"What Else Could It Mean? is an effort to champion the exploration of ambiguity as a universe of fertile discovery and offer encouragement to an emerging generation of architects and environmental artists to ask questions and take risks.”  
—James Wines, “Preface: Why Now?” What Else Could It Mean? Drawings and Writings by James Wines & SITE

What Else Could It Mean? Drawings and Writings by James Wines & SITE is an exhibition, a provocation and a pre-release book launch event at The Cooper Union's Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture. The September 15 book signing includes a live conversation with James Wines, SITE’s founder, Phillip Denny, editor, and Suzan Wines, executive director of SITE. Together, they will discuss the concept behind the book’s design and development, and key motivations behind projects that span visual art, architecture, landscape, and public space design, all rooted in a creative response to their surrounding contexts.

Through rare archival photos, drawings and essays, the book traces SITE’s transformative contributions to art, architecture, urbanism and public space, providing a multifaceted portrait of a creative practice that has shaped the landscape of contemporary architecture and design. 

This richly illustrated book invites people to explore Wines’ iconoclastic critiques and creative redefinitions of art, architecture, and urbanism. What Ese Could It Mean? is a forward-thinking call to action to address the challenges of our time with wit and imagination. The book—published by Skira and distributed by D.A.P.—offers an in-depth look at over five decades of James’ and SITE’s groundbreaking work in art, architecture, and environmental design.

This event is being held in conjunction with an exhibition in the Third Floor Hallway Gallery. 

This event is free and open to the public.