Foundations Featured in Architectural Record’s Most Intriguing Architecture Monographs of 2024 So Far

Duvall Decker’s Debut Book, Foundations, was featured in Architectural Record’s 2024 Architectural Roundup.

Record writes: “The most important project for a design studio is the design of the practice itself,” begins this volume, which is less a standard photography-stuffed architectural monograph than a compendium of foundational principles—53 in total, ranging from “Avoid Novelty” to “Listen but Lead.” These have guided the Jackson, Mississippi–based firm Duvall Decker (whose Springdale Municipal Campus in Arkansas is featured in the June 2024 issue) in its ongoing “search for public good.” Each aphorism includes supporting commentary—and, yes, project photography, largely presented in black-and-white—that charts successes, failures, and lessons learned over the studio’s 25-year history. (Listen to our DESIGN:ED Podcast episode with Anne Marie Duvall Decker and Roy Decker.)

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