Xefirotarch/design series 4

From his 2002 Landmark Tower/U2 Studio proposal for Dublin to his 2005 installation at P.S.1 in New York, the Argentinean-born, Los Angeles–based architect Hernán Díaz Alonso is known for evolving alien, organlike forms into habitable structures. His studio, Xefirotarch, is the focus of the fourth installment of SFMOMA’s Design Series, which highlights work by architects and designers at the forefront of their respective disciplines. In a dynamic, cinematic style that mirrors Díaz Alonso’s creative process, this catalogue — published on the occasion of his first solo museum exhibition — explores his diverse projects and influences, which range from contemporary painting and sculpture to science-fiction films.