Alchemy

Spencer Bailey is the co-founder of The Slowdown, co-host of the Time Sensitive podcast, and author of In Memory Of: Designing Cultural Memorials (Phaidon). He has written for publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Newsweek, and Town & Country. From 2013 to 2018, Bailey was the editor-in-chief of Surface magazine. He lives in New York City.

'Alchemy focuses on the Ghanaian-British architect’s thoughtful use of essential building materials, from the metal of the openwork facade of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to the rammed earth of a new gallery in Accra, Ghana.' - WSJ. Magazine'Expect an ode to David Adjaye’s material sensibility - and an ode to materials more broadly.' Fast Company'A pleasure to see [Adjaye’s] tactile approach up close.' - Curbed'Bailey deconstructs the typical architecture monograph to find new connections and meanings in Adjaye’s work.' - Fast Company'Bailey peels back the layers and reveals the connective tissue of the seminal architect’s work.' - Scratching the Surface