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‘JOHN PAWSON: MAKING LIFE SIMPLER’ BY DEYAN SUDJIC Global publisher PHAIDON presents _John Pawson: Making Life Simpler_, a visual biography exploring the BRITISH ARCHITECT’S 

three-decade-long career through the buildings he designed, the clients he worked with, and the art that moved him. Written by critic and curator Deyan Sudjic, and richly illustrated with

Pawson’s own photography and ephemera, the BOOK charts the architect’s unconventional route to architecture, a route shaped by the lasting impression made on him by the simple stone

buildings of his native Halifax and the Methodist traditions of his family. all images courtesy of Phaidon Press CHARTING PAWSON’S UNCONVENTIONAL PATH TO ARCHITECTURE  IN THE INTRODUCTION,

AUTHOR DEYAN SUDJIC (SEE MORE HERE) WRITES: _‘One of the reasons why John Pawson’s work continues to resonate beyond the sometimes narrow world of architecture is that he is fascinated as

much by what happens inside his buildings as by the buildings themselves_.’ Indeed, with over thirty years of practice, Pawson’s work celebrates the fundamentals of architecture through

simple and modest strokes. From monastic buildings and private houses to galleries, museums, hotels, ballet sets, and yacht interiors, his projects carefully unites and balances nine

pillars: mass, volume, surface, proportion, junction, geometry, repetition, light, and ritual. Beyond his architectural mark, the book also follows Pawson’s JOURNEY within the worlds of

fashion and art. After an attempt at running a fashion business, the biography recounts the pivotal importance of the four years he spent living in Japan. There, he was inspired by the

experience of spending time with the celebrated designer Shiro Kuramata who convinced him to study to become an architect at the age of 30. But, impatient to start building, he left the

Architectural Association without a diploma to begin on a series of commissions from the London art world, including galleries for Leslie Waddington and a studio for the artist Michael

Craig-Martin. Neuendorf House (1987-1989) Through the lens of Pawson’s relationships with a remarkable range of creative clients, including fashion designers Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld,

and Christopher Kane, the writer Alain de Botton, as well as Ian Schrager, author of the revolution in hotel design, the book showcases and pays tribute to the full range of his inspiring

work. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER _JOHN PASWON: MAKING LIFE SIMPLER_ ON PHAIDON’S WEBSITE. Tilty Barn (1994-1995)