Why Do Architects Wear Black?

"Why do architects always wear black?" Cordula Rau was asked
this question by an automotive industry manager during an architectural
competition. Although an architect herself who also wears black, she
didn't have an answer off the top of her head. She decided to ask other
architects as well as artists and designers. Since 2001, she has been
collecting their handwritten replies in a notebook.

In 2008,
these were published in a small work - black-bound, of course. For its
new edition, this legendary collection has been expanded to include new
amusing, pragmatic and subtle explanations: "Read it - but please don't
ask me why again architects wear black " (Cordula Rau)

New and expanded edition of the cult book A Collection of handwritten statements in an A6-format notebook Addition of 16 new statements

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303562948X
• ISBN13: 9783035629484
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.0"