Atlas of mid-century modern masterpieces txt
Dominic Bradbury.
- 424 p. : ill. ; col. ; maps ; 35cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction 6 -- Project List 9 -- North America 12 -- Central America 108 -- South America 132 -- Europe West 158 -- Europe East 258 -- Middle East 278 -- Africa 294 -- Asia 338 -- Australasia 368 -- Timeline 389 -- Glossary 414 -- Bibliography 416 -- Index 418 -- Acknowledgements 424 -- Pictures Credits 424 Project List: COMMERCIAL : American Zinc Company (US) 67 -- Capitol Records (US) 35 -- Ceramics Apse (US) 56-7 Conoid Studio (US) 97 -- Equitable Building (US) 23 -- First National City Bank, Idlewind / JFK International Airport (US) 89 -- First National Plaza (US) 77 -- Founders National Bank (US) 62 -- General Motors Technical Center (US) 78-9 -- IBM Building (Los Angeles US) 39 -- IBM Building (Chicago US) 76 -- IBM Rochester (US) 66 -- Irwin Union Bank (US) 80 -- Jefferson Hall (US) 19 -- Lever House (US) 90 -- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (US) 48 -- Pan Am Building (US) 91 -- Perpetual Savings and Loan Bank (US) 38 -- Philip Morris Research Center (US) 98 -- Scientific Data Systems (US) 34 -- Seagram Building (US) 85 -- Security First National Bank (US) 4 -- South Bay Bank (US) 40 -- Standard Oil Building (US) 74 -- State Capitol Bank (US) 62 -- Stuart Pharmaceutical Center (US) 32-3 -- Tiny Naylor's Restaurant (US) 45 -- Torrington Manufacturing Company (US) 50-51 -- Transamerica Pyramid (US) 28 -- U.S. Steel Building (US) 96 -- Webb & Knapp Executive Offices (US) 90 -- World Trade Center Twin Towers (US) 86-7 -- Alfonso Caso Auditorium, UNAM (MX) 120-21 -- Bacardí & Co. Bottling Plant (MX) La Merced Market (MX) 114 -- Latinoamericana Tower (MX) 113 -- Los Manantiales Restaurant (MX) 122 -- Avenida Central Building (BR) 152 -- SENA Building (CO) 137 -- Norwegian Hydro Administration Building (NO) 164 -- Aalto Studio (FI) 168 -- Bernat Klein Design Studio (GB) -- Centre Point (GB) 181 -- The Dell (GB) 182 -- Economist Building (GB) 186 -- Millbank Tower (GB) 187 -- Congress Palace (BE) 199 -- Post Office Tower (GB) 183 -- The Rotunda (GB) 174 -- Royal Festival Hall (GB) 176 -- Space House (GB) 189 -- Television Centre (GB) 180 -- Johnson Wax Offices (NL) 193 -- Netherlands Congress -- Building (NL) 192 -- Schrale Beton Offices (NL) 194 -- CBR Administration -- Offices (BE) 196-7 -- Glaverbel (BE) 199 -- Congress Palace (BE) 199 -- Chemnitz City Hall (DE) 216-17 -- Hoechst Festival Hall (DE) 206-7 -- Lightweight Structures Institute (DE) 209 -- Olivetti Centre (DE) 208 -- Westphalia Hall (DE) 201 -- Beaulieu Campus Restaurant (FR) 220 -- IBM Research Centre (FR) 228 -- Maison de la Radio (FR) 219 -- National Centre of Industry and Technology (FR) 218 -- Royan Central Market (FR) 224 -- UNESCO Headquarters (FR) 219 -- Madrid Congress Centre (ES) 234 -- Restaurante Panorâmico de Monsanto (PT) 236 -- Biel Congress Centre (CH) 240 -- Lonza Tower (CH) 237 -- Swiss Medical Research Foundation (CH) 238-9 -- Mondadori Headquarters (IT) 249 -- Pirelli Tower (IT) 246 -- Terrazza a Mare (IT) 252 -- Central Department Store (PL) 262 -- Pavilion Number 40 (HR) 265 -- International Trade Fair GH) 305 -- Cooperative Bank of Western Nigeria (NG) 308 -- Western House (NG) 307 -- General Post Office and Ministry of Post, Telegraphs and Telephones (ET) 318 -- National Bank (ET) 319 -- Kenyatta Conference Centre (KE) 323 -- Saipal Bakery (MZ) 331 -- Innes Chambers (ZA) 334 -- The Netherlands Bank of South Africa (ZA) 334 -- Hall of Nations (IN) 349 -- Jardine House (CN) 358 -- Yasuyo Building (JP) 361 -- Australia Square Tower (AU) 376 -- ICI House (AU) 384 -- Rothbury Estate Winery (AU) 375 -- Total House and Car Park (AU) 381 -- Whanganui Memorial Centre (NZ) 386 -- CULTURAL: Expo 67, United States Pavilion (CA) 19 -- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (US) 104-5 -- Cinerama Dome (US) 42-3 -- Corning Glass Center (US) 84 -- El Paso Convention Center (US) 63 -- Guggenheim Museum (US) 88 -- IBM Pavilion (US) 92 -- Kimbell Art Museum (US) 64-5 -- Kresge Auditorium (US) 102 -- Las Vegas Convention Center (US) 55 -- Lincoln Center Philharmonic Hall (US) 94-5 -- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (US) 44 -- McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope (US) 58 -- Midland Center of the Arts (US) 8 -- New York Hall of Science (US) 93 -- Space Needle (US) 22 -- Yale University Art Gallery (US) 107 -- World's Fair New York State Pavilion (US) 92 -- Central Library (MX) 120-121 -- Luis Enrique Erro Planetarium (MX) 123 -- Ciudad Juárez Museum of Art (MX) 112 -- Museum of Modern Art (MX) 117 -- National Museum of Anthropology (MX) 116 -- Radiocentre CMQ (CU) 128 -- Great Fair of Peace and Fraternity of the Free World (DO) 131 -- Pedro Henriquez Ureña National Library (DO) 131 -- Plaza del Rectotrado (VE) 144-5 -- São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) (BR) 150 -- Galileo Galilei Planetarium (AR) 156 -- Didrichsen Villa and Art Museum (FI) 166 -- Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (DK) 168 -- Fullwell Cross Library (GB) 190 -- Expo '58 Atomium (BE) 198 -- Expo '58 Phillips Pavilion (BE) 195 -- Berlin Philharmonic Hall (DE) 214 -- BMW Museum and Headquarters (DE) 212 -- German Maritime Museum (DE) 200 -- House of the World's Cultures (DE) 212 -- Kino International (DE) 215 -- Münster Municipal Theatre (DE) 201 -- New National Gallery (DE) 214 -- Television Tower (DE) 213 -- Wolfsburg Cultural Centre (DE) 211 -- Fondation Maeght (FR) 230 -- Grenoble Cultural Centre (FR) 226-7 -- Neufchâtel-en-Bray Theatre (FR) 218 -- Joan Miró Studio (ES) 235 -- Centre Le Corbusier (CH) 240 -- Canadian Pavilion (IT) 250 -- Nordic Countries Pavilion (IT) 251 -- Padiglione Soggiorno,Library (IT) 248 -- Palace of Labour (IT) 244 -- Royal Theatre (IT) 243 -- Ukraine Cinema & Concert Hall (UA) 274-5 -- Flower Monument (HR) 265 -- The Great Moscow State Circus (RU) 270 -- Atatürk Cultural Centre (TR) 285 -- Atatürk Library (TR) 285 -- Azadi Tower (IR) 292 -- Casablanca Fair Pavilion (MA) 299 -- National Museum of Ghana (GH) 306 -- Lubumbashi Theatre (CD) 313 -- Ugandan National Theatre (UG) 322 -- Kenya National Theatre (KE) 324 -- Exhibition Hall of the Uzbek Union of Artists (UZ) 344-5 -- Palace of the Arts (UZ) 342 -- State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan (UZ) 343 -- House of the Writers' Union (TJ) 346 -- Gandhi Memorial Institution (IN) 352 -- Neelam Theatre (IN) 347 -- Rabindra Bhavan IN) 348 -- Theatre of Performing Arts (PH) 356 -- Gallery of Eastern Antiquities (JP) 363 -- Hiroshima Peace Centre (JP) 364 -- Imperial Music Hall (JP) 360 -- Adelaide Festival Centre (AU) 385 -- Australian Academy of Science (AU) 381 -- National Library of Australia (AU) 378-9 -- Perth Concert Hall (AU) 372 -- Sidney Myer Music Bowl (AU) 385 -- Sydney Opera House (AU) 377 -- EDUCATION : Massey College, University of Toronto (CA) 17 -- Simon Fraser University (CA) 16 -- Adele Lehman Hall Wollman Library (US) 88 -- Charles E Young Research Library (US) 46-7 -- Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology (US) 68-9 -- House of the Book (US) 31 -- Robert L. Frost Auditorium (US) 34 -- Sarasota High School (US) 99 -- Spingold Theatre, Brandeis University (US) 100-1 -- Yale Art and Architecture Building (US) 106 -- 201 Pavilion of the Cosmic Rays, UNAM (MX) 122 -- School of Mechanical Engineering Workshops (CU) 126-7 -- National Art School, School of Plastic Arts (CU) 128 -- 18 Museum of Natural Sciences (CO) 136 -- Chapel of Colegio La Salle de La Colina (VE) 139 -- Faculty of Engineering, UCV (VE) 139 -- Faculty of Architecture (AR) 157 -- Commonwealth Institute (GB) 184-5 -- Hollings Building (GB) 173 -- St Catherine's College (GB) 178-9 -- St Peter's Seminary (GB) 171 -- University of East Anglia (GB) 176 -- Academy of Fine Arts (DE) 211 -- Hochschule für Gestaltung Campus (DE) 208 -- Collège Protestant (LB) 287 -- Labratories for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (IL) 288-9 -- Engineering Labs (GH) 304 -- Senior Staff Clubhouse (GH) 304 -- Unity Hall (GH) 305 -- Kenneth Dike Library, UI (NG) 307 -- Sultan Bello Dining Hall, UI (NG) 309 -- Assembly Hall, UI (NG) 309 -- Nkruma Hall, University of Dar es Salaam (TZ) 325 -- American International School (IN) 348 -- Indian Institute of Technology (IN) 352 -- National Institute of Public Administration Building (BD) 353 -- Round Building (TH) 354 -- Toyoda Memorial Hall (JP) 366-7 --
GOVERNMENT : Toronto City Hall (CA) 17 -- Empire State Plaza (US) 82-3 -- Hawaii State Capitol (US) 20-21 -- Marin County Civic Center (US) 26-7 -- Mile High Center (US) 59 -- Palm Springs City Hall (US) 52 -- United Nations HQ (US) 91 -- Alvorada Palace (BR) 148-9 -- National Congress (BR) 147 -- National Departments of Roads and Roadways (BR) 146 -- United States Embassy (IE) 170 -- American Embassy (GB) 180 -- Province House (NL) 193 -- Berlaymont (BE) 195 -- Academy of Fine Arts (DE) 211 -- Bundestag Members of Parliament GDR State Council House (DE) 215 -- Vilnius Palace of Weddings (LI) 262 -- Headquarters of the Soviet Council for MEA (RU) 271 -- Senate Building (IR) 293 -- National Assembly (SN) 300-1 -- Engineering Labs (GH) 304 -- Senior Staff Clubhouse (GH) 304 -- Unity Hall (GH) 305 -- United States Embassy (GH) 306 -- Brazzaville City Hall (CD) 312 -- City Hall (ET) 316-17 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ET) 320-1 -- National Assembly of Zambia (ZM) 327 -- Ministry of Works and Supplies (MW) 327 -- Legislative Assembly (MU) 336-7 -- American Embassy (IN) 346 -- Federal House (MY) 355 -- Parliament Complex (ID) 357 -- French Embassy (KR) 359 --
INFRASTRUCTURE: Eindhoven Water Towers (NL) 194 -- PUBLIC: Prentice Women's Hospital (US) 71 -- Stanford Medical Center (US) 29 -- Youth Palace (AM) 277 -- World Health Organisation Headquarters (IN) 349 -- RECREATION: Ontario Place (CA) 18 -- Eagle Rock Clubhouse (US) 45 -- Salton Bay Yacht Club (US) 54 -- Sanderling Beach Club (US) 99 -- Olympic Sports Complex (MX) 115 -- Club Puerto Azul (VE) 143 -- Club Táchira (VE) 140-141 -- Poliedro de Caracas (VE) 143 -- Elephant and Rhino House, London Zoo (GB) 182 -- Bremen Municipal Hall (DE) 200 -- Municipal Hall (AT) 242 -- Mann Auditorium (IS) 290 -- Filwoha Thermal Baths (ET) 318 -- Teacher-Student Centre (BD) 354 --
RELIGIOUS : Precious Blood Church (CA) 16 -- Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, FSC (US) 98 -- Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption (US) 25 -- Chapel of St James the Fisherman (US) 102 -- La Verne First Methodist Church (US) 49 -- MIT Chapel (US) 103 -- North Christian Church (US) 81 -- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (US) 61 -- St Patrick's Catholic Church (US) 61 -- St Peter's Church (US) 31 -- Temple Beth Zion (US) 84 -- Temple Mount Sinai (US) 63 -- United Covenant Church (US) 77 -- University Lutheran Chapel (US) 60 -- Chapel of the Capuchinas (MX) 118 -- Church of La Purísma (MX) 124 -- Church of San Ignacio de Loyola (MX) 119 -- New Basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe (MX) 115 -- Metropolitan Cathedral (BR) 147 -- Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (BR) 146 -- Archdiocese of Montevideo Seminary (UY) 155 -- Susana Soca Chapel (UY) 154 -- Sixth Pantheon of Chacarita Cemetery (AR) 157 -- Hallgrimskirkja Cathedral (IS) 162-3 -- Arctic Cathedral (NO) 164 -- Church at Seinäjoki (FI) 165 -- Church of the Three Crosses (FI) 165 -- Otaniemi University Chapel (Fl) 167 -- Temppeliaukio Church (FI) 167 -- St Michael's Church (IE) 170 -- Cathedral Church of St Michael (GB) 175 -- Metropolitan Cathedral (GB) 173 -- St John's Church (GB) 177 -- University of Sussex Meeting House (GB) 190 -- Adventist Church (NL) 191 -- Church of the Resurrection (NL) 191 -- Church of Our Lady (DE) 205 -- St Pius X Church (DE) 204 -- St Rochus Church (DE) 202-3 -- Church of the Sacred Heart (FR) 228 -- Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut (FR) 222-3 -- Saint Joseph Travailleur Church (FR) 224 -- Church of St Peter (ES) 233 -- Church of Santa María del Pilar (ES) 234 -- Church of St Leopold (AT) 242 -- Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IT) 254 -- Church of our Lady of Mercy (IT) 248 -- Church of Jesus the Redeemer (IT) 244 -- Church of St Charles (IT) 251 -- Church of St Francis of Assisi (IT) 247 -- Church of St Luigi Gonzaga (IT) 253 -- Church of St Mary Immaculate (IT) 245 -- Corte di Cadore Church (IT) 250 -- La Spezia Cathedral (IT) 255 -- Temple of Monte Grisa (IT) 254 -- Church of St Josef (CZ) 264 -- Kinaliada Mosque (TR) 284 -- Hebrew University Synagogue (IL) 290 -- Basilica of the Sacred Heart (DZ) 298 -- Sainte-Anne Basilica (CG) 310-11 -- Bukavu Cathedral (CD) 313 -- Djibouti Cathedral 315 -- Uganda Martyrs' Basilica (UG) 322 -- Our Lady of the Conception -- Church (AO) 325 -- Cathedral of the Holy Cross (ZM) 326 -- Sagrada Familia Church (ZM) 330 -- Church of St Anthony of Polana (MZ) 328-9 -- Almaty Wedding Palace (KZ) 342 -- State Mosque (MY) 355 -- St Paul's Chapel, Rikkyo University (JP) 359 -- St Mary's Cathedral (JP) 362 -- Takarazuka Catholic Church (JP) 364 -- World Peace Memorial Cathedral (JP) 365 -- Holy Family War Memorial Catholic Church (AU) 374 -- Mareeba Memorial Methodist Church (AU) 273 -- St Mary's Star of the Sea War Memorial Cathedral (AU) 372 -- Wentworth Memorial Church (AU) 375 -- Harewood Memorial Garden Crematorium (NZ) 387 --
RESIDENTIAL : Lake Point Tower (US) 72 -- Lake Shore Drive Apartments (US) 75 -- Cuadra San Cristobal Ranch (MX) 117 -- FOSCA Building (CU) 124 -- Copan Building (BR) 150 -- Louveira Building (BR) 151 -- Parque Guinle Housing Complex (BR) 151 -- Pedregulho Housing Estate (BR) 154 J -- Golden Lane Estate (GB) 188 -- Lahr Apartment Buildings (DE) 210 -- Ile Verte Apartments (FR) 225 -- Les Choux de Créteil Tower Blocks (FR) 220 -- Le Brasilia (FR) 229 -- Les Horizons (FR) 221 -- Unité d'Habitation (FR) 229 -- Torres Blancas (ES) 232 -- Xanadu (ES) 235 -- Art-Erlaa (AT) 241 -- Apartment Buildings (IT) 249 -- Palazzina San Maurizio Olivetti A San Maurizilding (IT) 243 -- Apartments (IT) 256 -- Pearl Palace (IR) 292 -- Aéro-Habitat (AL) 298 -- New Bariz (EG) 315 -- Air France Housing Unit (CG) 312 -- Smiling Lion Building (MZ) 331 -- Disa Park Towers (ZA) 332 -- Ponte City (ZA) 333 --
SPORT: Cerritos College Gymnasium (US) 36-7 -- Ingalls Rink (US) 107 -- Memorial Coliseum (US) 24 -- Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (US) 30 -- San Diego Stadium (US) 55 -- Palace of Sport (CU) 129 -- Sportpark José Marti (CU) 129 -- La Rinconada Racetrack (VE) 142 -- Olympic Stadium (VE) 142 -- Tapiola Swimming Pool (FI) 166 -- Dollan Baths (GB) 171 -- Freidrich Ebert Hall (DE) 209 -- Meridiana Greyhound Tracks (ES) 231 -- Palazzetto dello Sport (IT) 255 -- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium (IN) 350-1 -- Nippon Budokan (JP) 360 -- Olympic Gymnasium (JP) 363 -- Centenary Pool Complex (AU) 373 -- Olympic Swimming and Diving Stadium (AU) 382-3 --
TOURISM : Aspen Meadows Guest Chalet (US) 60 -- Del Marcos Hotel (US) 54 -- Gateway Arch (US) 67 -- Palm Springs Spa (US) 53 -- San Francisco Hyatt Regency Hotel (US) 29 -- Hotel Camino Real (MX) 116 -- Havana Hilton Hotel (CU) 130 -- Hotel Havana Riviera (CU) 125 -- Hotel Humboldt (VE) 138 -- Hotel Nacional (BR) 153 -- Hotel Antumalal (CL) 138 -- SAS Royal Hotel (DK) 169 -- La Cascade (FR) 230 -- Hotel de Mar (ES) 236 -- Parco di Principi Hotel (IT) 257 -- Hotel Montana (CZ) 264 -- Jested Hotel and Tower (CZ) 263 -- Hotel Podgorica (ME) 266-7 -- Canteen of the Guesthouse of the Armenian Writers' Union (AM) 276 -- Anadolu Club (TR) 282-3 -- Istanbul Hilton Hotel (TR) 284 -- Hotel Phoenicia (LB) 286 -- Mivtachim Sanitarium (IL) 287 -- Royal Tehran Hilton (IR) 291-- Hôtel d'Ivoire (CI) 302 -- Hôtel Président (CI) 303 -- Cairo Tower (EG) 314 -- Nile Hilton Hotel (EG) 314 -- Oceanic Hotel (KE) 324 -- Ducor Palace Hotel (LR) 302 -- Winburg Voortrekker Monument (ZA) 335 -- Hotel Uzbekistan (UZ) 343 -- Hotel Indonesia (ID) 357 -- National Carillon (AU) 380 -- Wrest Point Hotel and Casino (AU) 386 --
TRANSPORT: Dulles International Airport (US) 97 -- Lambert-St Louis Airport (US) 66 -- LAX Theme Building (US) 40 -- Tramway Gas Station (US) 52 -- TWA Terminal, Idlewind / JFK International Airport (US) 89 -- Olaya Herrera Airport (CO) 136 -- Salto Bus Terminal (UY) 155 -- Isle of Man Sea Terminal (GB) 172 -- Welbeck Street Car Park (GB) 187 -- Europarking Multi Storey Car Park (NL) 192 -- Hrazdan Bus Station (AR) 277 -- Pulkovo 1 Air Terminal (RU) 272 -- Tit Mellil Airport Clubhouse (MA) 299 -- Kamlapura Railway Station (BD) 353 --
"Featuring 450 of the very best works of Mid-Century Modern architecture from every continent, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces showcases how the architects of the time harnessed the post-war boom and increasing globalization to create forward-thinking designs on a grander scale. From embassies and office blocks to entertainments spaces and transport hubs, glamorous designs by such icons as Arne Jacobsen, Mies, Le Corbusier, Eero Saarinen, Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd-Wright, and Oscar Niemeyer are each illustrated with stunning photography. This stylish hardcover book showcases buildings from every continent, from classic North American skyscrapers and European masterpieces to modest churches in Africa, and iconic swimming pools in Australia and is a must-have for all design and architecture aficionados." -- Provided by publisher
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