In January 2008 the international call for ideas “What if the White House, the ultimate architectural symbol of political power, were to be designed today?” was presented. On occasion of the election of the 44th President of the United States of America, Storefront for Art and Architecture, in association with Control Group challenged to design a new residence for the worlds most powerful individual.

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Published to coincide with the opening of an exhibition of the competition’s results at Storefront for Art and Architecture, White House Redux - The Book contains a compendium of documentation related to the competition and an overview of the results. It includes essays by Joseph Grima (Storefront) and Geoff Manaugh (BLDGBLOG), a history of the existing White House and 123 selected projects as well as the four winning submissions. A jury assessed the submissions in the spectacular setting of the 45th floor of the World Trade Center Tower 7, a process documented in the book’s 30-page photoessay by Marty Hyers.
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