Digital Architecture: Passages Through Hinterlands (2009)

The book coauthored by Ruairi Glynn and Sara Shafiei surveyed Londons leading young digital pioneers in Architecture. The 192 page full colour publication is a collection of provocative projects that oscillate between the analog and the digital, from concept to realisation, mapping processes as it explores the diverse digital paths that lead innovative spaces, poetic narratives and social interactions. The book covers a spectrum of London’s leading graduates and young practices, featuring projects from the Architectural Association, Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL), University of Westminster and Royal College of Art, and case studies and interviews with architects including Amanda Levete Architects, Plasma Studio, JDS Architects, sixteen* (makers), Horhizon, marcosandmarjan, Mette Ramsgard Thomsen, Philip Beesley, David Greene, Samantha Hardingham, Usman Haque and Neil Spiller.

The book was launched with a supporting exhibition “Digital Hinterlands” hosted by Phase 2 Gallery @ Arup.