The New York Five

Not to be confused with Central Park Five.

The New York Five was a group of architects based in New York City whose work was featured in the 1972 book Five Architects.[1] The architects, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk, and Richard Meier, are also often referred to as "the Whites".[2] Other architects and theorists have been associated with the group, including Werner Seligmann, Kenneth Frampton, Colin Rowe, and Gwathmey's partner Robert Siegel.[3]

  1. ^ Goldberger, Paul (1996-02-11), "Architecture View: A Little Book That Led Five Men to Fame", The New York Times
  2. ^ Hays, K. Michael (1988). Architecture Theory since 1968. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. pp. 239–240.
  3. ^ "News Report: White, Gray, Silver, Crimson". Progressive Architecture: 26–32. July 1974.