IAUS Exhibition Catalogue 12 | John Hejduk: 7 Houses

John Hejduk: 7 Houses documented the 1980 exhibition by the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (IAUS)for the architect John Hejduk (1929-2000), which featured architectural drawings and discussions of seven residences conceived during his tenure at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin). The book is the 12th volume in the Exhibition Catalogue series published by the IAUS. It includes the architect’s life, reference works, personal exhibitions, reviews of works, and award records.

The Exhibition Catalogues series published by IAUS aims to showcase architects’ drawings that challenge existing concepts of architectural practice. Beyond the aforementioned seven residences by Hejduk, the series also includes watercolors by Italian architect, painter, and designer Massimo Scolari(1943-); exhibition catalogues of then-ongoing projects by German architect and theorist O.M. Ungers (1926-2007); and the compilation of works by Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara (1925–2006). These publications offer invaluable documentation of exhibitions that were highly significant to their era. They are essential reading for anyone interested in the surging waves of architectural design and exhibitions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the legacy of the legendary IAUS.