina Linortner. Berlin: Jovis Verlag, 2022. p. 243-246 (Graz Architecture Magazine (GAM); No. 18).

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