Change of view

This unusual monograph on the significant Swiss-American architecture firm agps explores the intersections between architecture and everyday life. Completed buildings in the USA and Switzerland are examined from a perspective that differs from the expected one. These include the Aerial Tram in Portland, Dock E at Zurich Airport, the headquarters of the international conservation organization IUCN on Lake Geneva, the repurposing of the laundry facility in Zurich, and the Children's Museum in Los Angeles. The 17 structures are described not as isolated objects, but in relation to their surroundings. Various authors have attempted to capture what emerges from the use of architecture in short stories and essays. Each of these narratives highlights different facets of a project, approaching the experience of living with and within architecture. Another narrative leads into the.