ARCH-IVE : EDITION 3 IS GOING TO PRINT!
Welcome to Arch-ive : Edition 3, a publication connecting urban practitioners such as architects, artists and designers with the literature that has shaped their work. Arch-ive showcases the unique relationship each practitioner has with books, exploring how they use, question and organise their literary resources.
Above: Archival folder housing the Edition 3 collection
Two editions have already been published online, but we are now launching a fundraiser to take Edition 3 to print. This will be self-published, allowing us to retain complete control of the offer. We have broadened the scope of Edition 3, designing a collection of interviews, essays and photographs that will enable users to cross-reference ideas and deepen their understanding of the built environment. Alongside a B2 poster, these elements are collected together in an archival folder representing diverse and engaging voices across the built environment.
Above: The Edition 3 collection, including interviews, essays, photographs and a bibliography poster
Interviews
Adam Nathaniel Furman (atelierANF)
Asif Khan (Asif Khan Studio)
Building on the Built (Jonathan Tuckey and Peter Youthed)
David Knight and Cristina Monteiro (DK-CM)
Diana Ibáñez López (Central Saint Martins)
Edwin Heathcote (Financial Times)
Manijeh Verghese (Open City)
Roz Barr (Roz Barr Architects)
Studio naama (Natalie Savva and Mark Rist)
Above: Krish Nathaniel's essay with a reference to Kazim Rashid's '2001: Pressure Makes Diamonds'
Essays
Krish Nathaniel (Central Saint Martins)
Loretta Bosence (Local Works Studios)
Rosie Ellison-Balaam (Drawing Matter)
Why support Edition 3?
Arch-ive : Edition 3 will be exclusively available in print. Having already published two editions online, engaging with amazing practitioners such as Tony Fretton, Biba Dow and Alun Jones, Philip Christou and Neal Shasore, we are excited to publish a physical copy of the upcoming interviews. To truly understand and interact with practitioners' libraries, interviews are extensive and often feel too long to read online. Besides, a book about books only felt right to publish as a book.
Above: Several of the books discussed by Building on the Built (Jonathan Tuckey and Peter Youthed) in 'A spot of light empties shadow details of a blind window'
Why are we crowdfunding?
With your support, we can share these invaluable insights on how literature influences our built environment. From the outset we wanted to create a unique publication, tying into some of the themes that have been discussed during the interviews. Alongside artist and graphic designer, Louie Isaaman-Jones, this has culminated in a collection of items stored in an archival folder, allowing you to cross-reference elements, whilst also adding your own. To keep costs down and offer the publication at an affordable price, with your support, we will be printing the interviews, essays and photographs ourselves. Similarly, we have offered a wide range of rewards, with interviews available to buy individually, as a mini-collection, or as the complete publication.
Your support will...
Fund 100 copies of the publication, which we will produce and deliver to you. Later in the year we will host a launch event, to which you will all be invited. Further to this, your support will help ongoing production costs of Arch-ive, opening up opportunities for further editions, events and workshops.
Above: 'Public Practice' with Finn Williams from Edition 2. Available here
Who we are
Arch-ive is run by Dominic Eley, an architect living in London. Dominic began Arch-ive in 2020, frustrated by the lack of literary reference in commercial practice. Since then, Arch-ive has published two editions online, participated in the Architecture Foundation's 100 Day Studio, interviewing Níall McLaughlin, as well as hosting an exhibition alongside Rosie Ellison-Balaam at Lot Projects. Arch-ive is supported by photographer, Tim Lucas and artist and graphic designer, Louie Isaaman-Jones.
Note
All costs include shipping to the UK. If you are buying from overseas, make a note at checkout and we will be in touch to organise shipping.
Students
Arch-ive was designed with students in mind. If you are struggling to afford a contribution, please get in touch and we will send a reduced rate.