Bruce Mau relishes problems. He may be best known for his graphic design of books and other publications, but don’t call Mau a graphic designer. Viewing design in far broader terms, Mau has collaborated with architects, filmmakers, and performance artists, and has designed videos, exhibitions, and graphic identities for buildings and companies. Since 1985 he has had a studio in Toronto, Bruce Mau Design, and has been design director of Zone Books. He was creative director of I.D. magazine from 1991 to 1993. With Rem Koolhaas, Mau designed S,M,L,XL and is currently working on the Seattle Public Library and an urban park in Toronto. With Frank O. Gehry, Mau developed the environmental graphics for the Walt Disney Concert Hall, now under construction in Los Angeles. For the UCLA Hammer Museum [RECORD, June 2001], Mau is creating an identity for a building by architect Michael Maltzan. A book of Mau’s own work, Life Style [December 2000], was recently published. Mau spoke with Record about Life Style, collaborations, and the New York Times building that could have been.
Architectural Record:After producing books and publications for other people, what did you have in mind for your own book, Life Style?
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