Follows the work of New Orleans-based Office of Jonathan Tate (OJT), whose deep understanding of the city allows the firm to actively pursue influential projects.
Miscellaneous Tactics: The Architecture, etc. of OJT—Office of Jonathan Tate examines the work of the New Orleans-based design firm. Established in 2011, OJT has emerged as a leading voice within a new generation of architects engaged in the contemporary city. Rather than waiting for institutional or market-driven commissions, OJT takes a proactive approach, creating its own opportunities, platforms, and development frameworks to realize architectural work on its own terms.
Through projects both built and unrealized, as well as long-term investigative research, the book demonstrates how OJT strategically engages the specific conditions that shape architectural production today, including local policy, real estate mechanisms, and financial structures. By operating within and against these systems, the practice defines on its own terms the ideological and material conditions for its projects. The results range from inventive housing prototypes to policy frameworks and prescriptive guidebooks, each reflecting a belief in architecture’s capacity to intervene meaningfully in the city.