Suspended Moment: The Architecture of Frida Escobedo

Architect Frida Escobedo’s (b. 1979) designs for public spaces have received global accolades. In 2022, she was commissioned to design the new Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is the first woman to design a wing at the museum.

Suspended Moment is the first overall survey of Escobedo's career-to-date work, exploring Escobedo's attention to gender, accessibility, and the environment. Interviews with the architect alongside informed essays discuss the bases of her work and her diverse inspirations, ranging from concrete poetry to her hometown of Mexico City, which she describes as a "modern metropolis with ancient roots . . . in other words, a living, breathing museum."

112 pp., 8.00 x 10.00 in, 130 color + b-w illustrations.