Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to

Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry (New York Review Books (Hardcover))

Everyone knows what modern architecture looks like, but few understand how this revolutionary new form of building emerged little more than a century ago or what its aesthetic, social, even spiritual aspirations were. Through illuminating studies of the leading men and women who forever changed our built environment, veteran architecture critic Martin Filler offers fresh insights into this unprecedented cultural transformation. From Louis Sullivan, father of the skyscraper, to Frank Gehry, magician of post-millennial museum, Filler emphasizes how their force of personality has had a decisive effect on everything from how we inhabit our homes to how we shape our cities.

Why was the sudden shift in architectural fashion that wrecked the career of the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh not enough to destroy the indomitable spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright, who rose from adversity to become Americaâ€™s greatest architect? Why was Philip Johnson, â€œdean of American architectureâ€ during the 1980s, so haunted by the superior talent of this less-fortunate contemporary Louis Kahn that he could barely utter his name even at the peak of his own success? How did Ludwig Mies van der Roheâ€™s dictum â€œLess is moreâ€ give way to Robert Venturiâ€™s â€œLess is a boreâ€?

Surveying such current urban design sagas as the reconstruction of Ground Zero and the reunification of Berlin, Filler also trains his sharp eye on some of the biggest names in architecture today, puncturing more than one overinflated reputation while identifying the true masters who are now building for the ages.
Country USA
Brand New York Review Books
Manufacturer New York Review Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 50886
Model 50886
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-07-17
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781590172278

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review Books
Manufacturer	New York Review Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	50886
Model	50886
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2007-07-17
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781590172278

Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry (New York Review Books (Hardcover))

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