THOM MAYNE (American 1944-) “Three Steps”, 1992
$3,500
Silkscreen, copper foil, wove paper, 14 x 21 3/8 inches
Edition 44/47
Architect Thom Mayne founded “Morphosis” in 1972 as a col-lective practice of architecture, urbanism and design, rooted in rigorous research and innovation. The firm is recognized for innovative and sustainable designs for cultural, civic and academic institutions, including the Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and 41 Cooper Square, the academic building for The Cooper Union.
In 1972, Mayne helped to establish the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and he has held teaching positions at Columbia, Yale, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Berlage Institute the Netherlands, and the Bartlett School of Architecture, London, among many other institutions.
His honors include the Pritzker Prize (2005) and the AIA Gold Medal (2013). He served on the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities under President Obama. Morphosis has been the recipient of 29 Progressive Architecture Awards, over 120 American Institute of Architecture Awards and numerous other design recognitions.