Breuer txt
Robert McCarter.
- 447 p. : ill. ; col. ; plans ; 31 cm. book
Previously published in 2016
Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-439) and index.
INTRODUCTION: 17 The Experience of Space -- 1 AT THE BEGINNING OF MODERNISM: 21 Furniture and First Architectural Works, 1920-37 -- 24 Furniture Designs at the Bauhaus -- 31 Interior and Furniture Designs in Berlin -- 53 Harnischmacher House, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1932 -- 55 Doldertal Apartment Houses, Zurich, Switzerland, 1933-6 -- 57 Architecture and Furniture Designs in London -- 58 Gane’s Pavilion, Bristol, England, 1936 -- 2 MAKING A MODERN TRADITION: 75 Houses, 1937-50 -- 76 Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1937-8 -- 77 Hagerty House, Cohasset, Massachusetts, 1937-8 -- 79 Breuer House Lincoln, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938-9 -- 82 Frank House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1938-40 -- 83 Chamberlain Cottage, Wayland, Massachusetts, 1940-1 -- 105 Geller House I, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, 1944-6 -- 107 Robinson House, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1946-8 -- 109 Breuer House New Canaan I, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1947-8 -- 113 MoMa Exhibition House, New York, New York, 1948-9 -- 3 CONSTRUCTING WITH ELEMENTAL FORMS: 149 Public Buildings, 1950-60 -- 152 UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 1952-8 -- 157 De Bijenkorf Departament Store, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1953-7 -- 159 United States Embassy, The Hague, the Netherlands, 1954-8 -- 160 Van Leer Office Building, Amstelveen, the Netherlands, 1957-8 -- 162 Hunter College Buildings, Bronx, New York, 1955-9 -- 4 PERFECTING THE TYPES: 203 Houses, 1950-60 -- 205 Breuer House New Canaan II, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1951 -- 206 Caesar Cottage, Lakeville, Connecticut, 1952 -- 208 Starkey House, Duluth, Minnesota, 1954-5 -- 211 Members’ Housing, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, 1955-6 -- 212 Gagarin House I, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1955-7 -- 229 Hooper House II, Baltimore, Maryland, 1956-9 -- 230 Staehelin House, Feldmeilen, Zurich, Switzerland, 1956-9 -- 5 CLARIFYING THE THEMES: 259 Public Buildings, 1960-70 -- 260 St. John’s Abbey and University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1953-68 -- 266 Annunciation Priory of the Sisters of St. Benedict and University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1954-63, 1965-8 -- 268 New York University, University Heights, Bronx, New York, 1956 -61 -- 270 IBM Research Center, La Gaude, France, 1960-70 -- 272 Resort Town of Flaine, Haute-Savoie, France, 1960-9 -- 314 St. Francis de Sales Church, Muskegon, Michigan, 1961-6 -- 317 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, 1963-6 -- 6 TRANSFORMING THE TYPES: 339 Houses, 1960-76 -- 340 McMullen Beach house, Mantoloking, New Jersey, 1960 -- 341 Koerfer House, Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland, 1963-7 -- 345 Stillman house II, Lichtfield, Connecticut, 1965-6 -- 346 Geller House II, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, 1967-9 -- 348 Sayer House, Glanville, Calvados, France, 1972-3 -- 7 VARIATIONS ON SELECTED THEMES: 381 Public Buildings, 1970-80 -- 382 Armstrong Rubber Company, New Haven, Connecticut, 1965-70 -- 385 University of Massachusetts Campus Center, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1965-70 -- 387 IBM Offices, Laboratories and Manufacturing, Boca Raton, Florida, 1967-72 -- 389 Convent of the Sisters of Divine Providence, Baldegg, Switzerland, 1967-72 -- 391 Atlanta Central Public Library, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971-80 -- CONCLUSION: 429 Last of the First Moderns/First of the Last Moderns -- 434 Complete Architectural Works -- 438 Selected Bibliography -- 440 Index -- 447 Acknowledgements --
This acclaimed book is the most comprehensive published on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), looking in detail at all the houses, furniture, and public buildings he designed in Europe and the United States - from his beginning at the Bauhaus through his collaboration with Walter Gropius, and the establishment of his own practice in the USA. This book examines both his design as well as his architecture, with detailed descriptions of his work - including commercial, residential, furniture, and unrealized projects, including all of his iconic furniture (such as the Wassily and Cesca chairs) and buildings (including the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York).
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