Fragments of Wilderness City: The Work of Brian Avery

Joseph Rykwert is an acclaimed academic, and has published volumes on the work of Aldo Van Eyck and Louis Kahn, as well as numerous titles on the history and theory of architecture. For Fragments of Wilderness City he will examine the civic dimension of Avery's work. Richard Weston is a freelance writer and academic. He contributed to Black Dog's recent publication Bennetts Associates Four Commentaries. Other recent publications include a major study of Scandinavian architect Jorn Utzon. Matthew Teague is a consultant architect at Corus, and has worked extensively in environmental development and ecological product design; here he addresses Avery's work in industrial design for this book, taking into account his own collaborations with the practice. John Worthington co-founded DEGW in 1973, and has specialized in urban and workplace design throughout his acclaimed career. He has held a number of academic posts, is Chairman of the Building Futures programme at the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, and has authored a number of books, including most recently Reinventing the Workplace. Edwin Heathcote is an London based architect and architecture critic for the Financial Times, and is a regular contributor to a number of specialist architectural and design journals. His books include Theatre London: An Architectural Guide (2002), Monument Builders: Modern Architecture and Death (1998) and London Caffs (2004).