Master Architect's First Work -- Genealogy, Characters and Space

Author: Bienne
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book presents a series of distinctive debut works by renowned architectural masters, these design projects created by a group of famous Harvard graduates after the 1930s—many of which have never been published before. It includes several 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 future-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, whose works symbolize and inspire design in that era. Furthermore, the book introduces furniture designed for many of these buildings, including the well-known works of the Eames and the forgotten Lambrum 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 "residences." The research in this book is extensive and in-depth, not only including unpublished works but also featuring unique, emotionally charged stories that vividly recreate these designers and their time.
The book analyzes the early residential works of some future-famous Harvard architecture students during the 1930s to 1950s.