Jefferson B. Riley, '68
The Enthusiasms of Centerbrook. Hardcover, 256 pages; Images Publishing Group, February 2001; ISBN: 1-864-70047-5.
Riley and his four partners in Centerbook Architects and Planners put the title of their latest book in context by quoting Albert Einstein: "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about."
The book describes the wide variations of enthusiasms reflected in Centerbrook's work, including Fourth of July parades, theatrical set design, villages, pick-up games, televised design workshops, hardware store technology, improvisational jazz, mongrels, and more. Wriston Art Center at Lawrence, for which Riley was project architect, is pictured in the book as one of the buildings designed by Centerbrook. The firm won the 1998 National American Institute of Architects Award.
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