Happy Birthday, Peter Eisenman!

“Doing books with Peter Eisenman is a joy because he constantly pushes you to the limits, and because his material is exquisitely drawn.” –– design: Vignelli, 1990. 

This year we’re celebrating Peter Eisenman’s birthday with the first book that Massimo Vignelli designed for the architect. House X is based on various iterations of a paper by Eisenman that was first presented as a lecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1976. House X was never realized but is a conceptual idea about the “house.” 

Most of the content of this book was published in the Japanese magazine A + U (Architecture + Urbanism) in its first issue in January 1980. (Massimo Vignelli “Basically designed” p.13-224 and in 1990 became the “actual” designer for the magazine, including re-designing their logo.)

Another book designed by Massimo Vignelli for Eisenman: http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/94490739187/eisenman-house-of-cards-vignelli-design

Peter Eisenman was one of the founders of IAUS (Institute for Architecture and Urbanism) and Massimo Vignelli did all the graphics for IAUS.

Read more about Eisenman and Skyline newspaper for IAUS:  http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/148801493647/vignelli-eisenman-iaus-skyline

More from the archives on IAUS: http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/90349659252/massimo-and-the-iaus-part-1-of-3-with-the

http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/90553180872/massimo-and-the-iaus-part-2-of-3-in-the-17-years

http://vignellicenter.tumblr.com/post/90654716092/massimo-and-the-iaus-part-3-of-3-with-grant-money

Peter Eisenman “House X” [excerpt] designed by Massimo Vignelli 1982 10 1/4 ” x 10 1/4” Box 39, Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers Vignelli Center for Design Studies Rochester, New York

Peter Eisenman “House X” sketch details by Massimo Vignelli Portfolio E1, Massimo and Lella Vignelli Papers Vignelli Center for Design Studies Rochester, New York