Joel Sanders Writings and Projects

Architect Joel Sanders is committed to exploring the role of architecture in the formation of social life. In his projects, both built and experimental, and his writings, both scholarly and popular, Sanders registers the impact of contemporary cultural issues like identity, gender, media, and technology. Joel Sanders: Writings and Projects draws on the different facets of his career in a monograph that combines his architectural work with a number of recent essays. Notable projects include House for a Bachelor, which features an Astroturf subterranean backyard spa; the Five Minute Bathroom (designed for Wallpaper magazine), which carries its occupant through his or her morning preparation assembly-line-fashion, and the 24/7 Business Hotel (designed for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum), a multipourpose environment that caters to twenty-four hours in the life of a business traveler. Sanders has also designed numerous apartments and lofts, which have been widely published in the American and international architectural press. Essays in the monograph include "The Gym: A Site for Sore Eyes," a study of a common but often overlooked space that stimulates both visually and tactilely; "Curtain Wars," which focuses on the rivalries that have divided the disciplines of architecture and interior decoration; and "Ergotectonics," Sanders's design approach for multipurpose, multi-identity environments.Sanders, Joel is the author of 'Joel Sanders Writings and Projects', published 2005 under ISBN 9781580931434 and ISBN 158093143X.