Individual architects Books
Mondadori Electa Gregory Gatserelia
Book SynopsisThis book tells about the cosmopolitan life and career of Canadian-Lebanese Gregory Gatserelia, an architect, designer, collector, and art lover.Beirut and the Lebanese interior, design, and sweet life scene; Paris and Milan; high-end residential interiors, collectible design projects, and contemporary art; motorbikes and on-the-road adventures—this is the fascinating world of architect and art collector Gregory Gatserelia, a Canadian-Lebanese designer with Georgian origins.The book features photos of interiors, private houses, and restaurants, with the common thread of decorative ceilings, Gregory Gatserelia''s signature.Difficult to catch and to sit down with, Gatserelia has always been focused on doing rather than communicating and advertising. As such, this book represents his first-ever collection of projects and a moment of reflection.The book talks about the smoky, fascinating atmosphere of Beirut with vintage photos and a map of the
£37.56
Mondadori Electa The Art of Timeless Spaces: AB Concept
Book SynopsisCan our surroundings affect our souls? Ed Ng and Terence Ngan from AB Concept believe the answer is a resounding yes. Since the turn of this century, AB Concept has worked as a culture partner of many of the world s leading hospitality brands, creating compelling interior environments and products that not only win awards and stand every test of time but also inspire powerful emotion in those who experience them. Through an ever-growing portfolio of projects, large and small, Ed and Terence demonstrate the power design has to shape our human experience and leave a positive imprint on the mind. From the beach resort W Algarve to Four Seasons Hong Kong, private houses in Bangkok and Karuizawa in the Japanese Alps, and from Lalique store to the K11 Musea shopping mall, AB Concept applies a single unifying concept that design is 'about being.' It is a means to bring more beauty and magic to the world, to enhance our quality of life, and to move and inspire us. All this requires a particular approach, one that is as deeply thoughtful as it is intuitive. Just as a chef will carefully source and explore different ingredients, the AB Concept team combines tools and methods to create an experience more evocative than the sum of its parts. Rooted in place and in culture and awakening our senses in a moment, an understanding of craftsmanship and a talent for storytelling run through every space and every product. This is the book that puts those stories and AB Concepts timeless design secrets to paper.
£52.00
Rizzoli The Unipol Tower
Book Synopsis
£56.25
Valiz Heren 5 Architects: At Home
Book Synopsis
£8.57
Trema Forlag Rotunda II: Gustav Appell Arkitektkontor
Book Synopsis
£33.25
Pesaro Publishing Pte Ltd Tropical Expression: The Architecture of K2LD
Book Synopsis
£28.50
Notion Press, Inc. Justin Bieber
£9.54
The University of Chicago Press Burnham of Chicago
Book SynopsisThe Plan of Chicago was designed by Daniel Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the plan proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. This book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a portrait of the birth and growth of an American city.Trade Review"Indeed, the book as a whole is a model of the balanced portrait, sure of Burnham's importance but always conscious of his failings." - Paul Goldberger, New York Times Book Review "In every sense this is the definitive biography." - Harry Weese, Chicago Tribune "Professor Hines has written what may prove to be an epoch-making book in the study of American civilization." - Reyner Banham, Times Literary Supplement"
£21.00
The University of Chicago Press Philip Johnson Life and Work
Book SynopsisDrawing on Philip Johnsons correspondence, personal photographs, and speeches, and on interviews with his friends and contemporaries, this biography presents information and discussion of the architect's family, travels and friends, as well as his many buildings and spaces.
£35.15
The University of Chicago Press The Plan of Chicago Daniel Burnham and the
Book SynopsisA document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham's "1909 Plan of Chicago", produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. This title reveals the Plan's central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself.Trade Review"An imaginative, beautifully produced, and visually appealing masterpiece of stirring prose and stunning illustration.... Carl Smith's book is a concise, splendidly accessible, and beautifully constructed introduction to a seminal work of American urban planning and its enduring influence on Chicago and other American cities." - William Bryk, New York Sun "A concise and reader-friendly introduction to the visionary and ambitious plan that helped shape much of the Windy City as we know it today." - Kevin Nance, Chicago Sun-Times "The story of Burnham's plan has been told many times but never in a more appealing or succinct style than in Carl Smith's modest little book.... What sets this book apart from other Burnham histories is Smith's attention to the filthy, miserable, nineteenth-century city that repelled and motivated Burnham, and the extraordinary promotional effort led by the Commercial Club of Chicago that sold his plan to the public.... A clear-eyed assessment of Burnham." - Lois Wille, Chicago Tribune"
£13.39
The University of Chicago Press Marion Mahony Reconsidered
Book SynopsisMarion 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. This book examines research into Mahony's life.
£47.50
University of Illinois Press The Architecture of Barry Byrne Taking the
Book SynopsisCharts the entire length of Byrne's work, highlighting its distinctive features while discussing the cultural conditions that kept Byrne in the shadows of his more famous contemporaries.Trade Review"Vincent Michael effectively promotes awareness of the innovative architecture of Barry Byrne, a prominent and important designer of modernist Catholic churches. This volume will be welcomed by readers interested in modern architecture and design, religious architecture, Catholic history, Chicago architecture, or Frank Lloyd Wright."--Dale Allen Gyure, author of The Chicago Schoolhouse: High School Architecture and Educational Reform, 1856-2006 "Michael's discussion of Byrne's work and life is rich with insight into the significance of the twentieth century Midwest. . . . While Michael's goal with this book was clearly to place Byrne within the larger story of modern architecture, we might just as easily use Byrne to place the Midwest within the larger story of the twentieth century."--Middle West Review "A very exciting topic and a study that is long overdue. Michael puts Barry Byrne's modernist perspective into the context of Catholic doctrine and Catholic architecture in a way that is illuminating and convincing."--Paul Kruty, author of Frank Lloyd Wright and Midway Gardens“Highly recommended to readers and scholars interested in modern architecture, Catholic church architecture, or the architecture of Wright and his Chicago buildings.”—Library Journal "Vincent L. Michael helps to restore Byrne to his rightful place as an important American architect who in many ways battled against the dominant trends of his time--both the traditionalists who resurrected past styles and also the European-based abstract modernism that became the dominant trend in the mid-twentieth century. An extremely valuable, well researched and written book that opens new doors into the architecture of the Midwest."--Journal of Illinois History
£45.00
University of Illinois Press Aesthetics and Technology in Building
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) was one of Europe's leading architects and most innovative structural engineers from the 1930s to his death. Cristiana Chiorino is an architect based in Turin and coeditor of Pier Luigi Nervi: Architecture as Challenge . Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi is Secretary General of the Pier Luigi Nervi Project in Brussels. Thomas Leslie is the Pickard Chilton Professor in Architecture at Iowa State University. He is the author of Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 and Beauty's Rigor: Patterns of Production in the Work of Pier Luigi Nervi .Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Preface ELISABETTA MARGIOTTA NERVI Introduction CRISTIANA CHIORINO AND THOMAS LESLIE 1. Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) GABRIELE NERI 2. Toward Aesthetics and Technology in Building: Pier Luigi Nervi and the Clever Construction of an Ephemeral Success in the United States, 1951-1965 ALBERTO BOLOGNA 3. The Genesis of Aesthetics and Technology in Building ROBERTO EINAUDI 4. The Shape of Beauty HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK 5. Aesthetics and Technology in Building PIER LUIGI NERVI I. From the Past to the Present II. The Plastic Richness of Concrete Cast in Place III. The Plastic Richness of Precast Concrete IV. The Foreseeable Future and the Training of Architects Afterword. Pier Luigi Nervi: An Aesthetic of Thinking JOSEPH ABRAM INDEX
£45.00
University of Illinois Press Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art
Book SynopsisTrade Review"We have Cherny to thank for the detective work that produced this fine biography of an artist whose work and life tell us much about twentieth century history." --Pacific Historical Review"Robert W. Cherny has written a fascinating and meticulously researched political biography exploring the life and work of the public muralist Victor Arnautoff." --The Journal of American History"A useful tool for scholars who want to pursue further work on Arnautoff's legacy and Russian art in the United States."--H-Net"Victor Arnautoff and the Politics of Art relays a fascinating tale of an artist who made what at times appear to be counterintuitive life choices while remaining true to his vision of art as a weapon. The book illustrates how we can learn from controversial art." --California History"Engaging and impressively researched. . . This is an interesting work that ties the biography of a fascinating historical actor to global art and politics."--Western Historical Quarterly"[Cherny] does a magisterial job of placing the artist in the context of his times with fruitful discussion of the surrounding politics, social fabric, and ethnic influences. The result is a fascinating study of the artist and his times."--Newsletter of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society"A fascinating study of Russian American muralist Victor Arnautoff."--Choice"Robert Cherny, a leading historian of California politics and former Fulbright Professor at Moscow State University in Russia has written the definitive account of the odyssey of Victor Arnautoff, a Czarist cavalry officer in World War I who migrated after the war to the Pacific Coast, became an influential and controversial figure in the San Francisco leftwing arts scene from the 1920s through the 1950s, and then returned to Russia after deciding to live out his life in the Soviet Union of the 1960s and 1970s. Cherny tells a spellbinding story that is at once illuminating and authoritative in its depiction of the Russian diaspora after the Bolshevik Revolution, the cultural politics of San Francisco from the Twenties through the Fifties, the intersection of individual artistic creativity, patronage and philanthropy, and public arts policy in California in the context of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. His book establishes a new gold standard in the field of California cultural history in the twentieth century."--William Issel, author of Church and State in the City: Catholics and Politics in Twentieth Century San Francisco "Well-written and highly readable. Arnautoff's story weaves together social, cultural, and political themes. Will be especially engaging to people interested in progressive art communities, New Deal programs, and the Russian diaspora."--Randi Storch, author of Red Chicago: American Communism at Its Grassroots, 1928–1935 "This work, in being so faithfully executed and richly illustrated, will move every student of art and history to admiration. It is the beautifully crafted tale of an artist whose work and most unusual life reflected the destinies of two great nations."--Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of The American Left: Its Impact on Politics and Society since 1990
£25.19
Indiana University Press Rural Free
Book SynopsisA timeless celebration of farm lifeTrade ReviewTo all who care about nature and the changing seasons, reading it will be a satisfying experience. * Harper's Magazine *Mrs. Peden's observation is amazingly keen, and her ability to sketch with a few strokes, the color and line of a scene or an occasion is, remarkable. . . This farm wife has written a beautiful and inspiring book. -- Raymond Holden * New York Times Book Review *There is beauty—lots of it—down on the farm and a Hoosier farm wife has captured most of it in her first book, Rural Free. . . . The author shares her love of nature and farm living in a fascinating way with those who already experience this exciting way of life down on the farm as well as those caught in the mad whirl of city living. . . . It's delightful. -- Frank Salzarulo * Indianapolis News *[Mrs. Peden] has a sharp eye for the parade of nature outside her window, and a fine day in May will turn her almost poetic. . . . A handsome book, illustrated with drawings to match by Sidonie coryn. -- John Barkham * Saturday Review *Rachel Peden is a farmer's wife with an eloquent pen and a superb awareness and understanding of nature. Her observations are laced with inspired philosophies expressed in poetic prose. This is more than an almanac—it's a signpost to richer living. * Los Angeles Times *Poignant and intriguing, Rural Free is worth considering for those who want to gain a better understanding of how most of America lived throughout its history. December 2009 * Library Bookwatch *[T]hese stories recount far more than just the drudgery of farm chores. Peden's prose is stunning, causing the reader to stop and read again its beauty.1/8/2010 * indianalivinggreen.com *Now back in print from IU Press, Rural Free's values resonate once again with a new generation that's searching for ways to re-establish a sense of community within local and natural environments. It's also a well-written pleasure to read.February/March 2010 * Bloom *Table of ContentsSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugust
£19.94
University of Texas Press LakeFlato Houses
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book presents an extensive selection of landmark homes built since 1999 by the San Antonio firm Lake|Flato Architects, an award-winning leader in sustainable architecture that merges with the landscape.Trade Review" As a way to both mark its 30th year and celebrate an unwavering approach to design, the firm recently released Lake|Flato Houses: Embracing the Landscape (University of Texas Press), a book that showcases how this philosophy succeeds in creating unique homes. "Unlike commercial projects, homes have a scale and a need to connect to the environment that is more obvious," says Flato. " San Antonio MagazineTable of Contents Preface Introduction by Guy Martin Brushland Cross Timbers Ranch Cutting Horse Ranch Porch House Air Barns City Dog Team Too Loft and Studio Bluffview Residence Bayou Residence Desert Brown Residence Desert House Dunning Residence Hillside Hillside House Story Pool House Touche Pass House Mountain LC Ranch Bartlit Residence Lake Tahoe Residence Water Lake Austin House Hog Pen Creek Mill Springs Ranch Project Credits
£31.50
University of Wisconsin Press A Brave and Lovely Woman Mamah Borthwick and
Book SynopsisPresents a detailed portrait of a fascinating woman, a complicated figure who was at once a dedicated mother and a faithless spouse, a feminist and a member of a conservative sorority, a vivacious extrovert and a social pariah.Trade Review“A substantive, thoughtful, and carefully wrought contribution to our historical knowledge about Mamah Borthwick. The author’s patient, assiduous research and clear, straightforward presentation offer much-needed correctives to the narrative of Borthwick and her important relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright.”—Anthony Alofsin, author of Wright and New York: The Making of America’s Architect “Meticulously researched and full of information drawn from newly discovered sources, this book is the first to restore Mamah Borthwick—a highly educated, vibrant, and well-connected woman—to her proper place in the life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright and in the history of twentieth-century feminism.”—Alice T. Friedman, author of Women and the Making of the Modern House “An incredibly well-written and deeply researched portrayal of Mamah Borthwick. So much of her life has focused on her tragic ending without knowing more specifically who she was as a person: strong, intelligent, and fiercely brave. While her life indeed ended tragically early, there is no doubt that her brave and lovely spirit is still embedded in her home, Taliesin.”—Carrie Rodamaker, executive director, Taliesin PreservationTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction Part One 1. Woman of the Hour 2. Heartland 3. Dakota Territory 4. The Prophecy 5. A Nobler Womanhood 6. Mrs. Jarley and Mrs. Cheney 7. Westward Ho Part Two 8. Moderns in Transition 9. Local Hero 10. Cheney House 11. Modern Drama 12. Lunch at Marshall Field’s 13. Wisconsin Road Trip 14. Hyde Park Hideaway 15. Flight Part Three 16. Berlin Setup 17. Home Fronts 18. Mission to Stockholm 19. Love and Ethics 20. Secession 21. Berlin to Alvastra Part Four 22. Home of Tomorrow 23. A House Divided 24. Miss Chicago 25. Mamah of the Hills 26. Taisho Turmoil 27. The Woman Movement 28. Final Portrait 29. Lightning 30. All That Remains Notes Bibliography Index
£27.96
Yale University Press Inigo Jones
Book SynopsisInigo Jones (1573-1652) is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As court designer to the Stuart kings James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. This book helps us to understand the work of Inigo Jones in its national religious and political context.Trade ReviewShortlisted for the William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History, as given by the Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal -- William M. B. Berger Prize * Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal *Shortlisted for the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art. -- 2013 Historians of British Art Short List in the Pre-1800 category * Historians of British Art *Shortlisted for the 2013 Art Book Prize administered by the Authors' Club. -- Art Book Prize * Authors' Club *
£33.25
Yale University Press James Frazer Stirling
Book SynopsisThe British architect James Frazer Stirling (1924-1992) stimulated impassioned responses among both supporters and detractors, and he continues to be the subject of fierce debate. This book allows for a close examination of design drawings, photographs, and models spanning Stirling's entire career.Trade ReviewWinner, 2013 Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award presented by the Society of Architectural Historians. -- Philip Johnson Exhibition Catalogue Award * Society of Architectural Historians *
£52.25
Yale University Press Schlepping Through Ambivalence Essays on an
Book SynopsisA collection of writings showcasing Stanley Tigerman's indispensable contributions to architectural thought and culture
£52.25
Yale University Press Becoming an Architect in Renaissance Italy
Book SynopsisA leading architect of the Italian Renaissance, Baldassarre Peruzzi (14811536) has, until now, been a little-known, enigmatic figure. A paucity of biographical documentation and a modest number of surviving buildings, coupled with an undeservedly critical assessment by Giorgio Vasari (15111574), have long cast Peruzzi's career in shadow. With Becoming an Architect in Renaissance Italy, Ann C. Huppert taps into a known, but neglected resourcePeruzzi's autograph drawingsand reveals the full scope and artistic mastery of Peruzzi's work and its enduring influence. Extraordinary not only in their beauty and design inventiveness, but also in the varied representational techniques and practical mathematics noted within them, Peruzzi's drawings record an evolving artistic process. Reassessing his architectural masterworks, Huppert also explores lesser-known work: his studies of Roman antiquity, realized paintings and unrealized buildings, as well as engineering projects. Huppert shows that Peruzzi anticipated modern representational methods and scientific approaches in architecture, and pinpoints the moment when architecture began to emerge as a profession distinct from the other arts.Trade Review"[Huppert] writes with crystalline clarity and is a close reader of architectural drawings. This handsome Yale production is now the book to have for English readers on a central figure of the Roman Renaissance."-Joseph Connors, Renaissance Quarterly -- Joseph Connors Renaissance Quarterly "Ann Huppert's beautifully written and well-illustrated book ... sheds long overdue insight into this worthy but undersung Renaissance architect and painter."-Sara Nair James, The Sixteenth Century Journal -- Sara Nair James The Sixteenth Century Journal
£61.75
Yale University Press David Adjaye
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth analysis of the stunning designs of one of the world's most captivating and prominent architects
£33.25
Yale University Press Louis I. Kahn in Conversation
Book SynopsisIn 1969 and 1970, Louis I Kahn (1901-1974) - one of America's greatest 20th-century architects - participated in a series of interviews with a young German architectural historian, Heinrich Klotz. This title provides a full edited transcript of these illuminating interviews, which provide insights into Kahn's philosophy of architecture.
£33.25
Yale University Press Centre Pompidou
Book SynopsisThe design and history of Paris's iconic Centre Pompidou is explored in this absorbing and beautifully illustrated biography of a building.Trade Review"Dal Co's book, an extensive and intriguing history of the structure that transformed a bland car park in Centre Beaubourg into museum of the future, offers a great starting point for a serious reflection on its impact and legacy."-Patrick Sisson, Curbed -- Patrick Sisson Curbed "Dal Co looks behind, or rather through, [the Centre Pompidou's] facade to reveal the complex past and present of that singular stucture... [He] includes revelations throughout this erudite study."-Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly "Francesco Dal Co weaves together anecdotes, history, and a poignant analysis of the design and construction of one of Paris's most iconic buildings, as well as its surrounding political and social conditions. Early blueprints and photographs are paired with news coverage and critiques to contextualize the Centre Pompidou as a truly influential Modernist undertaking." -Metropolis Metropolis "Dal Co has masterfully braided together the narratives behind this extraordinary work... If you wish to pay tribute to the building on its anniversary, read this small book by a great historian. You will not regret it."-Luis Fernandez-Galiano, Arquitectura Viva -- Luis Fernandez-Galiano Arquitectura Viva "Francesco Dal Co has reconstructed an incredible adventure and his account is revelatory. Upon reading it, I realized many things that I had personally experienced but had never before understood."-Renzo Piano -- Renzo Piano "The Centre Pompidou has inaugurated the age of spectacular cultural projects. From its genesis in post-'68 Paris to its worldwide reception, Francesco Dal Co has masterfully chronicled the epics of its invention."-Jean-Louis Cohen, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University -- Jean-Louis Cohen "Francesco Dal Co's excellent history delivers an agile and incisive perspective on the Centre Georges Pompidou and its political and cultural context in the wake of Paris 1968."-Richard Rogers -- Richard Rogers "This indispensable book recounts how architects and engineers working in late-1960s London gave birth to an architectural vision in the iconic Centre Pompidou, a building that still inspires architects today."-Rafael Moneo, Pritzker Prize-winning architect and professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design -- Rafael Moneo "This unparalleled account of the Centre Pompidou eloquently draws together the many threads that make it one of the twentieth-century's key buildings. Based solidly in the historical record, the book is also a meditative reflection on architecture and history writing today."-Nicholas Adams, Vassar College -- Nicholas Adams "The edition is completed with an extraordinary gift: a forty page collection of photographs and drawings that depict the process and the outcome of the building [...] Anyone who has visited the building, and shows a minimum sensitivity for architecture, will surely find this fun and exciting storyline appealing."-David H Falagan, Arquilecturas -- David H Falagan Arquilecturas
£23.75
Yale University Press Alfred Stieglitz
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Rose is consistently generous, knowledgeable . . .”—Christine Smallwood, New Yorker“In this engaging study, Phyllis Rose presents a persuasive case for the importance of Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) as a pioneering artistic photographer and a champion of modernism in the visual arts”—Alun David, Jewish Chronicle“There is no pure white or black in photography: a great photograph captures the nuances of light and shadow that underlie perception. That is exactly what Phyllis Rose's biography of Alfred Stieglitz does. And no biographer has a sharper sense of focus for the competing narratives that underlie a marriage. This double portrait of Stieglitz and O'Keeffe is the work of a master.”—Judith Thurman, author of Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette and Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller
£18.04
Yale University Press Henry van de Velde Designing Modernism
Book SynopsisTrade Review“[An] excellent critical study”—Anne Ceresole, Journal of the Decorative Arts Society“The fascinating story...posits a new interpretation of the artist and architect, one that weaves together the complexities of his work with the social, historical and artistic context in which it emerged.”—Claire Moran, Journal of Design History“Katherine Kuenzli offers an original portrait of van de Velde—his personality, ideals, and work—through exemplary research and superb illustrations.”—Harry Mallgrave, Illinois Institute of Technology“Kuenzli fills a major gap ambitiously and successfully, and she convincingly shows how existing narratives need to be revised as a result.”— Frederic J. Schwartz, University College London
£47.50
Yale University Press Man Ray
Book SynopsisA biography of the elusive but celebrated Dada and Surrealist artist and photographer connecting his Jewish background to his life and artTrade Review“[Lubow] ingeniously captures one of the twentieth century’s most enigmatic artists.”—New Yorker“Graceful and compact...Lubow’s evocation of Man Ray is full of insights, often dramatic, and is heartfelt on the artist’s friendship with Duchamp.”—David D’Arcy, Art Newspaper“An exceptional gem is hereby added to the Jewish Lives crown. With charm and élan—and heroic erudition—Arthur Lubow captures the elusive, protean Man Ray.”—Benjamin Taylor, author of Proust: The Search
£18.04
Yale University Press Wright and New York The Making of Americas
Book SynopsisA dazzling dual portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright and early twentieth-century New York, revealing the city's role in establishing the career of America's most famous architectTraces the transitive relationship of the architect and the city, as well as the genesis of the bohemian culture of the East Village.Patti Smith, New York Times Frank Lloyd Wright (18671959) took his first major trip to New York in 1909, fleeing a failed marriage and artistic stagnation. He returned a decade later, his personal life and architectural career again in crisis. Booming 1920s New York served as a refuge, but it also challenged him and resurrected his career. The city connected Wright with important clients and commissions that would harness his creative energy and define his role in modern architecture, even as the stock market crash took its toll on his benefactors. Wright denounced New York as an unlivable prison even as he reveled in its culture. The city became an urban foil for Wright's work in tTrade Review“Anthony Alofsin’s Wright and New York traces the transitive relationship of the architect and the city, as well as the genesis of the bohemian culture of the East Village."—Patti Smith, New York Times“Revelatory.”—Norman Weinstein, Architectural Record“A painstaking research”—Luis Fernández-Galiano, Arquitectura VivaFinalist in the PROSE Awards Architecture and Urban Planning category, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers“Anthony Alofsin engagingly examines Frank Lloyd Wright’s previously unexplored relationship with New York City and the influence one had over the other. Illuminating an atmosphere of turbulent change and a burgeoning bohemian culture, this is the perfect book to read when navigating a city that seems, more than ever, a victim of heartless reconstruction.”—Patti Smith“A watershed investigation of Wright’s life in the 1920s, when he landed, adrift, in New York. The city proved antagonistic, irresistibly so, and transformed him. Alofsin’s erudition, compelling prose, and first-rate detective work will alter how you perceive both Wright and Manhattan.”—Judith Dupré, New York Times bestselling author of Skyscrapers"Alofsin chronicles the relationship between America’s greatest architect and its greatest city with the precision of a detective, the perspective of a historian, and the flair of a novelist."—Thomas Mellins, author of New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars
£26.12
Yale University Press Savage Tales
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Taken together, the writings [in Savage Tales] form an episodic account of a complex persona under construction.”—Holland Cotter, New York Times Book Review“Goddard conveys Gauguin’s collage aesthetic and the brilliant symbiosis of word and image through beautiful reproductions of carefully selected album pages, and she demonstrates how this bricolage of motifs, and the process of appropriation, reiteration, fragmentation and repetition are aesthetic strategies shared by the artist’s visual and literary oeuvre.”—Mary Morton, The Art NewspaperCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2020
£30.88
Yale University Press The Warrior the Voyager and the Artist Three
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Imaginatively conceived and engagingly written”—Nicholas Thomas, Inside Story [Australia]“[A] fascinating mix of art history focussing on the development of “universal man” portraiture with the rise of Joshua Reynolds, an exploration of competing political positions on the idea of empire, comparisons of society and the evolving awareness and importance of the individual in eighteenth century English, Polynesian and Native American culture”—Margaret Cassidy, Journal of the Oceanic Art Society“In these studies of Ostenaco and Mai, Fullagar’s ambitious whole-of-life approach to biography really shines…Fullagar’s method combines rich historical contextualisation and informed speculation…Fullagar’s approach decentres empire from the stories of Ostenaco’s and Mai’s lives, and provides a richer, and fuller perspective on these compelling individuals.”—Shino Konishi, History Australia “Destabilises Eurocentric notions of biography, bringing alternative, indigenous worldviews and knowledges to bear on the process and outcome of life writing. Tracing the hubris of imperialism, the independent motivations of indigenous actors, and the fluid values and structures of their societies, Fullagar has rendered a stunning work of portraiture herself, entwining three lives and bloated empire—as she writes of Reynolds’ paintings—with ‘more flair than flailing’.”—Emma Gattey, Family & Community HistoryWinner of the Historians of British Art Book Prize for single-author book on a subject 1600–1800 Winner of the 2020 General History Prize, sponsored by The State Library of New South WalesWinner of the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, sponsored by the New South Wales State LibraryShortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize- biography category, sponsored by The University of Edinburgh“Deftly combining indigenous studies, postcolonial perspectives, cultural history, and visual studies, Kate Fullagar produces a new portrait of Georgian Britain that is both surprising and entirely convincing.”—Douglas Fordham, University of Virginia “Spanning three land masses and two oceans, The Warrior, the Voyager, and the Artist exemplifies the very best of the new biography, and is a must read for anyone interested in the cultural history of the British Empire.”— Eliga Gould, author of the Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire“Kate Fullagar peers into the soul of the eighteenth century, discovering the shared human challenges that connected three very different men, three faces of the whirling gyre of the British empire. As deep and luminous as a Reynolds portrait, and as wide and wondrous as the Pacific, The Warrior, the Voyager, and the Artist will astonish.”— Jane Kamensky, author of A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley“A deftly-told story of three inter-connected but very different lives that challenges many of the clichés about the history of the British empire. Fullagar’s account is subtle, persuasive and humane.”—John Brewer, California Institute of Technology“Fullagar does for biography what Reynolds wanted to do for portraiture—have it speak with the authority and humanity of history. But where he failed, Fullagar brilliantly succeeds.”—Peter Brunt, Victoria University of Wellington
£33.25
WW Norton & Co Taliesin Diary
Book SynopsisWinner of the Wisconsin Historical Society's 2013 Book Award of Merit, the first publication of the diary of a Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice, 1942–43, with notes, contextual essays, and contemporaneous photographs.Trade Review"[F]ascinating, largely because it is candid (albeit often painfully so) and well written." -- Leonardo Journal
£26.59
University of California Press Schindler Kings Road and Southern California
Book SynopsisR M Schindler's Kings Road House is celebrated as an icon of early modern architecture, but this wasn't the case when it was finished in 1922. This title focuses on the construction of the house and the people who lived, worked, and performed there, demonstrating the building's significance in the social history of Southern California.Trade Review"Little-known aspects of Schinder's life, his relationship with his mentors, and the development of his unique theories about space enrich the narrative." Architectural West 20121201 "The house is a radical watershed by any criterion... Captures the play of light and shadow, and, above all, the building's intimacy with its setting." Society Of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter 20130301 "The photographs are a feast for the eyes; the book as a whole offers a savory blend of views on southern California living and architectural design." -- Merry Ovnick Southern California Quarterly 20130805Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction / Mark Mack Precis The Kings Road House / Robert Sweeney Schindler's Vienna America Bold and Novel Construction" The Most Impractical House in the World The Kings Road House: Pre-Everybody / Judith Sheine Appendix: Letters Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£28.90
University of California Press Light on Fire
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth biography of Sam Francis, the legendary American abstract painter who broke all the rules in his personal and artistic life. Light on Fire is the first comprehensive biography of Sam Francis, one of the most important American abstract artists of the twentieth century. Based on Gabrielle Selz's unprecedented access to Francis's files, as well as private correspondence and hundreds of interviews, this book traces the extraordinary and ultimately tragic journey of a complex and charismatic artist who first learned to paint as a former air-corps pilot encased for three years in a full-body cast. While still a young man, Francis saw his color-saturated paintings fetch the highest prices of any living artist. His restless desire resulted in five marriages and homes on three continents; his entrepreneurial spirit led to founding a museum, a publishing company, a reforestation program and several nonprofits. Light on Fire captures the art, life, personality, and talent of a man whom the art historian and museum director William C. Agee described as a rare artist participating in the visionary reconstruction of art history, defying creative boundaries among the likes of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning. With settings from World War II San Francisco to postwar Paris, New York, Tokyo, and Los Angeles, Selz crafts an intimate portrait of a man who sought to resolve in art the contradictions he couldn't resolve in life.Trade Review"Quality research supplies a dramatis personae that's a hit list of 20th-century art giants. . . . An engaging read, avoiding hagiography. This biography of a mercurial rogue has something to amuse or annoy most aficionados." * Library Journal *"Selz’s engaging book gamely takes readers along for the ride as Francis hops between countries, lovers, and commissions, eternally courting the change and drama that fueled his work. . . . Selz manages to capture the expansive, unwieldy story of Francis — a vivacious, ego-absorbed searcher — in both his intimate and larger-than-life moments." * Hyperallergic *"Selz's writing achieves a depth of feeling, marked sympathy, and a grasp of the man as well as the myth, with an insider's knowledge of his gigantic, imperfect life. Elegant and precise, her writing paints a captivating portrait of this complex artist." * East Hampton Star *“Selz’s engaging book gamely takes readers along for the ride as Francis hops between countries, lovers, and commissions, eternally courting the change and drama that fueled his work. . . . Selz manages to capture the expansive, unwieldy story of Francis—a vivacious, ego-absorbed searcher—in both his intimate and larger-than-life moments.” * Hyperallergic *"The first full biography of the artist, its existence is more than justified by the remarkable facts and dramatic episodes of Francis’s life. . . . Selz . . . succeeds at maintaining a scholarly distance, casting Francis as a highly imperfect if charismatic and larger-than-life character." * Leonardo *"Gabrielle Selz’s accomplished biography of American abstract artist Sam Francis, Light on Fire, investigates the artist-muse relationship . . . obliquely . . . but with no less nuance. . . . Selz uses the case study of one 'genius' artist to deconstruct the very concept of artistic genius, at the core of which lies total emotional impotence. That emotional impotence, of course, wreaks havoc in their lives." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"About a quarter of the way into Gabrielle Selz’s Light on Fire: The Art and Life of San Francis, I found myself thinking: this book should be a movie. . . . Light on Fire delivers a riveting portrait of a man driven (and riven) by huge appetites: for painting, women, fame, family, philanthropy and, most of all, a desire to pierce the veil separating life and death. . . .The book unfolds like a page-turner.” * Square Cylinder *“About a quarter of the way into Gabrielle Selz’s Light on Fire: The Art and Life of San Francis, I found myself thinking: this book should be a movie. . . . Light on Fire delivers a riveting portrait of a man driven (and riven) by huge appetites: for painting, women, fame, family, philanthropy and, most of all, a desire to pierce the veil separating life and death. . . . The book unfolds like a page-turner.” * Square Cylinder * "A comprehensive look into the life and work of a complex artist who played an important role in the history of American art." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I 1923–1950 Color is light on fire 1. Traumatic Beginnings 2. First Love, First Muse 3. An Unexpected Battle 4. The Keys to the Kingdom 5. A First Coalescence Part II 1950–1956 Paris was the psychic mother of me 6. A Tiny Room at the Hôtel de Seine 7. Ambition and Lies 8. I Paint Time 9. A Homecoming of Joy and Anguish Part III 1956–1962 Go as far as you can as fast as you can 10. Wanderlust 11. Feverish Intensity 12. An Internationalist in New York 13. I Am a Seismograph 14. A Dance with Mr. Death Part IV 1962–1985 I am your change-bearer, I am your instrument of expansion 15. Resurrection 16. I Love My Desires 17. The Space at the Center Is Reserved for You 18. The Artist Is His Work and No Longer Human 19. My Consciousness Is an Image 20. Art Is the Heart of the Matter 21. A New Era for Los Angeles 22. My Virtue Is to Be Myself Part V 1986–1994 I am steering by the torch of chaos and doubt 23. Don't Be Sorry for Nothing 24. Death Is a Curve in Harmony with Life Epilogue Notes on Sources Illustration Credits Index
£27.00
University of California Press Restless Enterprise
Book SynopsisEliza Pratt Greatorex (18191897) was America's most famous woman artist in the mid-nineteenth century, but today she is all but forgotten. Beginning with her Irish roots, this biography brings her art and life back into focus. Breaking conventions for female artists at that time, Greatorex specialized in landscapes and streetscapes, traveling from the Hudson River to the Colorado Rockies and across Europe and North Africa. Her crowning achievement, a monumental tome of drawings and narratives titled Old New York, awakened the public to the destruction of the city's architectural heritage during the postCivil War era. Exploring Greatorex's fierce ambition and creative path, Katherine Manthorne reveals how her success at forging an independent career in a male-dominated world shaped American gender politics, visual culture, and urban consciousness.Trade Review“One of the best things about this book is that, in spite of its multitextured account of the artist’s life and work, the reader wants to know more about women artists in this period. . . . The author’s clear and accessible prose helps the reader digest the multifaceted view that emerges from the book.” * Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art *"Manthorne’s prose is quite lyrical at times, and her visual analysis of Greatorex’s compositions provide a fluid and balanced assessment of her work." * Imprint, Journal of the American Historical Print Society *"Manthorne’s study is a fascinating voyage...filled with a wealth of historical and social context. Most importantly, it significantly adds to our knowledge of nineteenth-century women artists and their experiences both in the US and abroad, and encourages us to further explore their roles as travelers and writers, and their efforts to occupy public spaces, whether on the streets, the exhibition gallery, or the studio, which they had been long denied." * Nineteenth Century Art World *"Manthorne “chases [a] shadow” to craft a robust and, at times, moving account of the life of this painter and etcher." * Irish Journal of American Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Prologue: The Old Church 1. Maeve’s Daughters: From Ireland to America, 1819–1848 2. Art, Domesticity, and Enterprise, 1850–1861 3. Civil War and Architectural Destruction 4. Success in the New York Art World, 1865–1870 5. In the Footsteps of Dürer, 1870–1872 6. Taming the West: Summer Etchings in Colorado (1873) 7. Old New York (1875): Witnessing Urban Transformation 8. Centennial Women, 1876–1878 9. Transatlantique: From New York City to Paris, from Cragsmoor to Morocco, 1878–1897 Epilogue: Kathleen and Eleanor Greatorex Carrying On Alone Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Index
£27.00
Princeton University Press The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright
Book SynopsisFrank Lloyd Wright pioneered a bold kind of architecture, one in which the spirit of modern man truly 'lived in his buildings'. This title presents a compendium of Wright's some of the most critically important - and personally revealing - writings on various conceivable aspects of his craft.Trade Review"Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer is a living link to Wright himself and has performed an important service by publishing books of letters, photographs, and drawings which bring us closer to the architect's world, creative process, personal life and literary sources. The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright ... is a well-designed anthology."--William J. R. Curtis, Times Literary Supplement "[T]his valuable record of Wright's words forms a welcome addition to the three key accounts of his designs that appeared at the end of the 20th century... Heartily recommended."--Peter Kaufman, Library Journal "[A] reproduction of the original publication of Modem Architecture, handsome to hold and read, and additionally valuable for its enlightening new introduction by Wright scholar Neil Levine of Harvard University... The Essential Wright is essential reading."--Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Antiques "[T]he book is inspiring and presents a very good recompilation of the life work one of the most important architects of the twentieth century that was also very concerned with organic architecture and conservation of the natural environment. In addition, this hardbound book is made of high quality materials, it is well written, and it is a must-have resource for architects and scholars."--Martha Patricia Nino, Leonardo Reviews "Perhaps some people think you can have too many books on Frank Lloyd Wright, but I believe there's always room for more. This year, it's a scholarly duo from Princeton University Press: The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on Architecture, edited by Wright scholar Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (453 pages, $49.95) and the essential Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930, with a new introduction by Neil Levine (115 pages, $29.95)."--Mary Chandler, Rocky Mountain NewsTable of ContentsIntroduction by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer 1 Part I 1901The Art and Craft of the Machine 23 1908I n the Cause of Architecture 34 1910A usgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright 52 1912The Japanese Print: An Interpretation 66 1924Louis Henry Sullivan: His Work 75 1925I n the Cause of Architecture: The Third Dimension 80 1927I n the Cause of Architecture I: The Architect and the Machine 92 In the Cause of Architecture II: Standardization, the Soul of the Machine 95 In the Cause of Architecture II: Steel 98 In the Cause of Architecture IV: Fabrication and Imagination 102 In the Cause of Architecture V: The New World 106 1928In the Cause of Architecture I: The Logic of the Plan 109 In the Cause of Architecture II: What "Styles" Mean to the Architect 115 In the Cause of Architecture II: The Meaning of Materials-- Stone 120 n the Cause of Architecture IV: The Meaning of Materials--Wood 126 In the Cause of Architecture V: The Meaning of Materials--The Kiln 131 In the Cause of Architecture VI: The Meaning of Materials--Glass 137 In the Cause of Architecture VI: The Meaning of Materials--Concrete 141 In the Cause of Architecture VI: Sheet Metal and a Modern Instance 145 In the Cause of Architecture IX: The Terms 151 Part II 1931Modern Architecture, Being the Kahn Lectures (Princeton) 159 Two Lectures on Architecture (Art Institute of Chicago) 217 1932The Disappearing City 235 1937A rchitecture and Modern Life: Some Aspects of the Past and Present of Architecture 276 1938"The Architectural Forum" 292 Part III 1954The Natural House 319 1957A Testament 365 Index 441
£20.90
Princeton University Press The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright
Book SynopsisThis is the first book devoted to Frank Lloyd Wright's designs for remaking the modern city. Stunningly comprehensive, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright presents a radically new interpretation of the architect's work and offers new and important perspectives on the history of modernism. Neil Levine places Wright's projects, produced over more thanTrade ReviewWinner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Architecture & Urban Planning, Association of American Publishers "In his bracing new book, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright, Neil Levine affirms the genius appellation, but challenges the anti-urbanist label, examining seven sites of Wright's urban interventions... Some readers of Neil Levine's impressive book may conclude that since only a small portion of Wright's urban designing was actually realized, his work in this realm must be judged a failure. That is not the case; even when Wright's work survives only in words and drawings, they make significant contributions to our understanding of his achievement. This book, moreover, has another important dimension beyond Frank Lloyd Wright's own colossal career. It explores the history of cities and the urban situations that foster--and impede--the progress of architecture and its role in creating a better, healthier and more felicitous environment."-Thomas S. Hines, Times Literary Supplement "Levine ... strives valiantly to break Wright's partly vanguard, partly bonkers urban vision free from the tyranny of categorical misreading. This means contextualizing the nadir of Broadacre City within Wright's own musings on city planning, which nearly span the length of his career, beginning with his designs for a suburban compound at Oak Park, Chicago in the 1890s."--Samuel Medina, Metropolis "An authoritative study... The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright challenges the long-held assumption that Wright was an anti-urbanist, and Levine conveys a clear view of Wright seeking to improve the urban experience."--Gwyn Lloyd Jones, Architecture Today "Copiously illustrated with plans, maps, and photographs, this book sets forth a monument to one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century... A feast for the eyes and a font of information, this title belongs in all institutions that teach architecture."--Library Journal "This is a beautifully crafted study of Wright's place in the history of urbanism in the first half of the 20th century. Levine, professor of art and architecture history at Harvard, uses 'urbanism' to refer not just to cities but to projects for multiple owners, multiple architects, and built over time. He examines Wright's provocative ideas, ranging from a project in downtown Pittsburgh to the semi-rural plan of Broadacre City to a mixed-use scheme for Baghdad. The book, replete with sketches, drawings, plans, maps, and photographs from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, offers encyclopedic detail and density. Levine's exhaustive scholarship should make it required reading for practitioners and urban design students alike."--Craig Whittaker, Architectural Record "Frank Lloyd Wright made an indelible impression on 20th-century architecture with buildings such a Taliesin, Fallingwater, and New York's Guggenheim Museum... But what about his unrealized plans? Neil Levin's The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright ... explores some of the architect's most notable designs for cities--all but one of which was never erected... The full color drawings in Levine's book are intriguing renderings of what could have been."--Alina Cohen, Surface "Neil Levine's latest book offers a new, refreshing perspective on Wright... Levine resolutely maintains the reader's focus on Wright's work and genius by offering detailed and vivid descriptions of the journey underlying each of Wright's projects... The book is a treasure trove for every architect and aspiring architect, urbanist, engineer, infrastructure practitioner and inquisitive mind intrigued by the development of the relatively young field of city planning... This book will serve as essential reading for those seeking to carry forward that mission--improving urban planning through effective design."--Noor Bell, CityCity Magazine "The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright is a companion to Levine's landmark study The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, published in 1997, and it is as monumental as might be inferred from the 20-year wait."--Will Wiles, Apollo MagazineTable of ContentsPREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS X LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XII INTRODUCTION XIV I: SUBURBS IN THE GRID: THE NEW STREETCAR CITY 1 WRIGHT'S FIRST URBAN DESIGN INITIATIVE: THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ROBERTS BLOCK, 1896 3 2 THE QUADRUPLE BLOCK PLAN AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL "HOME IN A PRAIRIE TOWN," 1900-1901 29 3 THE ROBERTS BLOCK REVISITED, 1903-4, THE CITY BEAUTIFUL, AND THE GARDEN CITY 48 4 THE QUADRUPLE BLOCK PLAN EXPANDED INTO AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHEME FOR THE CHICAGO CITY CLUB COMPETITION OF 1912-13 77 II: THE CITY IN QUESTION AT THE DAWN OF THE AUTOMOBILE AGE 5 CONGESTION AND ITS REMEDIES IN THE SKYSCRAPER CITY OF THE 1920s 119 6 DECENTRALIZATION VERSUS CENTRALIZATION: BROADACRE CITY'S RURALIST ALTERNATIVE TO LE CORBUSIER'S URBANISM, 1929-35 157 III: NEW VISIONS FOR THE CITY CENTER: URBANISM UNDER THE HEGEMONY OF THE AUTOMOBILE 7 A CIVIC CENTER MEGASTRUCTURE FOR THE LAKEFRONT OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, 1938 183 8 CRYSTAL CITY: A HIGHRISE, MIXED-USE, SUPERBLOCK DEVELOPMENT FOR WASHINGTON, D.C., 1940 222 9: THE POINT PARK CIVIC CENTER AND TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE FOR THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH, 1947 261 10 PLAN FOR THE EXPANSION OF BAGHDAD ANCHORED BY A CULTURAL CENTER, 1957 334 CONCLUSION 385 NOTES 390 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 429 INDEX 436 CREDITS 446
£51.00
Princeton University Press When Eero Met His Match
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Fast Company Best Design Book of the Year""Hagberg’s book is bold and original, both in subject matter and structure. The author’s investment in the entanglement of love and professional drive, of language and form, does not fight for the inclusion of Aline Louchheim Saarinen in the existing canon but rather builds a new category all its own."---Mariana Janowicz, New York Review of Architecture"Hagberg gives the discreet and specialised world of the architectural publicist an aura of romance and intrigue. Though its task is confined, When Eero Met His Match is an expansive, candid, insightful and oddly sexy book. As a tribute to Louchheim, it is impressive; as a portrait of an overlooked profession, it is revealing, funny and moving."---Will Wiles, Apollo Magazine"A unique piece of media criticism. . . . [Hagberg] shines a light on the deep connection between words and visuals, media and memory, and how our experiences of the built world are filtered through the stories being told to us."---Jarrett Fuller, Fast Company"Combining biography, history, personal narrative, and cultural criticism, and sweetened with a dash of epistolary romance, When Eero Met His Match brings Louchheim — and an entire branch of architectural practice and production — out of the shadows."---Sophia Stewart, Hyperallergic"Hagberg’s exploration of their relationship foregrounds the woman whose powerful mythmaking created the lasting impression of Saarinen’s singular creative genius."---Sarah Holder, City Lab"[An] important book."---John J. Parman, Arcade Magazine"When Eero Met His Match dives into the rarely seen lives of those behind the curtain of newspaper clippings and magazine articles. Part historical account, part personal memoir, Eva Hagberg's latest book unpacks the often secret and sometimes omniscient world of architectural publicity."---Kate Mazade, Madame Architect"[An] unconventional biography. . . . the book’s true intellectual centre is the exploration of how architectural form is translated into — and shaped by — the stories we tell. . . . An accessible, elegant and exquisitely polymathic meditation on a complicated subject."---Stefan Novakovic, Azure Magazine"When Eero Met His Match is at once a personal journey for its author as it is an impeccably researched reconstruction of two important figures in modern architecture, sure to appeal to architects, students, and architectural historians alike."---Sean Ruthen, Spacing National"[An] excellent book. . . . Hagberg . . . uses When Eero Met His Match to correct the diminished role attributed to Aline in Eero's career, as portrayed in articles at the time but also in monographs published decades later."---John Hill, A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books"It is a fascinating behind-the-scenes exposé of the relationship between architectural practice and the media which exploded after the war and continues to form the basis of how architecture works today. It’s also about fame, ambition, insecurity, love and lust (it would make a terrific movie)."---Stephen Parnell, RIBA Journal
£25.20
University of British Columbia Press The Way Home
Book SynopsisCrafted from memories, legends, and art, this powerful memoir tells the uplifting story of an Indigenous man’s struggle to reconnect with his culture and walk in the footsteps of his father and the generations of Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw artists that came before him.Trade ReviewThe Way Home is filled with portrait photography that conveys stories that cannot be told by words alone. In this image-filled memoir we are also invited into Neel’s creative journey through his descriptions and photos of his own carved masks and his precious metal jewelry. -- Latash-Maurice Nahanee * BCBookLook *"A spellbinding memoir with universal reach … beautifully told and illustrated … Neel's memoir is written with the same calm mastery he brings to all his art. This is a wise, eloquent, and deeply moving book." — 2020 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction jury (Helen Knott, Sandra Martin, and Ronald Wright) -- Helen Knott, Sandra Martin, and Ronald Wright * Hillary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction jury *Table of ContentsForeword by Carolyn Butler-PalmerPreface1 Beginnings: Far from Home2 Photography: Transformation3 Masks: HomecomingInterlude: Paintings4 Lessons: Chiefs and EldersInterlude: Prints5 Resurgence: The Great CanoesInterlude: Jewellery6 Home Again: Coming Full Circle
£23.39
Ohio University Press Wyeth People
Book SynopsisWyeth People is the story of one writer’s search for the meaning of artistic creativity, approached from personal contact with the work of one of the world’s great artists, Andrew Wyeth.Trade ReviewPublic and academic collections alike will want this gem. * Library Journal *“Logsdons writing is surprisingly polished…. The people are alive and you know them; the scenes are just the other side of your windowsill.” * Courier Post, Camden, N.J. *
£14.24
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma Ray Stanford Strong West Coast Landscape Artist
Book SynopsisThroughout his long and prolific career, Ray Stanford Strong (1905-2006) strove to capture the essence of the western American landscape. This beautiful volume, featuring more than 100 colour and black-and-white illustrations, is the first comprehensive exploration of Strong's life and artistry.
£34.16
Louisiana State University Press Audubon on Louisiana
Book SynopsisCompiles and explains John James Audubon's essential writings on the region. Beginning in 1810 as Audubon arrives in the upper Louisiana Territory, Audubon's journals, essays, and letters reveal his struggles to fill his portfolio with new watercolors, his discoveries, and the transformative effect the area had on both his art and his life.
£50.40
New Directions Publishing Corporation Letter to the Americans
Book SynopsisLike Alexis de Tocqueville a century earlier, Jean Cocteau offers a powerful reminder to Americans of their own potential—and issuesTrade Review"The lasting feeling that his work leaves is one of happiness; not of course in the sense that it excludes suffering, but because, in it, nothing is rejected, resented, or regretted." -- W.H. Auden"One of the master craftsmen." -- Tennessee Williams"A man to whom every great line of poetry was a sunrise, every sunset the foundation of the Heavenly City." -- Edith Wharton"That is how Jean Cocteau’s work seems to us, like a light, aerial, stormy civilization hanging from the heavy heart of our own. The very person of the poet adds to it, thin, knotted, silvery as olive trees" -- Jean Genet"Cocteau’s fans won’t regret making room for this short but sweet outing on their shelves." -- Publishers Weekly"In our current moment of distrust and anger and suspicion, Cocteau’s reminder is a welcome tonic." -- New York Journal of Books
£9.99
University of Pennsylvania Press Mall Maker
Book SynopsisThe enclosed shopping mall, now so ubiquitous, was invented by one man: Victor Gruen. Mall Maker is the first biography of this visionary spirit.Trade Review"Mall Maker is an important book. . . . The fact that Gruen's buildings are more lived in than the work of nearly any other modern architect makes him a designer worth reading about." * Metropolis Magazine *"An insightful account . . . in lucid prose." * New York Times *"Hardwick's thesis is compelling . . . : instead of saving the city, Gruen inadvertently contributed to its demise." * Washington Times *"A pioneering book on a seriously neglected subject, and everybody interested in the evolution of twentieth-century cities should read it." * Alex Garvin, Archives of American Art Journal *"Hardwick brings fresh insight into the specific role of shopping centers in spawning the twin evils of sprawl and urban decline." * Enterprise & Society *
£22.79
University of Pennsylvania Press The World of André Le Nôtre
Book SynopsisMariage's examination of Andre Le Notre moves beyond traditional art historical documentation and appreciation into a realm of interpretation. He situates Le Notre garden art in a complex social and cultural world.Trade Review"A stimulating effort to contextualize Le Nôtre's career and to relate the 'French formal garden' to the cultural and political environment of Louis XIV's reign." * French History *"This ambitious book is intellectually significant, well researched, and cogently presented. . . . Excellent." * Geographical Reviews *"A substantial contribution to the study of seventeenth-century French garden practice." * Landscape Architecture *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Introduction 1. Establishment of the Classic Landscape —Mutations of the Seigneurial Residence —Protectionist Policies and Economic Planning —The Rehabilitation of the French Nobility 2. The Generation of Planners —The Milieu and Corporation of Gardeners —Practical Geometry and Measuring Instruments —Conceptions of Landscape 3. Theory and Forms of the French Garden —From Agronomy to Aesthetics —The Precepts of Boyceau de la Baraudiere —Symbolism of the Classic Garden and Origins of the Constitutive Parts —Some Gardens from the First Half of the Seventeenth Century —Critical Analysis of Courances —The Originality of Vaux —Fragments of Le Notre's Theory and Typical Features of His Style 4. Parks, Forests, and Planning —The Surintendance des Batiments du Roi —Regional-Scale Planning at Versailles —Regulation of Space Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index Translator's Acknowledgments
£22.79
University of Pennsylvania Press Ed Bacon
Book SynopsisEd Bacon is the first biography of the innovative and controversial urban planner who transformed Philadelphia in the mid-twentieth century.Trade Review"Gregory Heller's Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics, and the Building of Modern Philadelphia provides a thorough, engaging, and compelling story about the career of Philadelphia's most prominent urban planner. . . . The book's content is extremely well documented and provides the reader with a new perspective on many of the city's rather famous midcentury plans and development projects. Aside from the rich historical narrative, which is valuable in and of itself, the book succeeds at making clear connections to contemporary planning practice. . . . A terrific contribution to the literature on planning history, the politics of urban planning and development, and the value of physical planning." * Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, Journal of Planning Education and Research *"Heller's book gives us a fascinating-and sympathetic-account of Bacon's accomplishments." * The New Republic *"Edmund Bacon, probably the most relentless and determined of all planners, believed that the most important and difficult thing to do was deciding what to advocate and that the trick in making that decision was selecting something that you could bring to fruition. . . . We are fortunate in having this stunning biography by Gregory Heller. The result is an engrossing story explaining how modern Philadelphia took shape." * From the Foreword, by Alexander Garvin *Table of ContentsForeword —Alexander Garvin Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Planning for a New Deal Chapter 2. Toward a Better Philadelphia Chapter 3. Planning for People Chapter 4. The Architect Planner Chapter 5. Reinvesting Downtown Chapter 6. The Planner Versus the Automobile Chapter 7. Articulating a Vision in a Shifting World Chapter 8. New Visions of Philadelphia Conclusion List of Abbreviations Notes Index Acknowledgments
£25.19
University of Pennsylvania Press Frank Furness
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] brilliant study by the architectural and cultural historian George E. Thomas, who contends that the unprecedented mechanization of the Victorian Era was central to the advance of architecture . . . Thomas further secures his reputation as our leading authority on the architect, and places his subject squarely in a social setting too often missing when researchers obsess over stylistic and formal matters . . . [H]alf a century after the rediscovery of the fiery Furness, the impassioned advocacy of George Thomas continues to reveal the genius of this magnificent misfit."" * The New York Review of Books *"Through his examination of Furness, Thomas provides an important reminder of the narrowness of the existing historiography of American architecture (as opposed to that of modern architecture more broadly), which continues to draw on a limited cast of characters and locales . . . >Frank Furnessshould provide us with incentive to rediscover the architects and cities that together created a more complex and nuanced architectural and historical landscape." * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *"George Thomas' book is a useful corrective to [Furness'] popular image. His Furness is not a rogue architect, but a product of the distinctive culture of Philadelphia architecture . . . [An] original and imaginative study of architectural patronage, which significantly enhances our understanding of Furness, of Philadelphia, and of American architecture." * Pennsylvania Heritage *"Frank Furness's architecture brought together two seemingly opposed realms: one derived from the newly developing industrial machine, the other from nature. There is a fantastical juxtaposition of ferocious hissing, steam-driven piston power coupled with lyrically delicate ornament derived from leaves and stems of plant life (and, almost paradoxically, implanted in stone by the then newly invented steam-powered chisel). George Thomas's book places Furness's architecture in the apocalyptic climax of this moment when nature and industry could be thought of as one organic, dynamic whole." * Turner Brooks, Yale School of Architecture *"By returning Frank Furness to his central position at the birth of Modern architecture in America, George Thomas helps us understand the depth of the American roots of Modernism . . . [and] reminds us of how many significant turning points occurred when insights into contemporary life, culture, and technology became a spring board for creative design. His Modernism-and Frank Furness's-is not merely a theory but a mirror held up to society." * Alan Hess, from the Foreword *Table of ContentsForeword. The American Creativity of Frank Furness —Alan Hess Prologue. A Revolutionary Generation Chapter 1. "Buildings Out of His Head" Chapter 2. The Philadelphia Client: Industry and the Future Chapter 3. Two Competitions: Boston's Trinity Church and Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Chapter 4. Buildings as Machines: The Mature Architect Epilogue. Sullivan, Price, and Howe Notes Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
£26.09
Wayne State University Press Alexander Girard Architect
Book SynopsisShowcases the bold, innovative, and colorful architectural designs of Alexander Girard. During the midcentury period, Michigan attracted visionary architects, designers, and theorists, including Girard. While much has been written about Girard's vibrantly coloured and patterned textiles, the story of his Detroit period (1937-53) has, until now, not been told.
£31.96
New York University Press Frederick Law Olmstead The Passion of a Public
Book SynopsisFrederick Law Olmsted is famous for his urban landscape designs: Central Park in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and Franklin Park in Boston. Olmsted devoted much of his later life to this work. This title looks at Olmsted's varied early career.
£23.74
