Charlie Hailey Books

Exploring the multifaceted concept of camp, this book delves into its various forms, from recreational gatherings like Scout Jamborees to significant cultural and political spaces such as FEMA trailers and protest camps. Through diverse examples, including the experiences of Katrina evacuees and international youth dialogues, it highlights how camps serve as vital spaces for community, identity, and expression in contemporary society. By examining these dynamics, the author sheds light on the broader implications of camp culture in the 21st century.

Solidly grounded in ideas, ecology, and architecture, Charlie Hailey's The Porch takes us on a journey along the edges of nature where the outside comes in, hosts meet guests, and imagination runs wild.

Exploring the often-overlooked spoil islands along the U.S. east coast, this book delves into their unique blend of waste and potential, revealing how these dredged landscapes challenge conventional notions of value. Through research from New York City to Key West, it examines the implications for 21st-century placemaking, public space, and infrastructure. The narrative uncovers these islands as a new public commons, highlighting the intricate relationship between human intervention and natural ecosystems.

Design/build has progressively influenced the education of architects and designers. Previous publications have focused on products of design/build work. This book instead focuses on how design/build works. It places particular emphasis on the process of teaching design/build, drawing directly from the expertise of Jersey Devil, whose work embodies design/build's ethos. In their fifth decade, the group's collaborators-Steve Badanes, Jim Adamson, and John Ringel-continue to make things, mostly now with students. Their work has influenced a generation of practitioners and educators-Samuel Mockbee cited Jersey Devil as inspiration for establishing Rural Studio. Drawing out the largely untold stories of Jersey Devil's process, these dialogues reconnect the practice of design/build with its teaching.

An architect and a photographer explore a community of squatters, artists, snowbirds, migrants, and survivalists inhabiting a former military base in the California desert.