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Tastemaker: Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful, and the Postwar American Home
Monica Penick
Examining the enigmatic House Beautiful editor’s crusade to reshape postwar American domestic architecture and design, this book offers a fresh perspective on the mechanisms that influenced popular taste at mid-century.
“This book is extremely important and timely. The intelligence and seriousness with which it frames questions about taste and modernism will move the conversation forward. It is a game changer in both architectural history and design studies.”—Alice Friedman,
Wellesley College
$65 $48.75 |
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The Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Iconoclastic Masterpiece
Francesco Dal Co
“Delving deep into the epic process of the Guggenheim Museum’s construction, Francesco Dal Co marvelously walks the psychological tightrope between client, architect, the city of New York and all the people—professional and otherwise—who expressed their
opinions publicly.”—Frank Gehry
“Francesco Dal Co’s rich history of the Guggenheim Museum is a revelation—an elegant and beautifully written book as definitive as Wright’s enigmatic masterpiece.”—Tod Williams, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
“Francesco Dal Co has written the most eloquent and insightful synopsis of New York’s Guggenheim Museum to date.”—Anthony Alofsin, FAIA, author of
Wright in New York (forthcoming)
$30 $22.50 |
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Developing Expertise: Architecture and Real Estate in Metropolitan America
Sara Stevens
“A deep and scholarly study, Sara Stevens’s book identifies the real estate developer as the central protagonist responsible for shaping modern American cities. Sharply focused on the stories of three major developers, the book presents an oft-maligned actor
whose ability to maneuver between capital, design, and policy deserves to be recognized as a significant force of urban transformation.”—Metropolis
“Sara Stevens’ original approach fills a big gap in our interdisciplinary understanding of the history of the city and its morphology.“—Alice T. Friedman, Wellesley College
$50 $37.50 |
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The New Space: Movement and Experience in Viennese Modern Architecture
Christopher Long
“The argument for a building as visage versus a site for complex, lived-in experiences is long-standing in architectural debates. Fixating on a fraught moment in this discourse within Viennese architecture, Christopher Long puts into relief the work and
writings of Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, and Oskar Strnad—all concerned with the relationship between the architectural and the subjective interior.”—Metropolis
“Christopher Long presents a new chapter in the history of the concept of space in architectural theory and practice, and he persuasively argues its importance.”—David Leatherbarrow, University of Pennsylvania School of Design
$75 $56.25 |
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Landscapes of Modern Architecture: Wright, Mies, Neutra, Aalto, Barragán
Marc Treib
“No one is better placed to write this study: Marc Treib has spent his entire career elucidating Modernist architecture and landscape.”—Tim Richardson,
Gardens Illustrated
“Contrary to the critique that Modernist buildings disregard, or even impose on, their surroundings, the architects selected for this book were committed to the complete integration of human dwellings with their site of construction. The works of Frank Lloyd
Wright, Miles van der Rohe, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Luis Barragán are examined in essayistic form.”—Metropolis
$65 $48.75 |
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