Marion Mahony Reconsidered

Marion Mahony Reconsidered
Author: David Van Zanten
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0226850811

Marion Mahony Griffin (1871–1961) was an American architect and artist, one of the first licensed female architects in the world, designer for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Chicago studio, and an original member of the Prairie School of architecture. Largely heralded for her exquisite presentation drawings for both Wright and her husband, Walter Burley Griffin, Mahony was an adventurous designer in her own right, whose independent and highly original work attracted attention at a moment when architectural drawing and graphic illustration were becoming integral to the design process. This book examines new research into Mahony’s life and paints a vivid portrait of a woman’s place among the lives and productions of some of our most noted American architects. The essays included take us on an ambitious journey from Mahony’s origins in the Chicago suburbs, through her years as Wright’s right-hand woman and her bohemian life with her husband in Australia—whose new capital city, Canberra, she helped to plan—up until her golden years in the middle of the twentieth century. Filled with richly detailed analyses of Mahony’s works and including and populated by an international cast of characters, Marion Mahony Reconsidered greatly expands our knowledge of this talented, complex, and enigmatic modern architect.

Walter Burley Griffin, Landscape Architect

Walter Burley Griffin, Landscape Architect
Author: Peter Harrison
Publisher: AusInfo
Total Pages: 118
Release: 1995
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Biography of well-known landscape architect discusses his career, and his diverse architectural and site-planning projects over three continents, including his design for Canberra. Examines his legacy of theoretical ideas, design concepts and philosophical statements, and discusses the role of his partner, Marion Mahony. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. Also available in hardback.

Beyond Architecture

Beyond Architecture
Author: Anne Jeanette Watson
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998
Genre: Architects
ISBN: 1863170685

Apostles of Beauty

Apostles of Beauty
Author: Judith A. Barter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2009
Genre: Artisans
ISBN:

The Arts and Crafts movement in architecture, interior design and decorative arts reached its peak between 1880 and 1910 in Britain and North America. This text presents outstanding examples by the movement's British orginators, including William Morris, as well as its greatest American practitioners, including Frank Lloyd Wright.

Chicago Architects Design

Chicago Architects Design
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
Publisher: [Chicago] : The Institute ; New York, N.Y. : Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1982
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The Griffin Legacy

The Griffin Legacy
Author: Australia. National Capital Authority
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2004
Genre: Canberra (A.C.T.)
ISBN:

The Griffin Legacy sets a new course for Canberra as the nation's capital with it's strategic framework for the city's development in the 21st century.