Individual architects Books
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
MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Frank Lloyd Wrights PopeLeighey House
Book SynopsisArchitect Steven Reiss presents the updated and detailed story of one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s few Virginia commissions. Designed and built for Loren and Charlotte Pope and later purchased by Marjorie and Robert Leighey, the Pope-Leighey House stands as a stunning example of an innovative form of shelter for families beset by the Great Depression.
£999.99
Wayne State University Press Building the Modern World
Book SynopsisTells the story of the German-Jewish immigrant who rose from poverty to become one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. Albert Kahn's buildings not only define downtown Detroit, but his early car factories for Packard Motor and Ford revolutionized the course of industry and architecture alike.
£999.99
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
MP-SYR Syracuse University P The Grandest Madison Square Garden Art Scandal
Book SynopsisTells the remarkable story behind the construction of the second, 1890, Madison Square Garden and the controversial sculpture that crowned it. Set amid the magnificent achievements of nineteenth-century American art and architecture, the book delves into the fascinating private lives of the era's most prominent architect and sculptor.Trade ReviewLeaving no stone—or brick—unturned she weaves together every tantalizing aspect of the creation of Stanford White’s magnificent Madison Square Garden. I found this in-depth work by Suzanne Hinman quite remarkable. Hinman’s skillful narrative hand, sense of structure, and the incredible amount of historical detail she weaves into every chapter make a wonderful book for anyone who enjoys a great read. What a splendid book! This scholarly history of the second Madison Square Garden (1890-1925) provides an important addition to the story of New York City Gilded Age architecture, entertainment, and popular culture. This building, it must be noted, lasted only a few years. In a rapidly changing city, this Palace of Pleasure was torn down to make way for a great Cathedral of Insurance. Thus, this book is especially rich in expanding our knowledge of the work of the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The author has read widely and presents her findings in highly readable prose. This is a book for scholars and lay readers alike. A detailed and wide-ranging account of the Gilded Age from its picaresque characters, social choreography, and cultural preferences to its volatile economy, favorite restaurants, and even construction technology, with Stanford White and his beloved Madison Square Garden at the center of it all.
£30.56
University of Minnesota Press Clement Greenberg A Life
Book SynopsisLove him or hate him, admire him or revile him, there is no doubt that Clement Greenberg was the most influential critic of modern art in the second half of the twentieth century.Trade Review"Rubenfeld has given us an absorbing, fair-minded biography, which is scrupulously sympathetic to her subject."—The New Yorker
£15.19
University of Minnesota Press John Vassos
Book SynopsisBased on the author's dissertation (Ph. D.)--Department of Art History and Communications Studies at McGill University. 2005.Trade Review"Danielle Shapiro makes a convincing case for John Vassos's formerly unheralded, but highly significant, early contributions to the field now known as user interface (UI) design. The chapters about Vassos's design of knobs, dials, displays, and casings for RCA radios and studio recording machinery are especially illuminating. Furthermore, the book is beautifully written; the illustrations, almost all 'new', are aptly chosen; and the footnotes are a rich source of information not only about Vassos but also about twentieth-century design in general."—Carma Gorman, The University of Texas at Austin "John Vassos is a complex portrait of an artist and designer whose early illustration work criticized the tempo and commercialism of modern life but whose later design work took for granted those same qualities and attempted to accommodate people to them."—Jeffrey L. Meikle, University of Texas at Austin"In the first complete picture of John Vassos, Danielle Shapiro definitively captures an industrial designer of the first rank."—Russell Flinchum, North Carolina State University"John Vassos energized the flow of products, people, and media with his streamlined designs for everything from kitchen appliances to turnstiles and radios. Danielle Shapiro has created an original portrait of this important designer and this key period in American design and popular culture."—Ellen Lupton, senior curator of contemporary design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum"A compelling account."—The Art Bulletin"John Vassos, Industrial Design for Modern Life is not only an essential book for designers, but for those who love the history of design."—The Arts Fuse"Not simply the first biography of a designer who was a major contributor to the design of consumer electronics but also a solid examination of the evolution of consumer and industrial design during Vassos’s lifetime."—CHOICE"An expertly researched biography."—Journal of Design HistoryTable of ContentsContentsPreface Introduction: Creating Design We Can Live With 1. Drawing Modernity: Advertising and Book Illustrations 2. Becoming an Industrial Designer3. Modernizing the Home through Radio4. Designed for Electricity: Vassos’s Architectural Interiors5. Vassos and RCA: Money, Media, and Modernism6. The TRK-12: RCA’s First Mass-Marketed Television Receiver7. John Vassos in Postwar AmericaConclusion: The Legacy of John VassosAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£25.19
Duke University Press Laszlo MoholyNagy
Book SynopsisMarking the centenary of the birth of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946), this book offers a fresh approach to the Bauhaus artist and theorist's multifaceted life and work - an approach that redefines the very idea of biographical writing.Trade Review"A significant contribution to the emergent field of ‘New’ Art History and Criticism. This study of signature and its effects generates a new approach to biography, by redefining it not as a compilation of historical details or facts, but rather as a system of production/reproduction, a signifying economy whose terms challenge the borders of literature and the visual arts."—Dalia Judovitz, author of Dialectic and Narrative"This study addresses the question of how to write about the life and work of an artist after the ‘death of the author’ theorized in poststructuralism. I know of no other study that attempts to do with any figure what Kaplan has done with Moholy. It is a work of extraordinary originality and importance. A tour de force."—Gregory Ulmer, author of Applied Grammatology and Heuretics
£22.49
University of Pittsburgh Press Crystal and Arabesque
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£65.50
Fordham University Press In the Shadow of Genius
Book Synopsis
£26.99
MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico John Gaw Meem at Acoma The Restoration of San
Book SynopsisKate Wingert-Playdon’s narrative of the restoration of San Esteban del Rey Mission and the process behind it is the only detailed account of this milestone example of historic preservation, in which New Mexico’s most famous architect, John Gaw Meem, played a major role.
£31.46
John Libbey & Co Terrytoons
Book Synopsis
£21.59
Cornell University Press Communities of Frank Lloyd Wright
Book SynopsisFrank Lloyd Wright, a fervent believer in individualism and an advocate of democracy, worked in communities throughout his career of more than six decades. These communities, which he led with authority, made possible his extraordinary productivity. This book presents a study of Wright's life in relation to Taliesin and his other communities.Trade ReviewAn essential book on the thought and action of Frank Lloyd Wright through his relationship to communities. -- Eric Lloyd Wright, grandson, architect and former apprenticeMarty offers insights into the public and private life of Wright that have not been previously revealed. -- H. Roger Grant, Clemson UniversityA detailed account of one of America's least understood and most significant examples of a true live/work, cultural/educational community, all as seen through the experiences of those who were there to make it happen. -- Vernon Swaback, FAIA, FAICP: 20-year member of the Taliesin Fellowship and former Chairman of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
£33.25
Cornell University Press Antosha and Levitasha
Book SynopsisThrough meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work.? Slavonic and East European JournalAccessible and engaging, Antosha and Levitasha will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in art history, late nineteenth-century Russian culture, and biographies.Antosha and Levitasha is the first book in English devoted to the complex relationship between Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan, one of Russia''s greatest landscape painters. Outside of Russia, a general lack of familiarity with Levitan''s life and art has undermined an appreciation of the cultural significance of his friendship with Chekhov. Serge Gregory''s highly readable study attempts to fill that gap for Western readers by examining a friendship that may have vacillated between periods of affection and animosity, but always reflected an unwavering shared aesthetic.In Russia, where entiTrade ReviewThis meticulously researched and readable book is a chronological account of the contacts, friendship, common pursuits, rivalries, and professional work of Anton Chekhov and Isaac Levitan-two pivotal figures in Russian literature and art.... The book gives us abundant information about various aspects of the two artists' friendship and the backgrounds to their compositions. * The Russian Review *There is rich material in this study. Gregory was right to unpick this relationship. From the point of view of Chekhov studies, Levitan is too often neglected. From the point of view of Levitan studies, this is an artist whose position astride the two most significant movements in Russian painting of the late nineteenth century, 'The Itinerants' and the World of Art, is ripe for investigation and appreciation. * Slavonic and East European Review *Very compelling... The book is laid out wonderfully, and Gregory's chronological tags never fail to reinforce understanding of when we are. Gregory's focus throughout is masterful. * Inside Higher Ed *The breadth of Antosha and Levitasha is astonishing, and the biographical details brought to light by Gregory's meticulous research will prove invaluable for scholars of both Levitan and Chekhov, and their respective artistic productions. As a whole, Serge Gregory's Antosha and Levitasha stands as a rich testimony of their relationship and late nineteenth-century Russia. * H-Net Reviews *Through meticulous scholarship and fine writerly craft, Gregory offers a riveting story of two creative geniuses at work. * Slavonic and East European Journal *
£27.54
Getty Trust Publications Faces of Power and Piety BIBLIOTHECA PAEDIATRICA
Book SynopsisPart of the Medieval Imagination series, this title explores portraiture in the medieval and Renaissance periods.Trade Review"Recommended as an art history resource for middle and high-school students."--SchoolArts Magazine "This is a charming book, accessible to readers of all ages, whether for the pictures alone or the wonderful stories told through them."--The Bloomsbury Review Recommended as an art history resource for middle and high-school students. SchoolArts Magazine" This is a charming book, accessible to readers of all ages, whether for the pictures alone or the wonderful stories told through them. The Bloomsbury Review" Recommended as an art history resource for middle and high-school students. "SchoolArts Magazine" """ This is a charming book, accessible to readers of all ages, whether for the pictures alone or the wonderful stories told through them. "The Bloomsbury Review" """ "Recommended as an art history resource for middle and high-school students."--"SchoolArts Magazine""" "This is a charming book, accessible to readers of all ages, whether for the pictures alone or the wonderful stories told through them."--"The Bloomsbury Review"""
£16.14
Dalhousie Architectural Press Patkau Architects Selected Projects 19831993
Book Synopsis
£32.40
Dalhousie Architectural Press Barry Johns Architects Selected Projects 19841998
Book Synopsis
£32.40
Dalhousie Architectural Press Saucier Perrotte Architectes Documents in
Book Synopsis
£32.40
Temple University Press,U.S. Artists of Wyeth Country
Book SynopsisFew artists have ever been so belovedor so controversial among art criticsas Andrew Wyeth.The groundbreaking bookArtists of Wyeth Countrypresents an unauthorized and unbiased biographical portrait of Wyeth, based on interviews with family, friends, neighborseven actress Eva Marie Saint. Journalist W. Barksdale Maynard shines new light on the reclusive artist, emphasizing Wyeth's artistic debt to Howard Pyle as well as his surprising interest in surrealism.The book is filled with brand-new information and fresh interpretations. Artists of Wyeth Countryalsocomprisesthe first-ever guidebook to the artistic world of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, center of the Brandywine Tradition begun by Howard Pyle.Six in-depth tours for walking or driving allow the reader to stand exactly where N. C. and Andrew Wyeth stood, as has never been fully possible before. As Maynard explains, Andrew Wyeth's artistic process was influenced by Henry David Thoreau's nature-worship and by his habit of walking d
£17.09
Maa Press The Genius of Gaudai
Book Synopsis
£999.99
University of Texas Press Making Houston Modern
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays examines the life and legacy of Houston architect Howard Barnstone, whose modernist designs and pioneering writings reshaped perceptions of the architecture of Texas.Trade ReviewThe story of this man, and his work, little known outside of Texas, fills this Texas-sized tome with a rich history of 20th-century architecture and its patronage, the complex personal struggles of an “outsider” architect and individual, and stunning archival photography of the inventive buildings and interiors he designed. Those designs, so rooted in their time and place but with universal appeal, deserve, at long last, a larger audience. * Architectural Record *[Making Houston Modern] contains an extremely valuable catalogue raisonné of [Howard Barnstone's] works as well as a frank portrayal of his bipolar condition. * Austin American Statesman *This volume devotes attention to all sides of a person in a way that few architectural monographs achieve...Making Houston Modern makes the case that [Barnstone's] legacy also resides in the culture he proliferated, both social and architectural. * Cite Magazine *Barnstone was, like the southern state, a ‘lone star’: the reserved kind, popular in his day but whose works were inexplicably left out of the canon of Houston’s modernity. This book seeks to remedy the oversight...Elitist, sophisticated, and irreverent, Barnstone was free verse, with no particular style but a discreet charm over a bourgeoisie, who contributed decisively to the modernity of a city. * Arquitectura Viva *In Houston, Barnstone’s otherness—his New England roots, Jewish heritage, bipolarity, bisexuality—placed him at odds with the prevailing culture, despite his best efforts. This tension fueled his intensity and formed a man who was “complex, complicated, and prolific." Making Houston Modern makes this clear in its thorough appreciation of Barnstone’s life...Today, Barnstone’s architecture, depleted through demolitions, alterations, or neglect, seems compromised at best. [The authors] make the case that his legacy also resides in the culture he proliferated, both social and architectural. * Rice Design Alliance *[Making Houston Modern's] focus on the social and urban changes that facilitated modernist development is one of the book’s overall strengths...The book succeeds in illuminating Barnstone’s milieu, and offers important insights into his architecture. * Texas Architect *Table of Contents Foreword. Call Me Howard, Please! (Carlos Jiménez) Preface Introduction. Why Howard Barnstone Why? (Stephen Fox and Michelangelo Sabatino) 1. Howard Barnstone’s Architecture Chapter 1. Barnstone’s Practice (Stephen Fox) Chapter 2. Translating Mies: Barnstone and Houston Modernism (Michelangelo Sabatino) Chapter 3. To Be Modern in Texas: Lone Star Avant-Garde (Kathryn E. Holliday) 2. Howard Barnstone’s Clients Chapter 4. A Constructive Connection: Barnstone and the Menils (Barrie Scardino Bradley) Chapter 5. An Architectural Family Portrait (Robert Barnstone and Deborah Ascher Barnstone) Chapter 6. Barnstone’s Jewish Houston (Joshua J. Furman) 3. Howard Barnstone’s Life Chapter 7. A Short Biography (Barrie Scardino Bradley and Stephen Fox) Chapter 8. Barnstone and the University of Houston (Bruce C. Webb) Chapter 9. The Worst Thing That Can Happen: Gertrude and Howard (Olive Hershey) Conclusion. Magical Modernism (Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino) Afterword. Looking toward the Future (Theodore H. M. Prudon) Appendices 1. Interview with Eugene Aubry 2. Interview with Anne Schlumberger Brown 3. Architectural Awards Catalogue Raisonné Selected Bibliography Contributors Index
£35.10
University of Texas Press Miró Rivera Architects
Book SynopsisThe award-winning work of Miró Rivera Architects is explored through texts, drawings, and original photography; from the Circuit of the Americas to Vertical House, this richly illustrated book offers a unique approach to understanding architecture and urbanism in Texas and beyond.Trade ReviewJuan Miró and Miguel Rivera, along with other writers, tell about their ideas and design journeys in page after page that foreground gorgeous photography and helpful floor plans...I could spend hours paging through this ravishing book. * Austin American Statesman *A thoughtfully conceived volume, 'Building a New Arcadia' offers a terrific overview of Miró Rivera’s oeuvre that also, by highlighting examples, widens an understanding of urbanism in Texas, and elsewhere. * Sightlines *What sets this monograph apart from others is the documentation, especially the drawings...These drawings, which must have been specially made for the book, highlight particular assemblies worthy of the reader's attention and, in the case of exploded axons, peel away the facades and other layers to reveal the spaces within. These twenty buildings spanning twenty years make me eager to see what the next twenty years hold for Miró Rivers Architects. * A Daily Dose of Architecture *
£48.60
University of Texas Press LakeFlato
Book SynopsisSince 1984 LakeFlato Architects has been winning awards for its unique buildings committed to sustainability, beauty, and community; this generously illustrated book presents the firm's most striking creations.Trade ReviewA stunningly photographed book. * San Antonio Report *[Lake|Flato] is primarily a picture book. Almost always, one immediately notes the design elements that celebrate indirect natural light while avoiding our state’s extreme heat. * Austin American Statesman *The photos of Lake|Flato's humanist architecture make me appreciate their work all the more, but coming now, in the midst of a pandemic, they also make me pine for the social interactions that the best architecture enriches. * A Daily Dose of Architecture *The graphic layouts [in Lake|Flato] are thoroughly detailed and include a diverse mix of finished, construction, and archival photography (by a variety of photographers), sketches, watercolors, diagrams, site and floor plans, sections, elevations, axonometrics, heatmaps, models, and more. Looking through them, it’s possible to get a sense of how Lake|Flato designs buildings. The cliché about architecture being a mix of art and science seems to hold true here...The fact that all of the projects are photographed with people is consistent with the firm’s avowed humanist ethos and allows the reader to better imagine what it might be like to experience these buildings. * Texas Architect *
£31.50
University of Texas Press Depositions
Book SynopsisPresenting the first English translation of Burle Marx's depositions, this volume highlights the environmental advocacy of a preeminent Brazilian landscape architect who advised and challenged the country's military dictatorship.Trade ReviewDepositions offers an understanding of Burle Marx beyond his gardens and parks; it is a solid introduction to both his work and Brazil’s quest to establish its cultural identity. * Architectural Record *Depositions is a well-researched, well-written, and laudatory study that substantially adds to, and significantly amends, our view of Burle Marx as a landscape architect and cultural figure. * Landscape Journal *[Depositions] opens new perspectives on Burle Marx's work, revealing facets of his celebrated projects and legacy that too often go unspoken…This seminal book will enable greater understanding not only of Burle Max's position as a designer operating under dictatorial conditions but also of the convoluted circumstances underlying Brazil's modern architectural history. * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *[Depositions] sheds new light on Burle Marx’s intellectual position and serves as a valuable map of the local sociopolitical context, in its complexities and contradictions since colonial times. * ABE Journal *Table of Contents Introduction: Roberto Burle Marx and the Ecological Modern Chapter 1. Constructing Culture in Brazil: Politics and the Public Landscape Chapter 2. Forest Narratives Brazilian Landscapes, April 27, 1967 Suggestions for the Preservation of National Parks, August 1967 Forest Politics and the Destruction of Forests, March 25, 1969 Forest Conservation, February 12, 1971 Chapter 3. Landscapes of the Baroque Interior Parks, Gardens, and Public Plazas, May 23, 1968 Cultural Contribution, November 28, 1968 Defense of Nature Reserves, June 27, 1969 Defense of the Landscape, August 25, 1969 Chapter 4. Large Parks, Statues, and Disfigurement Statues in Gardens, August 29, 1968 Sacrificed Landscape, January 28, 1969 Preservation of Landscape Conditions, September 17, 1970 Landscape Complex, July 7, 1973 Green Spaces, July 11, 1973 Chapter 5. The Scientific Park Current Conditions at the Botanical Garden, February 7, 1968 The Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro, September 27, 1968 The Botanical Garden and Woodland Nursery, August 26, 1969 The Botanical Garden of Belo Horizonte, May 6, 1970 Chapter 6. Military Gardens Garden and Ecology, July–September 1969 Epilogue: The Counselor Acknowledgments Notes Index
£25.19
University of Toronto Press George Heriot
Book SynopsisGeorge Heriot (1759-1839), a Scot, is best known as a skilled landscape watercolourist and as the contentious deputy postmaster general of British North America from 1800 to 1816. He was also a travel writer (his Travels through the Canadas was published in 1807) and a poet.In this volume, a combination of biography and art history, Gerald Finley presents, for the first time, a rounded picture of Heriot, revealing his motives and ideals while also illuminating the texture of life in Canada during the early years of settlement. In describing Heriot's several roles as artist, administrator, patriot, spy, Finley presents a portrait of an eighteenth-century gentleman whose superficial desires were for an active public life but whose deeper yearnings were for a life of contemplation.As a member of the gentry it was natural that Heriot found his way into public service, for which he was suited both by education and by upbringing. Nevertheless, his public career d
£26.99
University of Nebraska Press Horace Poolaw Photographer of American Indian
Book SynopsisA tour de force of art and cultural history based on the life and work of celebrated Kiowa photographer Horace Poolaw. Trade Review“Smith has crafted a solid social history that helps us think beyond Edward S. Curtis’s nostalgic salvaging process. . . . This book usefully follows [Smith’s] methodology, continually engaging and explaining Poolaw’s doubled life, providing a sense of contemporary social pressure as well as long-standing tribal values.”—Katherine Hauser, Great Plains Quarterly "Horace Poolaw's photography provides an important historical look at Kiowa life in the early twentieth century because he captured daily life as it happened. Horace Poolaw: Photographer of American Indian Modernity benefits from the ample inclusion of Poolaw photographs throughout."—Jared Eberle, Chronicles of Oklahoma“Horace Poolaw was a . . . talented photographer whose work has gone largely unnoticed by mainstream art and photographic historians. Laura Smith does an excellent job of placing Poolaw’s work within a historical and cultural context and makes a convincing argument that these photographs reflect a conscious effort by Poolaw to understand and communicate a shifting Native American identity.”—Todd Stewart, associate professor of art, technology, and culture at the University of Oklahoma “Poolaw’s photographs, and Smith’s narration of where they fit in the Kiowa story, impart a welcome perspective on Kiowa history and culture. Smith powerfully illustrates how, when viewed through the eyes of Poolaw, Kiowa people—like other Americans—are actively negotiating present and future identities in a rapidly globalizing world.”—Luke Eric Lassiter, author of The Power of Kiowa Song "Horace Poolaw: Photographer of American Indian Identity is a fascinating profile of the life and times of a photographer whose work has been largely overlooked by mainstream art and photographic historians."—Marilyn Gates, New York Journal of BooksTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by Linda Poolaw Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Homeland 2. Family 3. History and Pageantry 4. Warbonnets 5. Postcards 6. Art Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
£21.59
University Press of Mississippi Ben Katchor
Book SynopsisRooted in close analyses of the artist's numerous series and collections, each chapter in Ben Katchor is dedicated to a distinct aspect of the urban experience. Individual pages from Katchor's work depict not only the visual, but also the auditory, tactile, and olfactory dimensions of life in the city.Trade ReviewThrough astute close readings and by framing Ben Katchor’s work along a multisensory spectrum, urban studies scholar Benjamin Fraser presents a stunning and original perspective on Katchor’s graphic narratives." - Jan Baetens, professor emeritus of cultural studies and comics at the University of Leuven"As well as being a substantial engagement with a diverse set of works from an important, understudied comics artist, Ben Katchor presents a compelling approach to the analysis of those works. By combining a focus on Katchor’s use of the senses with analysis of the representation of the senses in his comics, Fraser has not only found a way of eliciting specific insights from Katchor’s strips, he has also sketched out an expanded approach to the sensory analysis of comics that can be applied to a wide range of works." - Ian Hague, founder and director of Comics Forum and Reader in Graphic Narrative at the University of the Arts London"Ben Katchor’s comics are filled with the same sensuousness, tactility, and humor of the urban worlds they depict. In this enthusiastic author study, Ben Fraser proves an expert guide through Katchor’s cityscapes, offering a vital introduction for readers new to the artist and a valuable reappraisal for those already familiar with his work. Organizing the book's discussion around the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste, Fraser affirms Katchor's importance for so many vital themes in and beyond comics studies today: urban culture, multisensory reading, art and its commodification, and the centrality of community in the making of place."- Dominic Davies, author of Urban Comics: Infrastructure and the Global City in Contemporary Graphic Narratives
£16.10
University Press of Mississippi Ben Katchor
Book SynopsisRooted in close analyses of the artist's numerous series and collections, each chapter in Ben Katchor is dedicated to a distinct aspect of the urban experience. Individual pages from Katchor's work depict not only the visual, but also the auditory, tactile, and olfactory dimensions of life in the city.Trade ReviewThrough astute close readings and by framing Ben Katchor’s work along a multisensory spectrum, urban studies scholar Benjamin Fraser presents a stunning and original perspective on Katchor’s graphic narratives." - Jan Baetens, professor emeritus of cultural studies and comics at the University of Leuven"As well as being a substantial engagement with a diverse set of works from an important, understudied comics artist, Ben Katchor presents a compelling approach to the analysis of those works. By combining a focus on Katchor’s use of the senses with analysis of the representation of the senses in his comics, Fraser has not only found a way of eliciting specific insights from Katchor’s strips, he has also sketched out an expanded approach to the sensory analysis of comics that can be applied to a wide range of works." - Ian Hague, founder and director of Comics Forum and Reader in Graphic Narrative at the University of the Arts London"Ben Katchor’s comics are filled with the same sensuousness, tactility, and humor of the urban worlds they depict. In this enthusiastic author study, Ben Fraser proves an expert guide through Katchor’s cityscapes, offering a vital introduction for readers new to the artist and a valuable reappraisal for those already familiar with his work. Organizing the book's discussion around the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste, Fraser affirms Katchor's importance for so many vital themes in and beyond comics studies today: urban culture, multisensory reading, art and its commodification, and the centrality of community in the making of place."- Dominic Davies, author of Urban Comics: Infrastructure and the Global City in Contemporary Graphic Narratives
£71.09
University of Minnesota Press Louis Sullivan's Idea
Book SynopsisA visual compendium revealing the philosophy and life of America’s renowned architect The story of Louis H. Sullivan is considered one of the great American tragedies. While Sullivan reshaped architectural thought and practice and contributed significantly to the foundations of modern architecture, he suffered a sad and lonely death. Many have since missed his aim: that of bringing buildings to life. What mattered most to Sullivan were not the buildings but the philosophy behind their creation. Once, he unconcernedly stated that if he lived long enough, he would get to see all of his works destroyed. He added: “Only the idea is the important thing.”In Louis Sullivan’s Idea, Chicago architectural historian Tim Samuelson and artist/writer Chris Ware present Sullivan’s commitment to his discipline of thought as the guiding force behind his work, and this collection of photographs, original documentation, and drawings all date from the period of Sullivan's life, 1856–1924, that many rarely or have never seen before. The book includes a full-size foldout facsimile reproduction of Louis Sullivan’s last architectural commission and the only surviving working drawing done in his own hand. Trade Review"Louis Sullivan’s Idea is a coffee table book, and a damn good one at that. It’s best enjoyed by studying every word left to right, but by exploring the pages randomly, searchingly. Every nook and cranny of the design has something to engage the eyes: new patterns, revealing photographs, splendid watercolors. "—Third Coast Review
£34.00
University of Minnesota Press Reconstructing the Garrick: Adler & Sullivan’s
Book SynopsisA beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated biography of one of Chicago’s greatest lost buildings For six months in 1961, Richard Nickel, John Vinci, and David Norris salvaged the interior and exterior ornamentation of the Garrick Theater, Adler & Sullivan’s magnificent architectural masterpiece in Chicago’s theater district. The building was replaced by a parking garage, and its demolition ignited the historic preservation movement in Chicago. The Garrick (originally the Schiller Building) was built in 1892 and featured elaborate embellishments, especially in its theater and exterior, including the ornamentation and colorful decorative stenciling that would become hallmarks of Louis Sullivan’s career. Reconstructing the Garrick documents the enormous salvaging job undertaken to preserve elements of the building’s design, but also presents the full life story of the Garrick, featuring historic and architectural photographs, essays by prominent architectural and art historians, interviews, drawings, ephemera from throughout its lively history and details of its remarkable ornamentation—a significant resource and compelling tribute to one of Chicago’s finest lost buildings. A seventy-two-page facsimile of Richard Nickel’s salvage workbook is tipped into the binding.
£34.00
Fordham University Press Hell on Color, Sweet on Song: Jacob Wrey Mould
Book SynopsisReveals new and previously unknown biographical material about an important figure in nineteenth-century American architecture and music. Jacob Wrey Mould is not a name that readily comes to mind when we think of New York City architecture. Yet he was one-third of the party responsible for the early development of the city’s Central Park. To this day, his sculptural reliefs, tile work, and structures in the Park enthrall visitors. Mould introduced High Victorian architecture to NYC, his fingerprint most pronounced in his striking and colorful ornamental designs and beautiful embellishments found in the carved decorations and mosaics at the Bethesda Terrace. Resurfacing the forgotten contributions of Mould, Hell on Color, Sweet on Song presents a study of this nineteenth-century American architect and musical genius. Jacob Wrey Mould, whose personal history included a tie to Africa, was born in London in 1825 and trained there as an architect before moving to New York in 1852. The following year, he received the commission to design All Souls Unitarian Church. Nicknamed “the Church of the Holy Zebra,” it was the first building in America to display the mix of colorful materials and medieval Italian inspiration that was characteristic of High Victorian Gothic architecture. In addition to being an architect and designer, Mould was an accomplished musician and prolific translator of opera librettos. Yet anxiety over money and resentment over lack of appreciation of his talents soured Mould’s spirit. Unsystematic, impractical, and immune from maturity, he displayed a singular indifference to the realities of architecture as a commercial enterprise. Despite his personal shortcomings, he influenced the design of some of NYC’s revered landmarks, including Sheepfold, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, the City Hall Park fountain, and the Morningside Park promenade. From 1875 to 1879, he worked for Henry Meiggs, the “Yankee Pizarro,” in Lima, Peru. Resting on the foundation of Central Park docent Lucille Gordon’s heroic efforts to raise from obscurity one of the geniuses of American architecture and a significant contributor to the world of music in his time, Hell on Color, Sweet on Song sheds new light on a forgotten genius of American architecture and music. Funding for this book was provided by: Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan FundTable of ContentsPreface: Discovering Jacob Wrey Mould | ix Introduction | 1 1. Family Territory: England, Africa, Ireland, America | 17 2. Youthful Years in London: Architecture and Music | 27 3. Fresh Prospects in New York | 54 4. Embellishing Central Park | 96 5. Building a Career | 149 6. Greater Expectations | 195 Acknowledgments | 241 Notes | 243 Illustration Credits | 259 Index | 263 Color images follow page 130
£32.40
Getty Trust Publications Pierre Koenig - A View from the Archive
Book SynopsisIn this remarkable and gorgeously illustrated book, Neil Jackson presents a vibrant profile of the Los Angeles architect Pierre Koenig, who Time magazine said lived long enough to become "cool twice." From the influences of Koenig's youth in San Francisco and his military service during World War II to the Case Study Houses and his later award-laden years, Jackson's study plots the evolution of Koenig's oeuvre against the backdrop of Los Angeles-a city that both shaped and was shaped by his architecture. The book is anchored by Jackson's exciting discoveries in Koenig's archive at the Getty Research Institute. Drawings, photographs, diaries, letters, lecture notes, building contracts, and university projects-many of which are published for the first time-provide an expanded understanding of Koenig and additional context for his architectural achievements. An examination of Koenig's Case Study Houses shows how his often single-minded and pragmatic approach to domestic architecture recognised the advantages of production housing and presciently embraced sustainable, ecologically responsible design. A new account of the Chemehuevi housing project in Havasu Lake, California, demonstrates the special role that learning and teaching played in the development of his architecture. Over his fifty-year career, Koenig not only designed iconic houses but also directed their restoration and curated their legacy, ensuring that his work could be seen and appreciated by present and future admirers of midcentury Los Angeles.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Intro: A View from the Archive Chapter 1. Beginnings Chapter 2. Education Chapter 3. Glendale Chapter 4. Santa Monica and San Vicente Chapter 5. Case Study Houses Chapter 6. Steel Pavilions Chapter 7. Hillside Houses Chapter 8. Timber Houses Chapter 9. Mid-Career Steel Houses Chapter 10. Production Houses Chapter 11. 'I'm your architect' Chapter 12. Restoration Chapter 13. Revival Chapter 14. Payback Time Chapter 15. Cool Twice Appendix: List of Works
£45.60
New Village Press Divining Chaos: The Autobiography of an Idea
Book SynopsisA spirited memoir by artist Aviva Rahmani, offering a relatable narrative to discuss trigger point theory and the importance of eco-art activism. Divining Chaos is an intimate personal memoir of unparalleled transparency into the moments in Rahmani's life that shaped her as an artist and activist. Detailing the history that led her to two seminal projects—Ghost Nets, restoring a coastal town dump to flourishing wetlands, and The Blued Trees Symphony, which applied her premises to challenge natural gas pipelines with a novel legal theory about land use—Rahmani shares the decisions that shaped her life’s work and thinking. Her discussions about trigger point theory argue for how to predict, confront, and determine outcomes to the ecological challenges we face today.Trade ReviewRahmani brings us to the place where her art (which speaks of the urgency of action and the lack of time to make change) is refracted through her reflections of her life—moments in time as a process through time. -- Hilary Robinson, Professor of Feminism, Art, and Theory, Loughborough University, UK; editor of Feminism Art Theory: An Anthology 1968–2014In Divining Chaos Aviva Rahmani nails her own heart to the Earth’s gallery wall and invites us to examine it, a daunting experience of critical life-moments revealing the complex dialectic of violation. Yet, to fight ecocide and regain the symphony of life, we must 'read' and 'listen' to her beautiful, beating heart, an avatar of harmonia mundi. -- Glenn Albrecht, environmental philosopher; author of Earth Emotions and SolastalgiaAviva Rahmani offers a memoir of anti-capitalist, anti-ecocidal storytelling imbued with a deep and abiding faith that people and art can interrupt and reinvent the status quo. In twinning deep scientific and theoretical knowledge with her art, she manages a near-impossible task of rendering the world as it is—precarious, violent, dangerous, beautiful. -- Laura Raicovich, writer and curator; author of Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest and former director of the Queens Museum of ArtAviva Rahmani’s remarkable Divining Chaos is part bildungsroman, part eco-action guidebook, part pandemic diary, and part portrait of a turbulent time in American art and history. With searing honesty, Rahmani presents her complex multidisciplinary thinking as it has evolved through the twists and turns of a tumultuous life. This is the story of a life in art that is also a life in politics, science, and environmental- ism. And, in our dark times, it is also a story of what we may still be able to do to save our planet. -- Eleanor Heartney, art critic and curator; author of Art & Today and Doomsday DreamsDivining Chaos is a compelling and courageous memoir of historical importance, written by a central figure in the emergence of ecofeminist art. Aviva Rahmani makes clear that the same entrenched systems of power enable the abuse of women and the abuse of nature. Her personal experiences of trauma might well have defeated her. Instead, they seemingly empowered her to become a strong and persistent advocate for ecological issues through her artwork, and to challenge the status quo in innovative and effective ways. -- Julie Reiss, PhD, editor of Art, Theory and Practice in the AnthropoceneIn Divining Chaos she nails her own heart to the Earth’s gallery wall and invites us to examine it, a daunting experience of critical life-moments revealing the complex dialectic of violation. -- Glenn Albrecht, environmental philosopher; author of Earth Emotions and SolastalgiaAviva Rahmani offers a memoir of anti-capitalist, anti-ecocidal storytelling imbued with a deep and abiding faith that people and art can interrupt and reinvent the status quo. In twinning deep scientific and theoretical knowledge with her art, she manages a near-impossible task of rendering the world as it is—precarious, violent, dangerous, beautiful. -- Laura Raicovich, author of Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest and former director of the Queens Museum of ArtAviva Rahmani’s remarkable Divining Chaos is part bildungsroman, part eco-action guidebook, part pandemic diary, and part portrait of a turbulent time in American art and history. With searing honesty, Rahmani presents her complex multidisciplinary thinking as it has evolved through the twists and turns of a tumultuous life. -- Eleanor Heartney, art critic and curator; author of Art & Today and Doomsday DreamsDivining Chaos is a compelling and courageous memoir of historical importance, written by a central figure in the emergence of ecofeminist art. Aviva Rahmani makes clear that the same entrenched systems of power enable the abuse of women and the abuse of nature. -- Julie Reiss, PhD, editor of Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene
£23.39
New Village Press Divining Chaos: The Autobiography of an Idea
Book SynopsisA spirited memoir by artist Aviva Rahmani, offering a relatable narrative to discuss trigger point theory and the importance of eco-art activism. Divining Chaos is an intimate personal memoir of unparalleled transparency into the moments in Rahmani's life that shaped her as an artist and activist. Detailing the history that led her to two seminal projects—Ghost Nets, restoring a coastal town dump to flourishing wetlands, and The Blued Trees Symphony, which applied her premises to challenge natural gas pipelines with a novel legal theory about land use—Rahmani shares the decisions that shaped her life’s work and thinking. Her discussions about trigger point theory argue for how to predict, confront, and determine outcomes to the ecological challenges we face today.Trade Review"Rahmani brings us to the place where her art (which speaks of the urgency of action and the lack of time to make change) is refracted through her reflections of her life—moments in time as a process through time." -- Hilary Robinson, Professor of Feminism, Art, and Theory, Loughborough University, UK; editor of Feminism Art Theory: An Anthology 1968–2014"In Divining Chaos Aviva Rahmani nails her own heart to the Earth’s gallery wall and invites us to examine it, a daunting experience of critical life-moments revealing the complex dialectic of violation. Yet, to fight ecocide and regain the symphony of life, we must 'read' and 'listen' to her beautiful, beating heart, an avatar of harmonia mundi." -- Glenn Albrecht, environmental philosopher; author of Earth Emotions and Solastalgia"Aviva Rahmani offers a memoir of anti-capitalist, anti-ecocidal storytelling imbued with a deep and abiding faith that people and art can interrupt and reinvent the status quo. In twinning deep scientific and theoretical knowledge with her art, she manages a near-impossible task of rendering the world as it is—precarious, violent, dangerous, beautiful." -- Laura Raicovich, writer and curator; author of Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest and former director of the Queens Museum of Art"Aviva Rahmani’s remarkable Divining Chaos is part bildungsroman, part eco-action guidebook, part pandemic diary, and part portrait of a turbulent time in American art and history. With searing honesty, Rahmani presents her complex multidisciplinary thinking as it has evolved through the twists and turns of a tumultuous life. This is the story of a life in art that is also a life in politics, science, and environmental- ism. And, in our dark times, it is also a story of what we may still be able to do to save our planet." -- Eleanor Heartney, art critic and curator; author of Art & Today and Doomsday Dreams"Divining Chaos is a compelling and courageous memoir of historical importance, written by a central figure in the emergence of ecofeminist art. Aviva Rahmani makes clear that the same entrenched systems of power enable the abuse of women and the abuse of nature. Her personal experiences of trauma might well have defeated her. Instead, they seemingly empowered her to become a strong and persistent advocate for ecological issues through her artwork, and to challenge the status quo in innovative and effective ways." -- Julie Reiss, PhD, editor of Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene"In Divining Chaos she nails her own heart to the Earth’s gallery wall and invites us to examine it, a daunting experience of critical life-moments revealing the complex dialectic of violation." -- Glenn Albrecht, environmental philosopher; author of Earth Emotions and Solastalgia"Aviva Rahmani offers a memoir of anti-capitalist, anti-ecocidal storytelling imbued with a deep and abiding faith that people and art can interrupt and reinvent the status quo. In twinning deep scientific and theoretical knowledge with her art, she manages a near-impossible task of rendering the world as it is—precarious, violent, dangerous, beautiful." -- Laura Raicovich, author of Culture Strike: Art and Museums in an Age of Protest and former director of the Queens Museum of Art"Aviva Rahmani’s remarkable Divining Chaos is part bildungsroman, part eco-action guidebook, part pandemic diary, and part portrait of a turbulent time in American art and history. With searing honesty, Rahmani presents her complex multidisciplinary thinking as it has evolved through the twists and turns of a tumultuous life." -- Eleanor Heartney, art critic and curator; author of Art & Today and Doomsday Dreams"Divining Chaos is a compelling and courageous memoir of historical importance, written by a central figure in the emergence of ecofeminist art. Aviva Rahmani makes clear that the same entrenched systems of power enable the abuse of women and the abuse of nature." -- Julie Reiss, PhD, editor of Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene
£64.00
Texas A&M University Press The Architecture of Birdsall P. Briscoe Volume 24
Book Synopsis
£67.12
University of Arkansas Press Shadow Patterns: Reflections on Fay Jones and His
Book SynopsisShadow Patterns: Reflections on Fay Jones and His Architecture is a collection of critical essays and personal accounts of the man the American Institute of Architects honored with its highest award, the Gold Medal, in 1990.The essays range from the academic, with appreciations and observations by Juhanni Palaasma and Robert McCarter and Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, to personal reflections by clients and friends. Two of Arkansas’s most accomplished writers, Roy Reed and Ellen Gilchrist, who each live in Fay Jones houses, have provided intimate portrayals of what it’s like to live in, and manage the quirks of, a “house built by a genius,” where “light is everywhere. . . . Everything is quiet, and everything is a surprise,” as Gilchrist says.Through this compendium of perspectives, readers will learn about Jones’s personal qualities, including his strong will, his ability to convince other people of the rightness of his ideas, and yet his willingness, at times, to change his mind. We also enter into the work: powerful architecture like Stoneflower and Thorncrown Chapel and Pinecote Pavilion, along with private residences ranging from the modest to the monumental. And we learn about his relationship with his mentor, Frank Lloyd Wright.Shadow Patterns broadens and enriches our understanding of this major figure in American architecture of the twentieth century.
£34.36
University of Arkansas Press Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
Book SynopsisLouis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes is a new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld's perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn's life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century's most important architects. Kahn's Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo. The authors have gathered personal reflections, archival material, and other student work to offer insight into the wisdom that Kahn imparted to his students in his famous masterclass. Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes addresses Kahn's legacy both personally and in terms of the profession, documents a research trip the University of Pennsylvania's Louis I. Kahn Collection, and confronts the affiliation of Kahn's work with postmodernism.
£43.20
Brandeis University Press Sculpting a Life – Chana Orloff between Paris and
Book SynopsisThe first biography of sculptor Chana Orloff. In Sculpting a Life, the first book-length biography of sculptor Chana Orloff (1888-1968), author Paula Birnbaum tells the story of a fiercely determined and ambitious woman who fled antisemitism in Ukraine, emigrated to Palestine with her family, then travelled to Paris to work in haute couture before becoming an internationally recognized artist. Against the backdrop of revolution, world wars, a global pandemic and forced migrations, her sculptures embody themes of gender, displacement, exile, and belonging. A major figure in the School of Paris, Orloff contributed to the canon of modern art alongside Picasso, Modigliani and Chagall. Stories from her unpublished memoir enrich this life story of courage, perseverance, and extraordinary artistic accomplishments that take us through the aftermath of the Holocaust when Orloff lived between Paris and Tel Aviv. This biography brings new perspectives and understandings to Orloff’s multiple identities as a cosmopolitan émigré, woman, and Jew, and is a much-needed intervention into the narrative of modern art. Trade Review“Sculpting a Life is a thoroughly researched, scrupulous biography that will undoubtedly stand as the definitive study of Chana Orloff. At the end of this admirable biography, we’re left with the sense that Chana Orloff’s greatest creation was herself. She mastered the diasporic art world of the interwar era, fashioning a transnational and uniquely Jewish identity.” * H-France *"This is the first biography of Orloff (1888–1968), a Ukrainian-born Jewish sculptor whose work is part of collections in Israel, Europe and the United States. Birnbaum. . . traces the artist’s multiple migrations — from Ukraine to Palestine to Paris to Switzerland and back to Paris while establishing a second home in Tel Aviv after World War II — and the impact these migrations had on her career." * J. The Jewish News of Northern California *“Birnbaum has created a truly remarkable and compelling portrait of the internationally-exhibited multi-national sculptor who worked across—and fully participated in—the tumultuous decades of twentieth century Jewish, modernist, and world histories from her elective home in Paris. Wide ranging-research sustains subtle insights into the formal, historical, and cultural significance of Orloff’s compelling portraits of her Jewish intellectual, political and artistic contemporaries that she created alongside a modernizing, feminist exploration of women’s subjectivities and life experiences through sculptural embodiment. A truly vital monument to Chana Orloff’s extraordinarily fascinating place in our extended, and fuller understanding of the art of the twentieth century and its creative communities.” -- Griselda Pollock, Professor Emerita of Social and Critical Histories of Art, University of Leeds"Paula Birnbaum’s well-researched study of Chana Orloff is a tremendous achievement. In this pathbreaking, first book-length biography of the unfairly neglected sculptor, Birnbaum places Orloff securely in the company of her School of Paris contemporaries. Even more, she illuminates and contextualizes Orloff’s multiple identities as a cosmopolitan émigré, woman, and Jew. This wide-ranging book is a major contribution to our understanding of Jewish art, feminist art, and Israeli art." -- Samantha Baskind, Distinguished Professor of Art History, Cleveland State University"Sculpting A Life offers a fascinating case study of an artist whose life and work embodies themes of gender, migration, displacement, and belonging. This first of its kind biography explains the extraordinary conditions in which Chana Orloff lived and carried out a long and prolific career in Ukraine, France, Palestine, and later Israel. By analyzing her hyphenated identities from an intersectional point of view, Birnbaum captures the complexities and tensions between cosmopolitanism and national identity for women artists who live and work in diaspora. This book is an important contribution to the history of modern art, as well as Jewish history, while highlighting the many layers of gendered issues that impact women’s careers in an age of transnationalism. Although Orloff does not fit neatly into the discipline of art history, which is normatively written according to fixed notions of national style grounded in a stable idea of the nation-state, its enormous contribution is correcting the canon of modernity and offering a more inclusive history of art." -- Tal Dekel, author of Transnational Identities: Women, Art and Migration in Contemporary Israel“Paula Birnbaum’s biography of Chana Orloff offers a timely and much-needed intervention into the narrative of modern art. Orloff’s life is a perfect model for the study of artistic practice within the contexts of forced displacement, voluntary immigration, transnationalism, and the multilinguality so pervasive in the 20th century.” -- Alla Efimova, Author and Curator“Paula Birnbaum’s lucid and engrossing biography of Chana Orloff (the first of its kind) restores the artist to her rightful place among the 20th century’s foremost sculptors. More than this, through meticulous research embedded in a lively, engaging narrative, a complete portrait emerges of a sublime artist negotiating the difficult balance of her diverse identities. There is also a distinctively Jewish story told here, one of a life’s journey touched, shaped and bruised by late 19th and 20th century social and political upheavals from Ukraine to Palestine, France and Israel: a life that incorporated extraordinary highs and lows including a six-year close friendship with Modigliani and a courageous last-minute border-crossing escape from Nazi pursuers. Both art and artist are brightly illuminated in this vivid record of Chana Orloff’s intense, crowded, and extraordinarily creative life.” -- Jonathan Wilson, author of Marc Chagall“In Sculpting a Life: Chana Orloff between Paris and Tel-Aviv, Paula J. Birnbaum offers readers a deeply researched, beautifully illustrated, and engagingly written biography of a cosmopolitan and once-renowned sculptor who deliberately resisted categorization. In the world of art, Orloff (1888-1968) became an outsize figure with a multifaceted hybrid identity; she was tenacious, resilient, and enterprising, overcoming multiple historical obstacles (ranging from pogroms to two world wars and persecution of Jews) that not only disrupted her professional development as an artist but also threatened her very survival. Orloff’s strong emphasis on motherhood as central to her artistic expression is particularly noteworthy, as is her fascination with the female body. This book also reminds readers of the relative marginality in Paris of the subsequently famous circles of émigré artists in which Orloff traveled (including Picasso, Modigliani, and Chagall, who hailed from Spain, Italy, Russia, and Palestine) and the difficulties of 'defining' French art during the first half of the twentieth century. Particularly noteworthy are Birnbaum’s efforts to ground Orloff’s extraordinary life and ultimately successful career in historical context and to probe the meanings implied in her sculptures and drawings.” -- Karen Offen, The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University; Author of European Feminisms, 1700-1950: A Political History, The Woman Question in France, 1400-1870, and Debating the Woman Question in the French Third Republic, 1870-1920.“Birnbaum’s deeply researched study rescues an extraordinary artist from obscurity. Triumphing over infinite odds, Chana Orloff, a Russian Jewish émigré, became an original and compelling artist in modern Paris during and between the world wars. This book brilliantly restores her resilient voice and amazing story.” -- Wanda M. Corn, Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor Emerita in Art History, Stanford University“Birnbaum weaves together pioneering research and analysis into a compelling narrative of Orloff’s life and work, a story about the courage, perseverance, and accomplishments of an artist who overcame the dislocation of multiple migrations and trauma of forced exiles, facing anti-Semitism and gender bias. This exemplary biography is a model for analyzing the complexities of an artist whose multiple migrations, identities, and the tensions between cosmopolitanism and national identity deeply informed her work.” -- Ruth E. Iskin, Ben Gurion UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Ukrainian Beginnings, 1888-1905Chapter 2: Moving to the Promised Land, 1905-1907Chapter 3: Becoming a New Hebrew Woman, 1907-1910Chapter 4: Paris: from Haute Couture to Avant-Garde, 1910-1913Chapter 5: Forging a Career at the Onset of War, 1913-16Chapter 6: Orloff during Wartime 1916-1919: Amazon, Mother, and WidowChapter 7: Portraitist of Montparnasse: 1919-25Chapter 8: Villa Seurat: Building a Studio and a Community, 1926-1929Chapter 9: Transatlantic Travel and Networks, 1929-1930Chapter 10: From Paris to Tel Aviv: The Jewish Art World in the Pre-State period of 1930sChapter 11: Occupation and Escape, 1938-1942Chapter 12: Exile and Return, 1942-1948Chapter 13: “Israeli Artist of the École de Paris,” 1948-1968Chapter 14: Conclusion: Legacy in Israel & FranceAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£34.20
NewSouth Publishing Andrew Andersons: Architecture and the Public
Book SynopsisDistinguished architect Andrew Andersons has redefined Australia's art galleries over the last five decades (in Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and regionally) and his award-winning designs have extended the NSW Parliament and transformed the State Library of New South Wales. After two decades in the Government Architect's Branch, Andersons joined PTW Architects for a new period marked by renovation of the Capitol Theatre, design of the City Recital Hall and the Roslyn Packer Theatre, along with offices and major apartment buildings from Bondi to Canberra.Andersons' work has reimagined industrial areas of Sydney's shorelines, transforming Darling Harbour, Walsh Bay, Jones Bay and Barangaroo, and redefined the Sydney Opera House and East Circular Quay as Australia's 'first national precinct' and pre-eminent civic gathering place. In this landmark book, Bernice Murphy and Leon Paroissien draw on interviews and research over many years to illuminate Andersons' life and achievements.
£49.50
Liverpool University Press John Francis Bentley: Architect of Westminster
Book Synopsis
£31.35
Liverpool University Press F. X. Velarde
Book Synopsis
£31.35
