Author: Joseph Rosa
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568982052
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Lavishly illustrated with over 200 duotone plates, many by noted photographer Julius Shulman.
Language: en
Pages: 148
Pages: 148
Lavishly illustrated with over 200 duotone plates, many by noted photographer Julius Shulman.
Language: en
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
Meet desert modernist Albert Frey, the Zurich-born architect who brought notes of Bauhaus, De Stijl, and Le Corbusier to the West Coast. From his European beginnings, Frey developed a unique architectural brand, one that would redefine midcentury California through sleek, leisurely structures nestled among the arid landscapes of Palm Springs...
Language: en
Pages: 82
Pages: 82
This monograph showcases two houses architect Albert Frey built for himself in the Southern California desert. In keeping with Frey's principles of paralleling the simplicity of nature in his work, both houses have a modern aesthetic, but are fully incorporated into their natural surroundings.
Language: en
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
Language: en
Pages: 200
Pages: 200
This collection of essays serves as an introduction to modern architectural heritage and the specific problems related to the conservation of modern structures. It covers policy, planning and construction. A selection of case studies elaborates on these issues and illustrates how problems have been addressed. This volume celebrates the first
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
Introduction / Lyle Massey and James Nisbet -- Desolate dreams / Joseph Masco -- Air, wind, breath, life : desertification and Will Wilson's AIR (Auto-Immune Response) / Jessica L. Horton -- Notes from bioteknika / Albert Narath -- Troglodyte modernists / Lyle Massey -- Explosive modernism : Hiram Hudson Benedict's
Language: en
Pages: 367
Pages: 367
Language: en
Pages: 270
Pages: 270
An analysis of the New York professional milieu between the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the aftermath of WWII reveals an unexpected scenario, in which diverse branches of technical culture and professional and institutional spheres often overlap, and initiatives in the field of architecture are characterised by tensions between
Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
A new generation of architects is pushing digital technology to its limits and continues a tradition of "organic" architecture, often labeled "blobitecture." A few architects in the pre-digital era anticipated the shape of today's sleek and supple buildings, but computers have helped make many of today's large, truly innovative architectural
Language: en
Pages: 95
Pages: 95