Folio 2: Planetary Architecture Two

Folio is an important and representative series of publications by the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) in the 1980s, such as the first series, Chamber Works: Architectural Meditations on Themes from Heraclitus, published in 1983. Not only does it record the first solo exhibition of the Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind (1946-) in a major gallery, but it also shows how his extremely abstract drawings impinge on the architectural circle’s conception of spatial mapping. The Folio series prioritizes the next generation of creators, such as Ribeskin and Zaha Hadid (1950-2016), and an attitude of drawing experimentation that continues throughout the series and accompanies the exhibition. Each series is a limited edition, packed in black paper boxes and printed on pages using a special 32 cm-wide material. The drawings are kept like independent paintings in a loose form, along with reading and introductory text manuals. This book, Planetary Architecture Two, is the second volume, created by Zaha Hadid.