Bill’s bookstore is very much in that spirit.”īill Stout began collecting architecture books in the 1970s to build his own library, assuming other architects would want the same. “Going there you see a soulful, heartfelt imagination that’s often missing now in design practice. An enormous amount of care and creativity wove through everything the Eameses did: When they wrote a letter, it was handwritten, collaged, with drawings. “We love the idea that as a designer and an architect, you still have permission to roll up your sleeves, get out some colored paper and a pair of scissors, and go to town,” he said. They made things first, and the drawings came later. Going through the Eameses’ materials at the ranch, Heywood realized that their design process began with models and mock-ups. Stout poses in front of his bookshop’s storefront window. As the institute’s retail director, he’s helming the bookstore, drawing on his experience as the founder of the Oakland-based Book/Shop. Stout Books is spiritually attached to our mission for how it contributes to the world of architecture and design,” Heywood told AN. “The reason for the acquisition is preservation. The institute, led and curated by the Eameses’ granddaughter Lisa Demetrios, exists to preserve the Eames Ranch in Petaluma and its collection.
In October 2022, the organization acquired Stout Books, an act that followed its purchase of his personal collection of over 4,000 architectural monographs, books on history and theory, and graphics.
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