Ryan Waller is a partner at Other Means, a Brooklyn-based graphic design studio working with architects, artists, curators, editors, institutions, and schools.
As we started talking about Retrospecta 43, we realized that to represent the complexity of an architectural education, we needed to create a flexible structure for the book. Our conversations also revealed the importance of making space for what usually remains beyond the margins: conversations, perspectives, processes, and data. We sought to realize these aims through the book’s organization which became clarified through our collaboration with an excellent graphic design team. First, we divided Retrospecta 43 into two sections—Design and Discourse—which offer parallel platforms for, on the one hand, the production and analysis of architecture, and, on the other hand,…
