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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.
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.
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.
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.
Ezra Stoller
| Author | : Pierluigi Serraino |
| Publisher | : Phaidon Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-11-01 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9780714879222 |
A captivating history of 20th-century Modern American architecture, as seen through the eyes of a legendary photographer It is impossible to overstate the importance of photography's role in shaping the world's perception of architecture. And towering above the ever-growing crowd of image-makers is Ezra Stoller, an architectural photographer of immeasurable consequence in documenting the history of modern architecture - both known and unknown - in the United States and beyond. This book is one of the first to present the breadth of Stoller's largely unseen archive of images, brought to life through exquisite color and duotone black-and-white reproductions.
Living Architecture
| Author | : Dominique Browning |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9782759404704 |
When architects venture from commercial commissions to home design, there is a freedom to take more risks, often resulting in their stylistic and philosophic visions to be most fully realized. Here, former House & Garden editor-in-chief Dominique Browning presents a stunning selection of America's most innovative and iconic houses of the 20th century, as crafted by these risk-takers and envelope-pushers. When forward-thinking art collectors John and Dominique de Menil needed a new home in the 1940s, they took a chance on a then-unknown architect named Philip Johnson. While initially a controversial structure for its minimalist, International Style, the home Johnson built for them near Houston has since become one of the country's most cherished cultural icons. In more than 130 illustrations, Browning highlights architecture's best in a range of styles and eras--from James Deering's Vizcaya, his 1916 Italian Renaissance-inspired villa in Miami, to postwar marvels by Bauhaus practitioners Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Farnsworth House) and Marcel Breuer (Hooper House II), to more recent constructions, such as Marwan Al-Sayed's mirage-like House of Earth and Light in the Southwest desert. Featuring works that blur the lines between dwellings and art, Living Architecture is an excellent visual guide of cutting-edge architecture for both industry professionals and design lovers of all kinds. ILLUSTRATIONS 166 images
