‘There are some things you learn best in calm and some in storm.’ Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark
While it would be wrong to characterise
the day to day conditions of architectural
practice as a perpetual state of storm,
there is an intensity of purpose and rigour
of activity that is necessarily relentless.
Each new book represents a period of
calm reflection in which to gain a deeper
perspective on what has been made and
the thinking that underlies it. John Pawson,
The Minimal Home by Deyan Sudjic is the
latest volume in Phaidon's ongoing doc-
umentation of the architect’s life and work.
John Pawson, The Minimal Home
written by Deyan Sudjic, published
by Phaidon Press, September 2026
Pre-order the book at www.phaidon.com
Photography
John Pawson, Max Gleeson