Master Architect's First Work -- Genealogy of People and Space

Author: (American) Bj?rn S?derberg, translated by Beijing Century English Translation Co., Ltd.
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book presents a series of distinctive debut works by renowned architectural masters, designed by a group of famous Harvard graduates after the 1930s—many of which have never been published before. It includes highly influential figures such as Edward Larraby Barnes, Ulrich Franzen, John Johansen, Philip Johnson, I.M. Pei, and Paul Rudolph. This research not only showcases what these later-famous American architects learned from their exiled Bauhaus teachers—Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer—but also demonstrates the development of their personal artistic imagination. Each building introduced in the book is accompanied by detailed background information about its design and construction. Additionally, works by American painters such as Calder, Pollock, Motherwell, and Kline are included, as their works symbolize the era and served as sources of design inspiration. Furthermore, the book explores furniture designed for many of the buildings, including the well-known works of the Eames and the forgotten Lambruck wire chairs.
The book also revisits several key figures involved in the publication of these modern homes: photographer Ezra Stoller, writer Peter Blake, and historian Vincent Scully. They also tried their hand at home design, owning their own "seat houses." The research in this book is extensive and in-depth, not only including unpublished works but also featuring unique, emotionally charged stories that vividly recreate the designers and their time.
The book studies and analyzes the early residential works of some later-famous Harvard architecture students during the 1930s to 1950s.