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Twentieth-century American Architecture
| Author | : Carter Wiseman |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780393320541 |
Describes landmark buildings that shaped the American 20th century and brings to life architects of the period and the major architectural movements. Discusses the rise of modernism, the growth of historic preservation, the financial aspects of building, and the struggle in design between individualism and community. Includes bandw photos of buildings. Wiseman was architectural critic for New York magazine from 1980 to 1996. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Architecture
| Author | : R. Stephen Sennott |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 546 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9781579584337 |
"A balance of sophistication and clarity in the writing, authoritative entries, and strong cross-referencing that links archtects and structures to entries on the history and theory of the profession make this an especially useful source on a century of the world's most notable architecture. The contents feature major architects, firms, and professional issues; buildings, styles, and sites; the architecture of cities and countries; critics and historians; construction, materials, and planning topics; schools, movements, and stylistic and theoretical terms. Entries include well-selected bibliographies and illustrations."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.
Planning the Twentieth-century American City
| Author | : Mary Corbin Sies |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 1226 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780801851643 |
Arguing that planning in practice is far more complicated than historians usually depict, the authors examine closely the everyday social, political, economic, ideological, bureaucratic, and environmental contexts in which planning has occurred. In so doing, they redefine the nature of planning practice, expanding the range of actors and actions that we understand to have shaped urban development.
Makers of 20th-century Modern Architecture
| Author | : Donald Leslie Johnson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 511 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1884964931 |
Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture is an indispensable reference book for the scholar, student, architect or layman interested in the architects who initiated, developed, or advanced modern architecture. The book is amply illustrated and features the most prominent and influential people in 20th-century modernist architecture including Wright, Eisenman, Mies van der Rohe and Kahn. It describes the milieu in which they practiced their art and directs readers to information on the life and creative activities of these founding architects and their disciples. The profiles of individual architects include critical analysis of their major buildings and projects. Each profile is completed by a comprehensive bibliography.
American Masterworks
| Author | : Kenneth Frampton |
| Publisher | : Universe Publishing(NY) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Architects |
| ISBN | : 9780789306715 |
During the 1920s, for example, Frank Lloyd Wright recovered the now-ubiquitous concrete block from what he termed the "architectural gutter," using it in several remarkable homes in Southern California, among them the Storer House in Hollywood of 1923.".
Modernism and American Mid-20th Century Sacred Architecture
| Author | : Anat Geva |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 667 |
| Release | : 2018-10-08 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1351665332 |
Mid-20th century sacred architecture in America sought to bridge modernism with religion by abstracting cultural and faith traditions and pushing the envelope in the design of houses of worship. Modern architects embraced the challenges of creating sacred spaces that incorporated liturgical changes, evolving congregations, modern architecture, and innovations in building technology. The book describes the unique context and design aspects of the departure from historicism, and the renewal of heritage and traditions with ground-breaking structural features, deliberate optical effects and modern aesthetics. The contributions, from a pre-eminent group of scholars and practitioners from the US, Australia, and Europe are based on original archival research, historical documents, and field visits to the buildings discussed. Investigating how the authority of the divine was communicated through new forms of architectural design, these examinations map the materiality of liturgical change and communal worship during the mid-20th century.
Behind the Postmodern Facade
| Author | : Magali Sarfatti Larson |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 1995-01-01 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 9780520201613 |
Magali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects--from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter Eisenman, identified with a new "deconstructionist" style--she analyzes the complex tensions that exist between economic interest, professional status, and architectural product. She investigates the symbolic awards and recognition accorded by prestigious journals and panels, exposing the inner workings of a profession in a precarious social position. Larson captures the struggles around status, place, and power as architects seek to redefine their very purpose in contemporary America. The author's novel approach in synthesizing sociological research and theory proposes nothing less than a new cultural history of architecture. This is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of culture and the sociology of knowledge, as well as to architectural and urban history. Magali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects--from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter Eisenman, identified with a new "deconstructionist" style--she analyzes the complex tensions that exist between economic interest, professional status, and architectural product. She investigates the symbolic awards and recognition accorded by prestigious journals and panels, exposing the inner workings of a profession in a precarious social position. Larson captures the struggles around status, place, and power as architects seek to redefine their very purpose in contemporary America. The author's novel approach in synthesizing sociological research and theory proposes nothing less than a new cultural history of architecture. This is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of culture and the sociology of knowledge, as well as to architectural and urban history.
20th-Century World Architecture
| Author | : Editors of Phaidon |
| Publisher | : Phaidon Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-10-08 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780714857060 |
Global investigation of 20th-century architecture, 750+ masterpieces richly illustrated.
American Architects and Their Books to 1848
| Author | : Kenneth Hafertepe |
| Publisher | : Studies in Print Culture and t |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
Since the Renaissance, books and drawings have been a primary means of communication among architects and their colleagues and clients. In this volume, 12 historians explore the use of books by architects in America in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a period when the profession of architecture was first emerging in the United States.
