From the Press Release: Having spent his childhood years on various American Indian reservations in California, Montana, and Washington State (because his father worked for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs), Steven Baris recalls how astounded he was upon encountering architecture outside the reservations so 'different' from the architecture that he was familiar with. This biographical experience heightened Baris' awareness of his surroundings and provided a unique perspective which continues to inform his work today. Of particular interest is the proliferation of horizontal, massive box-like structures in low density areas beyond metropolitan areas and their suburbs - usually at the intersection of major highways. These sites, referred to as distribution centers, function primarily as storage centers from which the distribution of wares to the ever sprawling cities and suburbs occurs. Using aerial photography, and satellite imagery as reference and sour...