03905cam a22004338i 4500 pucpr 20220804140452.0 151027s2016 nyu 000 0 eng 2015042135 9781620403754 1620403757 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA737.W7 H685 2016 720.973/0904 23 Howard, Hugh, 1952- author. Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. / Hugh Howard. txt New York : Bloomsbury Press , 2016. x, 333 p. ill.; col.; 25 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc Include index Include Bibliography Prologue: The master and the maestro -- Part I: A meeting of minds -- Chapter I: Two conversations -- Chapter 2: Plotting a comeback -- Chapter 3: European travels -- Part II: The MOMA moment -- Chapter 4: The new museum -- Chapter 5: An invitation issued -- Chapter 6: Wright vs. Johnson -- Chapter 7: The show must go on -- Part III: Acting out their antagonism -- Chapter 8: The banks of Bear Run -- Chapter 9: Politics and art -- Chapter 10: Wright's Manhattan project -- Chapter 11: Philip comes out classical -- Chapter 12: The whiskey bottle and the teapot -- Epilogue: A friendly wrangle -- "In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between them, they built some of the most admired and discussed buildings in American history. Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma, and an outspokenness that made each man irresistible to the media. Often publicly at odds, they were the twentieth century's flint and steel; their repeated encounters consistently set off sparks. Yet as acclaimed historian Hugh Howard shows, their rivalry was also a fruitful artistic conversation, one that yielded new directions for both men. It was not despite but rather because of their contentious--and not always admiring--relationship that they were able so powerfully to influence history. In Architecture's Odd Couple, Howard deftly traces the historical threads connecting the two men and offers readers a distinct perspective on the era they so enlivened with their designs. Featuring many of the structures that defined modern space--from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim, from the Glass House to the Seagram Building--this book presents an arresting portrait of modern architecture's odd couple and how they shaped the American landscape by shaping each other"-- Provided by publisher. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Friends and associates. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation. Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 Friends and associates. Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 Criticism and interpretation. Architecture United States History 20th century. Architecture bisacsh 54081 History General History bisacsh 111420 Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) Biography bisacsh 62414 Artists, Architects, Photographers. Architecture bisacsh 54081 History Modern (late 19th Century to 1945) Architecture bisacsh 54081 History Contemporary (1945-) Cover image http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/754/9781620403754/image/lgcover.9781620403754.jpg lcc 6 NA737.W7 General H685 2016 256365 256365 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2016-11-23 Amazon 18.42 0 General NA737.W7 H685 2016 91000000050039 2019-11-26 00:00:00 1 28.42 2016-11-23 6