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20/20 : twenty great houses of the twentieth century / John Pardey.
Author
Pardey, John
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : Lund Humphries, 2020.
©2020
Description
223 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 25 cm
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use Only
NA680 .P2685 2020
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Architecture, Domestic
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20th century
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Summary note
Ordered chronologically, and global in scope, this book provides an account of modern architecture through the prism of 20 of the most influential houses built over the past century. By telling the stories of these houses, it offers a fascinating biography of some of the greatest modern architects. John Pardey examines the ground-breaking ideas, sensitivity to detailing and materials in houses designed by the likes of Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Giuseppe Terragni, Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames and Oscar Niemeyer, and seeks to discover what lessons they can still offer for architects practising today. '20/20' tells the story of the client, the architect, the house and the events around the construction of each dwelling during the turbulent 20th century. It offers readers a fascinating biography of great architects in which revelations are found in their most intimate projects.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Schröder House, Utrecht, Netherlands / Gerrit Rietveld, 1924
Villa Savoye, Poissy, France / Le Corbusier, 1929
Villa Müller, Prague, Czech Republic / Adolf Loos, 1930
Tugendhat House, Brno, Czech Republic / Mies van der Rohe, 1930
Dalsace House (Maison de Verre), Paris, France / Pierre Chareau, 1932
Fallingwater, Bear Run, Philadelphia, USA / Frank Lloyd Wright, 1937
Villa Bianca, Seveso, Italy / Giuseppe Terragni, 1937
Villa Mairea, Moormarkku, Finland / Alvar Aalto, 1939
The Desert House, Palm Springs, California, USA / Richard Neutra, 1946
Eames House, Pacific Palisades, California, USA/ Charles and Ray Eames, 1949
Farnsworth House, Fox River, Illinois, USA / Mies van der Rohe, 1951
Utzon House, Hellebæk, Denmark / Jørn Utson, 1952
Niemeyer House (Casa das Canoas), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Oscar Niemeyer, 1953
Maisons Jaoul, Paris, France / Le Corbusier, 1955
Stahl House (Case Study House 22), Los Angeles, California, USA / Pierre Koenig, 1960
Gwathmey House, Amagansett, New York, USA / Charles Gwathmey, 1965
Fisher House, Hatboro, Philadelphia, ISA - Louis Kahn, 1967
San Cristóbal, Mexico City, Mexico, Luis Barragán, 1968
Can Lis, Porto Petro, Majorca
Jørn Utzon, 1972
Marie Short House, Kempsey, Australia / Glenn Murcutt, 1975.
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Twenty twenty
Twenty great houses of the twentieth century
ISBN
9781848223530 (hardcover)
1848223536 (hardcover)
OCLC
1144731895
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