"'A searching discourse on the appeal of minimalism' (Financial Times); 'A book to inspire its owner to throw out all others' (I-D)"

Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, John Pawson studied at the Architectural Association after working in the family textile business and teaching in Japan. His career to date spans a wide variety of projects, from a compact apartment for the writer Bruce Chatwin to Calvin Klein's flagship store in Manhattan, airport lounges for Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong and a number of art galleries. In addition to a series of private houses, current commissions include a new Cistercian monastery in Bohemia.

Eleven chapters: Mass, Light, Structure, Ritual, Landscape, Order, Containment, Repetition, Volume, Essence and expression. Eight-page introduction by John Pawson, list of plates, bibliography and index.