Kent State University Architecture Library

Welcome to Kent State! The Joseph F. Morbito Architectural Library will be open Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 5:00. Check out some recent arrivals: https://libguides.library.kent.edu/c.php?g=886829

Learn more about Thom Mayne with these resources from the Morbito Architectural Library. https://libguides.library.kent.edu/c.php?g=1092039&p=9219434

You don't want to miss Thom Mayne's lecture this Wednesday, October 5th @ 6:00PM followed by his exhibition at 7:30PM in the Cene Lecture Hall.

Thom Mayne
"Expanding Possibilities"
Cene Lecture Hall
𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦

Thom Mayne is founding partner of Morphosis, established in 1972 as an interdisciplinary and collective architecture and planning practice involved in experimental design and research. Mayne’s distinguished honors include the Pritzker Prize (2005) and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal (2013). He was appointed to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities 2009‒2016. Throughout his career, Mayne has remained active in the art world, exhibiting at leading national and international institutions, including a solo exhibition for Morphosis at the Pompidou Center in 2006. MoMA, SFMOMA, Victoria and Albert Museum, The Chicago Art Institute, The FRAC Centre, The Tchoban Foundation Museum for Architekturzeichnung, among others, hold Mayne’s artwork produced over the course of his 50 year-long career. In 2020, he published Strange Networks (Rizzoli), a monograph highlighting his exploration of combinatory systems. This investigation continues at Stray Dog Café, Mayne’s personal art and research space at Morphosis, where he leads his team of young designers and students on research projects, the creation of artworks, and the development of publications which document their creative output.

Join the Architecture and Fashion Libraries for an Earth Day materials library open house and book giveaway on Tuesday, April 26 in the Architecture Library. Stop by and take a free book for your personal library or to repurpose for a project. Items are available while supplies last. Refreshments will also be served. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/LibraryEarthDay