AA Folios: 1983–1985

This exhibition—held in partnership with The Cooper Union Library—presents the first seven of fourteen AA Folios, a publication series produced by the Architectural Association in London from 1983 to 1991. Under the leadership of Alvin Boyarsky, who served as the school’s Chairman from 1971–1990, the AA produced an astonishing array of exhibitions and publications reflecting its experimental approach to architecture and design pedagogy. More than three decades after its final issue, the Folio series remains among the best known and most influential of the school’s projects, providing a platform for the work of now-iconic figures including Peter Cook, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Bernard Tschumi, and Eduardo Paolozzi. 

Held in the Foundation Building's Third Floor Hallway Gallery. 

Open to the general public:
Tuesday–Friday, 12pm – 7pm
Saturday & Sunday, 12pm – 6pm
 

Zaha Hadid. Planetary Architecture Two, plate detail (Folio II, 1983).